This week marks the end of the 4 month long Healthy Lifestyle Challenge, but it will be just the beginning of a new lease on life for our 21 participants. The results have been no less than stunning – pounds lost, inches gone, fat turned into muscle, cholesterol levels down.
And what’s even more amazing is that these lifestyle changes were simple. There was no magic formula involved – EAT LESS, MOVE MORE. It’s a mantra we have heard so many times before, but to see it put to practice with such amazing effects has been truly rewarding.
Here are the final stats for the group (I will post the biggest losers later in the week):
Superstore Healthy Eating Plan group
10.4% reduction in weight
9% reduction in waist circumference
GI Diet group
11.3% reduction in weight
10.1% reduction in waist
Food Diary group
9.9% reduction in weight
12.3% reduction in waist
Weight Watchers group
11.9% reduction in weight
14.4% reduction in waist
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 195 kg / 430 pounds
10.9% reduction
TOTAL WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE: 227 cm/ 89 inches (7.4 feet)
11.4% reduction
The hard part starts now…keeping up those good habits isn’t easy. But I am confident the St. Paul’s Heart Centre dietitians and the Endorphin Junkies personal trainers have equipped our group with the tools they will need to move forward.
Congratulations to all of you!
And it’s not too late for YOU to start on your own Healthy Lifestyle Challenge.
Here are some previous postings that will help you follow the same program as our participants (click on the logos for the links to the postings).
The Endorphin Junkies Walking Program
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