I survived the first week! Actually, it wasn't that bad. Tuesday and Wednesday I had Cris (my fitness coach), and Kelsie (my nutritionist) all to myself, at our teams morning work outs. By Wednesday more of my team changed from the evening work out time, to the morning one. It was nice to have them there.
Kelsie has been taking a few minutes each morning to explain Lynn Perkes book, "A Time and Season for Change". It is a personal weight management and wellness system, that is not only comprehensive, but nicely condensed too, which is a refreshing change from a lot of other weight loss books I've read.
Cris has been making us sweat. Last night Steve said he saw me, "slither out of bed", when I made my nightly bathroom pit stop. I guess you can call it slithering. All I know is that I am so sore from Fridays two hours of interval training, that, even sitting on the porcelain thrown is excruciating! I have to admit, being this sore is worth it, but only because I burned a massive amount of calories during the work out. After calculating how many calories I burned during the work out that is.
Kelsie has been taking a few minutes each morning to explain Lynn Perkes book, "A Time and Season for Change". It is a personal weight management and wellness system, that is not only comprehensive, but nicely condensed too, which is a refreshing change from a lot of other weight loss books I've read.
Cris has been making us sweat. Last night Steve said he saw me, "slither out of bed", when I made my nightly bathroom pit stop. I guess you can call it slithering. All I know is that I am so sore from Fridays two hours of interval training, that, even sitting on the porcelain thrown is excruciating! I have to admit, being this sore is worth it, but only because I burned a massive amount of calories during the work out. After calculating how many calories I burned during the work out that is.
The Biggest Winner
Originally posted 1/18/2014
Over the last few months I have lost about 25 pounds. Unfortunately, I have many more to lose. I had been on the look-out for something to motivate me into continuing the weight loss battle, when I happened upon a poster advertisement for the Biggest Winner contest at BYU-I. After a few weeks of deliberating, I decided to sign myself up.
Last night was the opening ceremonies where we were put into teams (I'm on the Red Team. Go Red!), we also met our personal trainers and fitness coaches.
For the next ten weeks I will be going to weekly weigh-ins with my team. So, after opening ceremonies, I had one last fling with a delightful BBQ Bacon Burger (now don't judge me, all you fat kids out there know what it's like). Steve and I had never been to the Hickory before, we kept hearing how good the food was, it was time to find out for ourselves. My meal was great, but too big to finish all at once. Steve ordered the Chicken Fried Steak and was pleased with his choice.
Over the last few months I have lost about 25 pounds. Unfortunately, I have many more to lose. I had been on the look-out for something to motivate me into continuing the weight loss battle, when I happened upon a poster advertisement for the Biggest Winner contest at BYU-I. After a few weeks of deliberating, I decided to sign myself up.
Last night was the opening ceremonies where we were put into teams (I'm on the Red Team. Go Red!), we also met our personal trainers and fitness coaches.
For the next ten weeks I will be going to weekly weigh-ins with my team. So, after opening ceremonies, I had one last fling with a delightful BBQ Bacon Burger (now don't judge me, all you fat kids out there know what it's like). Steve and I had never been to the Hickory before, we kept hearing how good the food was, it was time to find out for ourselves. My meal was great, but too big to finish all at once. Steve ordered the Chicken Fried Steak and was pleased with his choice.
This morning after a twelve-hour fast, I headed over to the Wellness Center on campus for the first of the weekly weigh-ins. They also measured my fat percentage and did a cholesterol test. The darn machine kept having problems, so they had to poke my finger three times, ouch! I'm also taller than I thought, 5'3" instead of 5'2".
I'm excited to spend the next few months getting to know new people, having fun and losing weight at the same time.
Wish me luck!
I'm excited to spend the next few months getting to know new people, having fun and losing weight at the same time.
Wish me luck!