Biggest Loser or Biggest Winner?

I MUST become the biggest winner by being the biggest loser.

Over the past few months I have been succesful in becoming more active which included bouts of enthusiasm and effort towards the ultimate goal of losing 30 pounds, which included rallying up my friends and going on bi-weekly hikes, bike rides, yoga classes, etc. I even signed up for a 5K Turkey trot which due to lack of preparation turned out being a very humbling experience with very little trotting- There is always next year!

Even though my efforts were great, I wasn't making much progress on my weight loss battle since the last time I wrote, so I decided back on December 1st, 2010 to organize a "Biggest Loser" type competition for friends, family, and co-workers and surprizingly the response was fantastic, we had over 15 people sign up. Turns out many people are fighting the battle of the buldge and with fabulous food filled holidays around the corner we are in no shape for war. I am hoping commitment to weight loss in front of 14 others would aid in this journey to skinny.

I'm not going to lie the first few weeks were rough! It was during that time I noticed how poorly I had been eating considering only a few days passed of going baked good free and it felt like a lifetime. On the exercise front I must say I am proud of myself for the changes I have made, this is the most consistent I have been since I was at my goal weight 2 years ago and I am spending less time a s a couch potato and it makes me happier and more producticve. I joined the gym and have been really enjoying the aerobics classes that make it so much easier to stick with.

So far I am down about 7.5 lbs. not the best but certainly not the worst. We will find out if this theory of commitment holds true when the competition ends January 31st, I promise to check in when the competition ends and see how I measure up.