Congratulations to everyone who participated in our Best Body Holiday Challenge! We had a great time and watching you all make HUGE changes in your lives is why we all do what we do. We had some phenomenal success stories from this, our second Best Body Challenge. Below are the stories of our winners:
Grand Prize Winner: Erica Larson!
Erica won $200 skinny jeans from Blush Boutique, a Day of Beauty ($425) from Chez Ritz, 4-pack of massages from Karie Tieszen, LMT, 2-month membership to The Dome ($78) and 2 months of AlaskaFit Boot Camp ($438)!
What did Erica feel like at the beginning of the Challenge? She felt like she was going to have a heart attack (she’s only 19). Everything was a struggle for her and she had been struggling with her weight for her entire life. In 8 weeks of coming to our Best Body Challenge Workouts, Erica lost 11 pounds, 5.3% body fat and 14.75 inches!!! She also gained new self-confidence and a drive to achieve the rest of her weight loss goals and numerous other goals in her life. Here’s what she had to say upon winning the challenge:
1st Runner Up: Katz Bollinger!
Katz lost an incredible 17.5 pounds, 3.8% body fat and 10 inches in just 8 weeks with our Best Body Boot Camp! She made it to every workout and busted her butt at all of them!
What did Katz feel like at the beginning of the Challenge? “In a word, tired! ” She was tired when she walked up the stairs, tired when she went shopping, trying to find something fashionable and comfortable to wear and tired of trying to make the changes she needed to make to her life by herself. She joined the Challenge with her friend Rebecca (she’s our 2nd runner up) and never looked back. She’s made big changes to her life and is continuing on her new path to health and wellness. Check her out below:
2nd Runner Up: Rebecca Van Wyck
Rebecca lost 15 pounds, 4.7% Body Fat and 11.5 inches in 8 weeks! She lost the final baby weight, dropped two pants sizes and Santa brought her gift certificates to go shopping for new clothes. She also inspired her family to make changes, taking them all out for a walk between the main meal and dessert on Thanksgiving Day (after attending our 8am Turkey-Bustin’ workout)!
How did Rebecca feel at the beginning of the Challenge? She was ready to make a change. Her daughter is just about a year old and it was time for Rebecca to take off the last 20 pounds or so from her pregnancy. She was so ready for a change that she got a co-worker (Katz), and two other friends to join her in the Challenge. She committed to running a 5k and her husband now walks the track with their baby in a stroller during Rebecca’s workouts…it’s a family affair! Check out Rebecca below:
Not only did we have our amazing big prize winners, we had lots of other success stories, too. Not the least among them:
Aracely Donat: Had a 20% body fat loss!
JJ Carrigan: Our most consistent Best Body Challenger. This was JJ’s second challenge and to date she has lost 45 pounds, 8%, 14 inches and I can’t count the number of pants sizes she’s dropped. JJ is on a mission to lose weight and make serious changes to her lifestyle and health. Her husband is serving in the military and hasn’t seen her since she began to make these changes back in July. Her entire family is noticing the changes not only to her size, but to her lifestyle and eating habits as well. Great job JJ!
Janet Morrone: By far, our most enthusiastic Boot Camper! Janet kicks her own butt at every workout, we can’t give her tough enough exercises. She’s always there with a smile and great energy to share! Janet is also a 2x Challeger, having lost 10 pounds and run a marathon in the time she’s been with us. Her smile lights up our boot camp every week!
Other awards:
Zan Zoske: Camper with the coolest initials…how many people do you know as ZZ?
Suzette Mashburn: Comfiest workout clothes…looking great in super-soft outfits every week!
Debby Carlson: Bargain Shopper Extraordinaire! Debby has found a way to continually join us at bargain basement prices, taking advantage of every offer we put out there…great job Debby!
Donna McDonald: Our best-dressed camper!
You, too can have amazing results (and a whole lot of fun). Join us for our Best Body Spring Challenge, starting February 5.
Thank you from the entire AlaskaFit Team !
L to R: Kim Carter, Carolyn Stone, Ginny Grupp, Kim Dahm, Chris Rayner
