Well, crap...

The first week of Biggest Loser didn't go so well.  Of course, I didn't really do anything to take off the pounds (like say... exercise).  So my official weigh in is 291.2 which is a .2 loss.  It also means I had to hand over $2 for not meeting my goal this week.  *pout*

I also discovered I like my scale better.  I weighed in on it immediately after the official weigh in (since I have my scale at work) and was at 288.2.  That's a 3 pound difference, darn it.

Now to figure out how to get some exercise in... especially with this icky snow falling outside.

Today's Words of Motivation

Make the decision, then do something -

no matter how small -

toward accomplishing what you want.

In all your adversities there lies

the seeds of equivalent advantages.

In every defeat there is a lesson

showing you how to win the next time.

Today's Words of Motivation

What are stumbling blocks and defeat before you,

can be stepping stones to victory

if you remain determined.

Today's Words of Motivation

When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway
to your goal.  And maintenance is a lifelong plateau,
so a bit of "rehearsal" for maintenance isn't the worst thing in the world.

Biggest Loser... as so it begins

I decided that to help me along my journey, I need a little healthy competition.  So, I've joined my company's Biggest Loser competition.  There are approximately 30 people signed up to battle the pounds and each other for the prize money.  Each of us have put $20 in the pot and the winner at the end of 3 months will win 75% of the cash (roughly $450).  We're also each setting a weekly goal.  If we don't meet that goal, we have to put money in a sidepot and the weekly biggest loser wins that cash.

So, my first weigh in was today and (on that official biggest loser scale) I weighed in at 291.4.  I set my first weekly goal at 2 pounds.  We'll see how I do this week and then adjust as needed next week.  :)

And so it begins...

Today's Words of Motivation

I wake up every day with the realization that this is it,

that there's only one shot at this life and I can either enjoy the ride

and live it to its fullest and to my highest potential

or I can stay the way I am.

The little things...

Yesterday the company I work for (Ecova, in case you were curious) had a meeting on the first floor of the office building where we're headquartered.  After the meeting was over, I slipped and had a small chococlate chip cookie.  However, I hiked up the 5 flights of stairs to get back to my desk instead of waiting for the elevator.  Yay!

And today, I've overcome peer pressure for eating lunch out and will stay in the office and re-heat my leftover potato soup. 

Now to get rid of all those candies and such at home that are taunting me day after day...