Known best for its witty t-shirt designs, the Ho Ho Hold Your Weight Challenge is one our members look forward to each year. With the primary goal of simply maintaining your weight during the most difficult time of the year for weight loss, a secondary incentive was introduced this season: lose as much weight as possible over the holidays.
Valerie Centola took the challenge to heart, losing an astonishing 11.2 pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas. To ensure fairness for all participants, the winner was determined not by total pounds lost, but by the percentage of body weight lost.
Centola’s secret this season is one everyone should remember for next year: bake the goodies so you can enjoy all the wonderful smells—then find you don’t even want to eat them!
All challenge participants received an exclusive program shirt. For winning the additional weight-loss component of the challenge, Centola received a YMCA tote bag, shaker bottle, and a gift card to Coffee Connection.
