Welcome to the home of The Incredible Shrinking Family. This is a project that was created by a family  looking to lose weight and get healthy, together. From July 2009 to Thanksgiving Day, November 2009 our family and friends were unreasonable about their health. They lost over 325 pounds collectively and raised over $5000 for our selected charities! It was a huge success that you can see on the Phase 1 page of this site.

Now we are on to PHASE TWO of the project, "Run for Your Life!" The concept is simple. We are adding up all the miles we run as a family and then mapping it out to run across the country, from California to Virginia! So whether you are running in your neighborhood or on a treadmill, doing elyptical, biking, swimming, it all counts...as long as it can be measured in miles!  So figure out how many miles you can do from now until June 1, 2010 and sign up. 

Some of us are also getting sponsors to pledge money towards our miles for one of the many charities listed here on our site!

Phase Two is designed to help those who still have weight to lose from Phase 1 as well as up the level of fitness for all participants. It's the next step in creating a happy, healthy Incredible Shrinking Family. Sign up today!

CHECK OUT THE MILEAGE CHART THAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE WALL OF INCREDIBLE SHRINKING FAMILY MEMBER REBECCA PONTIUS!  Now this is what we like to call "creative motivation!" Rebecca has also agreed to put your paper "likeness" on her wall if you send it to her! The race is on!

AND HERE IS BENJAMIN CLYDE'S MILEAGE COUNTER POSTED ON HIS FRIDGE! Not quite as creative as Rebecca's, but let's just say...it's cool. Use this as motivation! People are "running for their lives!