Mean Jenn threatened me and told me she wouldn’t update our weights until I blog, so here I am!

 

First off I just want to say that I’m very glad Jenn asked me to join this weight loss journey with them….I’ve tried many diets and nothing seems to work…I think this is the kick in the butt that I needed!  So thanks!

 

Well so far I’m down a total of 4.4 pounds….I was hoping for bigger numbers but I will take any weight loss I can get.  I have come to realize that I need to be a full-time dieter and not a part-time one.  In the past few weeks I have noticed that I do great Friday-Monday with eating right and exercising.  Than after weigh in on tuesday mornings I tend to slack off and eat whatever I want.  So my goal for this week is to not be the part-time dieter anymore and do it ALL the time and than maybe I will be seeing much bigger results on the scale!

That was my facebook status from last night and it is just my frustration with being so overweight.  I can't believe that I allowed myself to get to this point.  Of course, thankfully I have my brother and a few guy friends that can provide entertainment and turned that into me having crabs, being full of drama, etc. 

 

But on a serious note, I did start my Couch to 5K routine over this week.  I went for my runs on Monday & last night.  Thank heavens for cooler temps that make it easy to go outside for those runs!  But, at the same time, my body just screams at me when I go for them.  The muscles scream, the knees are sore from carrying extra weight and I won't get into the horrible feeling of chaffing that I have experienced for the first time in between my thighs. 

 

The good news is that I hate feeling this way and will be doing what it takes to make the necessary changes.  The first thing that I have done is get a set schedule at my part-time job.  It doesn't seem like a big deal but makes a world of difference knowing which days I work and when I can plan my exercise!  I think the dogs are also enjoying this new turn of workouts.  Last night they were so much more calm on the run, like they knew what to expect!  Plus, my evenings are spent with getting things down around the house and healthy dinners.  No more just plopping on the couch and watching tv.  Last night it was 8:30 before I sat down to relax with last nights episode of Biggest Loser.

 

I love that show.  Although I do find disappointment that they have gone away from the people like me that weight is a constant struggle to the grossly overweight people.  However, with that said, Tracy is outright crazy.  I can't believe they have someone on the show that is more worried about game play the first two weeks they actually are on the show versus worrying about losing weight.  Who cares about game play - if you lose weight they CAN'T vote you off.  Like Julio said - you need to worry just about yourself.

 

So, with that said, I am only concerning myself with me and will watch these pounds melt away for next week.

That is the theme for the Biggest Loser this season and after Michelle & I talking almost daily on how we are tired of being the weight we are, how we want to change, etc, we thought why not now?  Why not start this with the start of Biggest Loser?  Why not recruit some family & friends in joining us for a little friendly competition?  So, here we are.  The weights from week one have been posted and we all have goals.  What is the incentive?  Well, we decided to make it a friendly competition to go with the new, healthy lifestyle.  So, the overall winner gets $25 gift card, 2nd place gets $15 and well the bottom 2, they are going to be buying the gift cards. 

 

So, how do we know each other?  Michelle and Rachael are sisters from Maryland.  Courtney and Jenn are cousins with Courtney in Nebraska and Jenn in Texas.  We all have different reasons of how we got to this point, what we are going to do to change and what the hardiest things will be for us.  So, join us on our journey of 2nd Chances.