Team Lean is a Barrow County cooperative between the YMCA and Barrow Regional Medical Center. Nurse Michele Clark and Kelly Phelps, an intern from UGA, came each week to weigh-in our twenty five student participants. Below are our "Biggest Losers" and student reflections:

Student Participant Reflections

Essential Questions:

1. Why did you choose to participate in Team Lean?

     I saw team lean as an opportunity to get out and be more active with fellow classmates and at the same time make healthy choices that benefit me by getting out and having some fun- Jordan cabanlit

I thought that it would be a good opportunity to start changing my lifestyle - Danny Vang

I wanted help and guidance for getting healthy and improving my life - Olivia Kelly  

I chose to participate in Team Lean so I could make healthier choices when it came to food.-Chelsy Bird

I decided to join team lean because it sounded like fun, and would give me a chance to get to know the other students that I was teamed up with - phillip mcmurtrie   

I saw team lean as a beneficial learning and healthy experience-Mercedes Allen

I chose to participate in team lean so I could improve my healthy choices! - Jasmin Andrade

I chose to participate in team lean so I could push my self to make better choices on what iIeat and how often I worked out. -Kayla Melfi

I chose to participate because it would help me lose weight and I would get more involved in doing something! - Krissie Black

2.  What have you learned from your experience with Team Lean? 

I have learned that there are plenty of fun ways to get out and be healthy and lose weight by doing small things that interest you and  benefit you and dont even seem like a big change in your daily life- jordan cabanlit

I've learned that I had some health problems and the different ways that a person can lose weight by doing things that aren't strict. - Danny Vang

That some of the things I eat and do for exercise don't do as much for me as I thought they did and I learned better ways to stay healthy and maintain a better weight. - Olivia Kelly

I learned that you can eat healthy and the food still be good. Also I learned how to work with a team a little bit more and motivate others.-Chelsy Bird

I have learned that not all of the food we eat is bad for us, but we need to eat less of it and not large quantity's, and the less soft soda you drink will help you a lot, so instead of drinking soft or hard soda, just drink water - phillip mcmurtrie

I have learned new ways to eat and work out also how to make healthier choices.-Mercedes Allen 

I learned new and better choices of food to eat and how to work with my team mates while we motivated each other! - Jasmin Andrade

I have learned that the way I was eating was effecting my body and also I learned new ways to work out that also is fun at the same time. -Kayla Melfi

I have learned that when you set your mind to something, you got to keep yourself motivated to do just that! -Krissie Black

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