Hello everyone and welcome to Week 6 of the Biggest Loser St. George!

Last week we had a great discussion that was a continuation of the week before where we learned about how to read nutrition labels. We talked about reading the ingredient list and what all those big words mean! We learned that lots of people have been reading the ingredients but now we all have a good sense of the following;
- MSG and what other labels it falls under (ex- chicken boullion cubes- the first 2 ingredients are SALT and MSG!! ) vs. the PC Organics broth in the box. Read the ingredients and chose for yourself!
- things to avoid in processed foods (nitrites, sulphites, sodium, etc. and how each of those affects your health) People were given 2 articles to read with the latest research on these topics.
- How to grocery shop- bring a list, don't shop when you are hungry, check nutrition labels and ingredients, and stay in the outside aisles of the store to avoid processed foods!
- Grow your own veggie garden as space allows to have fresh produce all summer long!

Thanks for a great discussion everyone! I hope you are all learning a lot of useful information!

Well done to Dan S. this week who was the biggest loser! Dan won a $10 gift certificate generously donated by our wonderful local grocery store, FOODLAND! Thank you Foodland! In 2nd place this week was Jen S. with 2.08% loss, and in 3rd, Karen H. with 1.99%. Good job!!

All 18 people who attended the meeting were entered into a draw for some other cool prizes from our very own local hardware store and two lucky winners received some cool, unique fridge magnets and a pen! Thank you very much to Jay from St. George Hardware!

31 people weighed in last week, bringing our one month total to 270 pounds! Well done!!

Join us this week for an exercise ball class with Diane! Morning class is at 10:45 at St. George Fitness Club and the evening class is at the firehall at 8:30 pm. Make sure you know which one you signed up for and bring your own ball if you have one!

New to the schedule is Ion Detox Footbath with Diane on June 24th. The Biggest Loser that week who attends the meeting will receive a free footbath as a demo for the class! (A $30.00 value!)

And get your calendar out to mark down the Bike Scavenger Hunt for Saturday, July 4th from 9-11 am. Meet at Sommer Chiropractic Clinic and get in teams of 4. Bring your families and your digital camera to take pictures of your team at all the clues! Prizes for the winners! Lets get out and get active!!

If anyone has any other prizes to donate, please call our office at 519-448-1313 or talk to me directly and I would be happy to promote your business at the meeting! Thanks!