Biggest Loser Bill and Week Two Results!!

NBC's "Biggest Loser" season four champion, Bill Germanakos, sent us the following message of encouragement to share with all of our the RCI "Biggest/Healthiest Loser" participants:

Hey folks,
Now that you're well under way with your "Biggest Loser" contest, you should keep
a few things in mind:

- Be sure to keep your goals reachable and attainable - That way you don't get dejected if you
can't ever reach your goals.  You should write down your goals and keep them posted in a visible
place.  Share your goals and aspirations with your loved ones so that they all know what you're
working towards.  For instance, do you aspire to run a marathon some day, or to walk your daughters
down the aisle in a few years, just like me.

- If you hit a plateau, you should not let it get you down.  This is natural, and occurs because your
body starts getting accustomed to your exercise or diet regimen.  You just need to change things up.

- Does this sound familiar:  Consider that some times, when we have a bad day ( as far as diet goes), we
resign to doing extra work in the gym the next day...   Keep in mind that having a really bad day, while we all
have them, is cause for really buckling down, as it could completely throw off your entire program.  If you feel
great and put in an exceptionally good day - meaning you really watch your diet and worked out an extra
90 minutes that night - you might burn an extra 500 - 600 calories.  Yet if you have a really bad day, it could mean binging and eating all the wrong foods, which could represent eating THOUSANDS of extra calories.
THAT'S the discrepancy that people fail to consider.  Therefore, try your best to avoid those really bad days,
and if you slip and have one of those days, you must make up for it by working extremely hard by having
SEVERAL excellent days.  After all, the key to losing weight is simply burning more calories than you eat.

- Finally, the only way to really keep track of how you're doing day-to-day is to keep a food journal.  If you
learn to write down every single thing that you eat, you will not only get a better idea of your daily exercise
requirements, but you'll also have second thoughts about binging or snacking on high calorie foods, because of the fact that you'd otherwise have to write it down and deal with the consequences.

For more tips on diet and exercise, visit my web sites at www.weightlosstwins.com and www.TeamDiets.com

Bill Germanakos
The Biggest Loser

And if you haven't seen the scale scoreboard in the entry lobby late this afternoon, then you might not know: After two weeks, RCI has lost 532 POUNDS!! In total, week two was even more successful than week one - let's all keep it up!! We're into the weekend now - chance to buckle down, turn a few more cardio laps, and start off week three in the right direction!

EAT LESS, MOVE MORE!