Arlington's Eagle Mommas team members are Mary Broyles, Mandy Robinson, Brenda Weldon, Sherry Stormo, Mona Soltero (captain) and Diona Reis.

The Arlington team that goes by the name Eagle Mommas posted a successful third month in the Outlook's "Be a Loser" contest to take the top loser spot. The team of six women lost 46 pounds in April, and have dropped over 91 pounds since the contest started in January.

Team captain Mona Soltero wrote:

Here is a list of things we've found to be helpful for us...

Communication: We check in with each other via Facebook and texts throughout the day. We post times and availabilty for workouts/walks, nutrition, journaling, etc. We hold each other accountable to our personal and team goals. We know each other's weaknesses and strengths... Where one falls, another picks up the pieces and helps them to stay on track. We are such a strong support system to one another, and that alone helps us where we have failed before on our own.

Nutrition: All are making healthier choices and eating smaller portions. We eat more often, rather than just one large meal at night (who knew eating more makes you lose?), and keeping proper hydration is also a key. We have one person on the team who does daily food journaling, and another who's eliminated dairy and gluten, while another is counting "points." All in all, we've educated ourselves about making healthier lifestyle changes...NOT dieting!

Fitness: Our team does everything from Zumba, walking, personal training, elliptical, and stair climbing to Pilates. We do some form of physical activity everyday, and usually with at least one of our teammates. Two have joined a gym. As an added bonus, we've found ways that we can incorporate that increased activity with our children and family time.

We have found several businesses who offer a discount to our team for being a participant in this competition:



Jaimie Buldaris and Paige Funston (Zumba.com)- Zumba Instructors

Padres Restaurant (360-658-8445): 10% off meal, excellent Spinach Salad!

Earthwise Healing Arts (360-403-3075): 10% off massages, classes and personal training

Action Sports: 20% off our team shirts



Family members and friends in our extended networks, along with others in classes and in the community have also been very encouraging. Thank you again for putting on this competition, lighting a fire, and cementing friendships, we will be eternally grateful.

Thank you for caring about our health, and inspiring us to get up off our butts! And here's to six more weeks of fun!

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