Thank you for our "rally". I call the "rally" when people that love you and care rally around you in the time of need! You have all been so wonderful!! You all are truly the best! I am happy to report that Jon is doing a little better each and every day! Even Jason who is a single dad of 3..was like "Can I bring you dinner"..no Jason, I can still cook..LOL, but thank you. Then he sends me a text..can I come rake leaves?..No Jason, we have no leaves, but thank you LOL..so I texted him back and said the one thing he could do to make Jon feel better would be to wear a Utes shirt all day to work..now you have to know ~ Jason is the biggest BYU fan there is!! ha ha....Can I just say this military testing was awesome!! You guys kicked some booty!!How good do you feel right now? Awesome! We have our December challenge quickly approaching.I'm calling it the "Winter Olympics". I had most of you choose a category last week. Those who did not, will be able to choose this week. Your category you choose will determine your challenge! It will begin Dec 1st and will go until the 30th of Dec. Are you going to score bronze, silver, or gold for our winter olympic challenge??I will also be talking with you about a "personal" goal. This goal is between you and I. The cost is 20 dollars. Thank you Corinne for helping out with wipes for the gym! We have had some crrraaazzyy sweat happening here, and seem to be going through them fast! Thanksgiving is almost here. You know what that means? GOBBLE GOBBLE-and that's just what most people do! Every year we do a run "turkey trot". Not only is it fun..it burns some of those calories! Please let me know by tomorrow if you plan on attending! I would like to start early this year!!I am happy to report that Teri is healing really well from her 2 knee surgeries! We miss you Teri! I am also reporting that poor Daryls group will be subject to what I like to call the "Bacon Buster" this week. Daryl shouldn't of eaten all that bacon!!Brings back a few memories..when Kristen ate to much carmel popcorn. That was called the "carmel popcorn" workout, and it still gives Corinne nightmares!

Next week starting on the 18th is our military testing week! I will be having a schedule change to do this. I will be talking with you about what group to put you with. There are some people I really enjoy putting together, as it seems to make you push a little harder! Also, every year we have done a annual turkey trot! We will be doing that on Thursday the 28th! We will be starting early! Please give me a heads up if you are planning on joining! I am starting to put together some ideas for our December challenge..thats just right around the corner! You guys rock!! Practice for Military testing! See most of you tomorrow!!

DIRTY 30..was exactly what I wanted it to be! Thanks for giving it your all!!You guys did some serious sweating..and Corinne says you stink!! Whew!! Wasn't it fun?? I have Ami terrified that we will go for 50's in December! lol! I love that you sign up for something and you have no idea what your getting yourself into! You do it anyways!! Takes courage and a desire to make a change! I really want to give a shout out to Teri. She just ran her first, and her last half marathon on sat. She has to have double knee surgeries next week, and the doctor told her no more running again! All that running can be jarring on the joints and knees and he had suggested no more running unless she wanted a knee replacement. She found out on Mon, and ran the half on sat! Her heart just knew that she needed to do this one before surgery. She had trained hard! She ran it in 2:27!I am so proud of her!! I love that instead of being negative she chose to stay positive. When plan A didn't work, she is now going for plan B! Her next goal is to speed walk the Ogden half! Oh no..she is not going to let someone buy her ticket--she is going to move forward with her life and her goals and she will do it..as fast as she can without running! I love that! When her husband fell off the roof and shattered both ankles and had to endure a major recovery- Teri was right there positive as ever!! She helped him go from crawling to crutches to no crutches and back to water skiing again! She is definitely someone who I know is a great example of " IF THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY!I consider her a close friend..and consider myself very lucky! Good job Teri!! I am including a new green tea drink I heard about..My friend Eva recently blogged about a secret drink at Starbucks that is super healthy, tastes good, and costs under a buck. When I first read her post, I thought it had to be too good to be true. No way can you order a venti anything at Starbucks for that cheap.So, on to the details. The drink is called a Venti Matcha on ice. You simply ask for three scoops of matcha powder (they use this to make their green tea lattes) mixed with water. You'll end up with a big green refreshing beverage that tastes a lot like iced tea. The reason it's so cheap is that they do not offer matcha as a stand alone item on the menu, so instead they just charge for an ice water and then hit the "add matcha" button.So what makes it so much healthier than green tea? Well, when you drink matcha, you actually ingest the whole ground up tea leaf as opposed to just the brewed water. It contains lots of trace elements and is rich in catechin polyphenols. These compounds contain powerful antioxidants that help prevent cancer, heart disease, and slow the aging process. It also contains fiber and almost no calories!