Surprise! I'm, yet again, making a serious attempt toward losing weight. The last I posted I was attempting to lose weight so I wouldn't be fat and 40. Well I was fat and 40. And now, fat and 41. But I'm happy...
with my life but not my weight. Three months before my 40th birthday I met a wonderful man and two years later we are still together and planning a future together.
13 weeks ago, my boyfriend's sister started a biggest loser type of weight loss competition called "Carrot & Stick". The goal I chose was to lose 10% of my weight, 27# (you can do the simple math equation to determine my starting weight). All participants agreed to pay in $100.00 and the percentage of your goal NOT met was the amount you had to pay. For example, if you lost 80% of your goal, you have to pay in $20.00. Carrot & Stick ended today. I lost 28#. My boyfriend lost 31. He's in 1st place and I finished in 2nd place. I am excited to get a cut of the cash prize! I wonder how much it will be?! When I first started I never planned on winning any money or thought I'd be able to. I just needed that push to get started. I didn't think I'd be able to lose 27# in that amount of time but wanted a goal that would push me.
Today, as one goal ends, another begins. I am continuing forward and have set another goal which will end Dec. 30th, 16 weeks. I'll stick with my original theme and aim to lose another 10% which would put my goal at 55 total # lost by 12/30, the end of this challenge.
Although it is important for me to have a goal (some pressure is good, too much backfires) I don't want to be unrealistic. What is most important to me is that I keep going without giving up.
SW 272
GW1 245
CW 244
GW2 217
GW3 *One*derland
GW4 180
UGW We'll see
