Week 5 Results

Next week is the half way point. Don't let all the Easter treats slow you down!

It is important that you not miss next week if at all possible. I will be posting the competition totals thus far.

Here are this week's TOP TEN:
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Heather Bowe	3.12%
John Bowe	2.39%
Stephanie Thomson	1.71%
Jennifer Bidwell	1.57%
Linda Bowe	1.47%
Sheila McFarland	1.26%
Crystal McFarland	1.24%
Tiffany Parry	1.18%
Emily Gold	0.96%
Nathan McCoy	0.82%

As a group, we lost a cumulative 27.9 lbs!! Nearly twice as much as last week!!!

Congratulations to SHEILA MCFARLAND for winning the weekly challenge drawing! You will receive either a box of assorted healthy snacks or a shiny new $5 bill. Let me know which you'd prefer.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:

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This week’s challenge is to drink 8 servings of water every day. Simple as that! If you simply can't stand drinking water, I suggest getting the Crystal Light drink mixes. They're pretty fantastic and will make drinking that much water easier.

We've all been told our whole lives that we should drink 8 glasses of water a day to keep healthy, but what exactly does that mean? Here are 11 ways water helps us maintain our health.

1. Lose weight: Drinking water helps you lose weight because it flushes down the by-products of fat breakdown. Drinking water reduces hunger, it’s an effective appetite suppressant so you’ll eat less. Plus, water has zero calories.
2. Natural Remedy for Headache: Helps to relieve headache and back pains due to dehydration. Although many reasons contribute to headache, dehydration is the common one.
3. Look Younger with Healthier Skin: You’ll look younger when your skin is properly hydrated. Water helps to replenish skin tissues, moisturizes skin and increases skin elasticity.
4. Better Productivity at Work: Your brain is mostly made up of water, thus drinking water helps you think better, be more alert and more concentrated.
5. Better Exercise: Drinking water regulates your body temperature. That means you’ll feel more energetic when doing exercises. Water also helps to fuel your muscle.
6. Helps in Digestion and Constipation: Drinking water raises your metabolism because it helps in digestion. Fiber and water goes hand in hand so that you can have your daily bowel movement.
7. Less Cramps and Sprains: Proper hydration helps keep your joints and muscles lubricated, so you’ll less likely get cramps and sprains.
8. Less Likely to Get Sick and Feel Healthy: Drinking plenty of water helps fight against flu and other ailments like kidney stones and heart attack. Water adds with lemon is used for ailments like respiratory disease, intestinal problems, rheumatism and arthritis etc. In another words one of the benefits of drinking water is that it can improve your immune system.
9. Relieves Fatigue: Water is used by the body to help flush out toxins and waste products from the body. If your body lacks water, your heart, for instance, needs to work harder to pump out the oxygenated blood to all cells, so are the rest of the vital organs, your organs will be exhausted and so will you.
10. Good Mood: Your body feels very good and that’s why you feel happy.
11. Reduce the Risk of Cancer: Related to the digestive system, some studies show that drinking a healthy amount of water may reduce the risks of bladder cancer and colon cancer. Water dilutes the concentration of cancer-causing agents in the urine and shortens the time in which they are in contact with bladder lining.

"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is." -Vince Lombardi