Summer's Team
How do you know each other?
We all work together in the evenings. Call us the night owls :-).
How did you choose your name?
We had many teams sign up at work and decided it was easiest to name the team after the captain...hence Summer's Team
Why are you doing this?
To have fun and become more healthy. And to lose weight of course :-)
What is your goal? Do you have a strategy to meet your goal?
Each of us has set a personal goal. Our strategy to meet our goal is to provide encouragement to our team members.
Team Pineapple
How do you know each other?
Actually, we all met through our weight watchers group at Family Wellness.
How did you choose your name?
Honestly, we couldn't think of a team name and wanted something with a bit of a summer feel. Team Pineapple just seemed like a fun and kind of quirky name to go with. Not very profound, but that's how we choose it. Besides, who doesn't love pineapple?
Why are you doing this?
We heard about this program, and we figured we were already tracking our weight loss, so perhaps this would provide us with additional motivation and support!
What is your goal? Do you have a strategy to meet your goal?
Our biggest goal is to have fun while doing this. Of course we want to have weight loss, and we are working hard to achieve that through journaling our food intake and exercising. But we try to make it fun at the same time, because if we aren't having fun, chances are greater that we won't stick with it.
Roly-Poly Rad Techs
How do you know each other?
We all work together in the Avera McKennan Radiology Department. Some of the team are technologists and some are radiology students. There are younger ones on the team and also us oldies. It helps when other people are doing it together.
How did you choose your name?
One of the students came up with it. Some days you just feel roly poly. I really don't know exactly how we came up with it.
Why are you doing this?
I need to lose more weight, because I always feel much better about myself when I do. I want to keep my sugar level down too.
What is your goal? Do you have a strategy to meet your goal?
I really want to lose 40 lbs. It doesn't come off as fast as it did when I was younger. I want to try to lose 1 to 2 lbs a week. I am going to try not to get discouraged when I don't lose every week. I am working on choosing the healthy foods and increasing my intake of water and vegetables. I am going to try to do arm toning exercises and lose in inches. I am going to take each day at a time and plan ahead with my meals.
BK Better Burger Bodies
How do you know each other?
Our team has all worked together for many years, and we developed a real family feeling at work.
How did you choose your name?
We all brainstormed together and came up with 4 different name options. Then we voted on the one we liked best.
Why are you doing this?
To get our "burger bodies" in better shape! We all are trying to lead healthier lifestyles, and with this challenge we can do it as a team and support one-another and have some fun at the same time. Plus, we have a company prize on the line that we really want to win by kicking our other teams' ..... and being the #1 BIGGEST LOSERS prize winners!
What is your goal? Do you have a strategy to meet your goal?
We each set an individual weight loss goal that we felt was reachable in the 12-week contest time. Each week we all weigh in at the same time on the same scale and report our weights to our team captain. Our Team captain reports our progress in the weekly company notes and on the on-line challenge sight. During the week we encourage one another and bring healthy snacks for the team. Some of the more competitive team members have side wagers with each other that seem to really motivate them. Towards the end of the contest, at crunch time, we'll probably resort to major public humiliation for those still carrying their weight!
AMLC Vanbriesen Losers
How do you know each other?
We are mostly related, either by blood or marriage. Patrice and Stacia are sisters. Theresa is their mother. I am married to their brother. The rest are friends.
How did you choose your name?
It is based upon the last names / maiden names of most of the members. We want to "win" by being big "losers"….
Why are you doing this?
We are all in varying degrees of fitness and want to become healthier and more fit. We usually try to do something along these lines each spring. It helps to be in a group.
What is your goal?
My personal goal is to lose 25 - 30 lbs during the challenge. Hopefully, the group support, weekly "weigh ins" and the additional exercise and diet modifications will go a long way toward meeting this goal.
Cows On Main
How do you know each other?
We all work for the Siouxland Heritage Museums, which include the Old Courthouse Museum and the Pettigrew Home and Museum.
How did you choose your name?
The name is from an old event we had at the Old Courthouse Museum. We had it for many years up until about 3 years ago. It was a western themed event where families could see different breeds of cows, make rope, lasso a straw bail with horns, learn how to make boots, etc. All in the back plaza and parking lot. There was a picture that we used from our collections for advertising I included. It's dated ca.1900 which has a guy steering his cattle down Main Street. We really don't know why, but it's a great picture because the clock tower is in the background. So that's why we thought it was a fun name to bring a little history in with the humor of it as well.
Why are you doing this?
Everyone at work has always been saying, 'I could lose a few pounds.' Who doesn't say it? So we heard about this and thought it would be fun to create a group to make it a joint effort to lose the weight.
What is your goal?
Do you have a strategy to meet your goal? Our goal is to lose weight and maintain and in doing so, live a heather life. Our strategy is to eat less and move more! We are very independent on our activities but we motivate each other by talking about what is working and what is not working. We also push each other to do better!
