First Week Weigh-In

Today was my first week to weigh-in. Well, we weighed-in last week, but that was our initial weight. This is our first week to see if we lost any weight. The results are in...
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Starting Weight: 165.5

Week 1 Weigh In: 158

Pounds lost: 7.5

Pounds left to go til goal weight: 28
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AHH 7.5 lbs lost!?!?! I am so excited!! I didnt even exercise this week either. I just ate healthier and cut portion sizes down. I guess it worked. Im relieved...I was really worried I wouldn't do well. I dont feel any different. I cant wait to start exercising again. I used to all the time but now with 2 jobs I dont have the time. Now Im going to try and fit it in somewhere. I NEED to in order to become healthier. Ok, on to Week 2. Wish me luck!!

Ok, NOW I started

So I was originally suppose to weigh in last Monday, but no one remembered to bring a scale. So we pushed it back to Friday, November 30th. As of right now, we have 8 or 9 people participating in this "Biggest Loser" competition. We need to get it together a little more, we are kind of slacking. Stacey is taking charge and keeping track of everything. This weekend she is printing up a contract and trying to work things out. We decided we needed a contract in case people dont stick with it, because it wont be fair to the others who do stick with it. So friday we all put $10 in to begin. We will weigh in every Friday for 6 months. For every pound we gain, we have to add another $1 to the pot. If we maintain or lose weight, we are safe. If someone decides they arent going to stick through it the whole 6 months, they are to pay $5 per month for the remainder of the time. Should be interesting.

I still need to take my measurements but here are my stats so far as of Friday, November 30th:

Height: 5'3
Weight: 165.5

Soon we will figure out our measurements and percentage of body fat.

I'm going to periodically post pictures of my progress. This is a big step for me....as I would NEVER let anyone see these pictures. Im hoping it will give me motivation though so I wont look like this anymore. Here it goes....










So there are my awful pictures. That's ok though....I just keep telling myself that I wont look like that in 6 months. I'm on the road to a healthier me!! :-)

Almost time...

It's almost time to start my "lifestyle change", or as some people call it, a diet. I have struggled with my weight my whole life and I have tried many ways to lose weight. I do great the first few weeks but I never seem to stick with it. I have just gotten to the point where I look in the mirror and I am extremely unhappy with myself. Before, I use to go to the gym every day and I LOVED it. I felt better and I was confident with myself. Now I am busy working two jobs and going to school so it's hard for me to eat healthy or go to the gym. Or maybe I just use that as an excuse for being LAZY. None-the-less, one of my boss's and some of her friends have decided to start a "Biggest Loser's" club of our own. We are starting on Monday. We will each put in $10 to start off and weigh in. We will weigh in again each week and if we gain weight, we have to put a $1 in for each pound gained. We plan on doing it for 6 months, so that puts us ending in May. Winner takes all the money. I really hope this motivates me this time. I am still worried about finding time to work out. I will have to get up at 5 am if I want to make it to the gym before work. I cant seem to make myself get up for that though. I should, I know I would feel better. Anyway, my goal is to lose 30 pounds I think. We'll see on Monday at the weigh in...it depends how much I weigh. I'm worried, I don't want to see that number. I know its awful. But I'm working on changing that, and thats what matters, right? I'm really excited this time. Let's hope I stick to it!