Week five!  I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to announce the prize!  The ridiculous part?  I had it all a month ago sitting next to my desk – time is going by waaaaay too fast!

Our Biggest Loser for the week, with an impressive 1.44% loss, is Mary C!  Great work – absolutely fantastic!  Mary was our only person to break 1% this week, so she’s our weekly champ and sole member of the hall of fame!

Halloween can be a tough time for dieters … here’s my tip: leave the candy stashed until the night of, give it out to trick or treaters, and then bundle any left overs up and give them to your church’s children’s program, the local YMCA, a youth organization, or even just chuck it!  Get it as far away as you can to eliminate the temptation, and do it as soon as possible!

If you are one of the handful that forgot to send in weights, you can still send ‘em in!  On to the prize …

Our big prize is the Cheryl Forberg’s book, ‘Positively Ageless’!  She’s the official nutritionist for NBC’s Biggest Loser – she plays a huge part in the weight loss of all the contestants, from every season!  She donated an autographed copy of the book (a $21.95 value) to our winner!  Also by Cheryl Forberg, we have the ‘Biggest Loser Complete Calorie Counter’ ($7.95).  Rounding out our weight loss themed prizes, we also have a copy of my book, ‘Destination Transformation’ ($14.95).  We also have some youth ministry related prizes!  ‘The Youth Worker Book of Hope,’ a book I helped write ($12.99), ‘Youth Ministry Training on the Go’ ($29.99), ‘Emergency Response Handbook for Youth Ministry’ ($14.99), Race This volume 2 ($39.00), and ‘Power Play volume 5’ ($18.99)!  The total value is just over $160!  Good luck!