Confessions of a BIG Loser

Back in February I joined some co-workers in my store for a "Biggest Loser" challenge.  I started off the first weekend HORRIBLY, since we spent that weekend in San Francisco doing pretty much nothing other than eating and drinking.  I thought for sure I had already failed at this challenge, and wondered why I had ever gotten myself into this.  

We didn't weigh in until two weeks after the sign up.  I still had not done any sort of exercise, but I had cut out some guilty pleasures in my life such as soda and fast food.  To my surprise at that first weigh in, I had lost 4 pounds!  

I guess all that walking in San Francisco, and cutting out that soda and fast food really did pay off!

Seeing that scale read 4 pounds less than it did two weeks prior was the kick in the butt that I needed.  That night I went home and had a solid game plan ready to share with John.  I couldn't do this alone.  I needed John to do it with me for moral support.

I gave up pork, soda, fast food, and decided to cut my red meat intake to twice a month.  I switched my normal pasta to multi-grain or wheat pasta, switched our regular milk to soy milk and almond milk, added more grains to our diet such as quinoa and brown rice.  I didn't realize how much those simple changes made such a difference.

I have added more fruits and veggies to my diet, I drink much more water, and when I am craving soda, I'll drink green tea or lightly sweetened black tea instead.

At first,  a lot of this was tough.  Some of these things are an acquired taste, and I didn't want to give up certain things.  I try really hard not to deprive myself of things that I crave, and give in every once and a while.  At the end of the day, I have found that it's just about making conscious decisions.  Now, we are at the end of the Biggest Loser challenge, and I am ready to join part 2!  This time I am going to add exercise 3-4 times a week to start.  Along with my healthy eating, I will be fit and healthy in no time!

Oh, I guess I still haven't shared my round 1 results....

To date, I have lost ELEVEN pounds!

Round 2 of Biggest Loser lasts until July, soooo until then!