It's been a few weeks since my last post, and I apologize for that. It's been a little crazy around here the past few weeks with the start of the Biggest Loser competition at my work, and with my monkeys starting 1st Grade and Kindergarten last week! EEP! I finally have a moment to write while I wait for the fresh-cut Parmesan fries to cook before putting in the crispy chicken fingers for dinner. :)
So, the initial weigh-in for the Biggest Loser competition ("BL") was the 29th of August. I had hoped to be at 220 for that day, however, the scale said 222... which I had been expecting. The weekend prior to the base line weigh-in was NOT a good one food-wise. So there it was. It just means that I have two extra pounds to add to my competition end game! :D
The following Wednesday - September 5th - was the first official weigh-in of the game. Unfortunately I sustained a total weight of 222. boo. Then I realized that A: I was weighing in 1.5 hours later than I usually do (9:30 am instead of 8 am) and B: That I had totally FORGOTTEN it was weigh-in day and I had eaten breakfast in the morning (which I don't usually do). So I took that 222 with a grain of salt.
I haven't hit the gym as hard as I had wanted to... yet. But I had my assessment at the gym yesterday, and the trainer and I really talked about my "secret weapon" : LIFTING. We worked out a routine that I am tweaking and will start to put into place this week, but be full boar by next Monday.
There is a digital scale in the hall outside the clinic at work. Typically it has been pretty true to the "official" scale inside the clinic. I stepped on it yesterday morning around 8:30 am (when I will be weighing in for the remainder of the competition) and it said I was down 4 pounds! That didn't have the burn from the assessment workout, nor tonight's cardio, nor tomorrow morning's lifting AND cardio... I'm hoping to be down a whopping 5 pounds total tomorrow morning at 8:30 am.
... stay tuned! ...
