L to R: Selawe Tau, Sara Marac, Paul Apanavicius and Mike Feigenbaum. Team Westin Elephants participated in a bucket list item - an indoor triathlon! They were both challenged and bonded as a team.
Submitted by Mike Feigenbaum
Can you believe we're six weeks into the Fittest Loser challenge? I certainly cannot.
The 2017 Fittest Loser At Work Challenge began six weeks ago with 80 teams vying for the title of The Fittest Loser team champion by losing the most percentage of total team weight. The teams are either finding the pounds harder to come off or are just finding their groove and will be more prepared going into the second half of the challenge.
Melissa Carnrite, team captain of Landon's Angels from Rabine Group, says "every week this team battles either physical conditions or life events, which contribute to the scale not moving in the right direction. Yet, every week the scale moves down and we do it as a TEAM."
There has been an equal amount of large weight loss and team members becoming close friends. In the spirit of fitness and teamwork, here is to another successful six weeks!
Kevin Pini, from left, Mike Nowak, Chuck Plaia, Dan Granias and George Sullivan. Team Pounds for Blue II show off their iConnect by Detecto scales, provided by Detetco at the beginning of the challenge. The guys use the Detecto app to easily keep track of their body fat numbers.
courtesy of George Sullivan
DeeDee Prochaska, from left, Emilia Malysko and Margaret Kiggundu. Team Thin it to Win it from Clearbrook shows a collage of changes, from using a mobile app to track food consumption to choosing healthier meals.
courtesy of Cathi Davis
Dawn Albanese, from left Alex Gonzalez, Nancy Cushley and Ramona Friedrich. Team HK Meltaways gather for a team meeting outdoors, followed by a walk around the parking lot for good measure.
courtesy of Robyn Fram
L to R: Cinthya Gonzalez, Gloria Corona, Johana Fonseca, Astra Perrin-Dobbins and Mary Pamela Meehan. Team Thinner Winner from Waukegan Secretary of State Driver Services had a tough week of gain. Some by only ounces! They are working on getting back on track.
Submitted by Pam Meehan
Blythe Marinelli and Sandi Hartman from Team Heavy Hitters attended the Zumba Party at the Elk Grove Pavilion, where nearly 130 At Work members participated. Blythe was very happy with the Zumba Party, including the setup and refreshments.
courtesy of Blythe Marinelli