Supportive Teammates

I just want to use this opportunity to thank each and everyone of my teammates for the support and kindness they have shown me. My family and friends have been great, too, but it is my team that is there with me every morning pushing me to give it my all, even when I don't feel my best. I just want to thank them for all the support they've given me especially since all the drama this past Wednesday.

Drama, Drama, Drama

There was quite a bit of drama again this morning. Some people on the other team are getting all up in arms about the times my teammates and I work out. The only thing I have to say is that this is supposed to ultimately be about improving your own life and health. Lifestyle change. This petty bickering about when and where workouts take place is low and somewhat ridiculous. If you are taking these cheap shots just to eliminate competitors to win money and a trip, then this isn't about changing your lifestyle at all. It's about some cash and a vacation.

Phew!!!!

I almost got eliminated this morning do to my failure to blog. It put me in me bottom two. Only sheer honesty and the compassion of my fellow Gut Busters has kept me in the running. They were talking all day on the radio about my close call. I know couldn't have lived with myself if I hadn't been 100% honest about my blogging and everything. I lost 3.75 pounds by the way. Giving me a grand weight loss total of 18.75 pounds. Yeah me!!!!

3/18/08 Focused

I'm still feeling quite sick today. I had to call in sick for most of my work day. I am managing to keep working out though. Our training sessions and diet plans are becoming a lot more focused to our individual needs now that there are fewer and fewer people. It's tougher but I know it will be worth it. I've already experienced the confidence that feeling better about myself brings to me.

P.S. Diet cranberry juice is quite yucky

3/16/08 Yucky

I'm feeling a bit under the weather. I really hope it doesn't interfere with my ability to work out. But I have asthma, so you never know. Right now it's just a cough. I really hope it doesn't turn into anything too bothersome.

3/13/08 Still SOOOOOO Happy

I'm still just flying high from my success yesterday. I was the second biggest loser of the week. Can you believe it? I'm just so pleased and proud of myself. I'm in this competition to lose weight and get healthy, but my competitive side might be rearing its head a bit now. I'm in it to win it. There I've said it.

3/12/08 8 POUNDS, YES!!!!

I lost eight pounds this week according to today's weigh-in. I'm soooooooo excited. This brings my grand weight loss total up to a stupendous 15 pounds. THAT'S RIGHT!!!! This was totally what I needed to get motivated. I'm feeling so much better than I was just 12 hours ago. I got off the scale and was like, "Oh my GOD." It was just so exhilarating

3/11/08 Nervous

I'm a little bit nervous about the weigh in tomorrow. I've been feeling so tired lately that I almost feel as if I want to get voted off. Because at least then I won't have to work out at 5am. Don't listen to me I'm just a little blue right now that's all.

Caught up, FINALLY!!!

Finally, finally, finally, I am completely caught up with my blogs. I think this is an appropriate time to use the old adage, "Better late than never." And Karson and Kennedy, only had to fuss at me twice to get it done. *Smiles* Well now, I definitely deserve to do something fun for me. And I know just the thing. My friends at The Sanctuary in Bartlett, do Reiki sessions every Monday night. I've missed the past few weeks, but will definitely go tonight and enjoy some energy healing. My back feels better already.

3/9/08 Gotta love it

One thing I really like about the blogs is that it allows my friends and family to keep up with progress and involvement in the contest. My mother started calling my relatives a few days ago to tell them how to vote for me and read my blog. Almost immediately I started getting encouraging words posted from various members of my extended family tree. I even got a little note from a lady who used to babysit for me a long. She was just checking out the site and recognized me. Pretty cool, huh?

3/8/08 Slept In

It felt sooooooo nice to sleep in this morning. The rescheduled afternoon workout went well. My team is just great. One of the team members I had a little tiff with on Wednesday was very supportive today and even helped me to figure out how to get my blogs done. I won't mention any names but if she reads this please know that I am grateful to her.

3/7/08 Let it Snow

This evening's workout was cancelled due to the bad weather. I went on my lunch break, though, and worked out at the gym at my apartment complex. Go Me! I'm not looking forward to looking after children gone wild with snow. Pray for a warm and sudden southern wind for me will you please.

3/7/08 TGIF!

After spending the entire day at two-year-old level I find evening workouts much more difficult. I'm sort of looking forward to working out this Saturday, though. It's supposed to snow so I hope that the weather won't get in the way of a sunrise work out session. I really enjoyed that last week. Especially the walk by the river.

3/6/08 Relieved

Everything seems a lot more managable now that I've started to formulate a plan to get done what I need to do. I make sure that I include time for twice daily workout sessions though. Eating right has also gotten a lot easier. They say it take twelve days to start a new habit and today, I belive, makes day twelve. And it actually has gotten a great deal easier to avoid temptation and eat the right stuff.

3/6/08 Problem Solved

I think I may have solved the problem. For a while now it's just felt as if their weren't enough hours in the day to get done all I needed to do. But I may have found a solution. What I realized is that I haven't been using my lunch hours to do anything productive. But now after talking with Brian, Kelly, and my mom, I am able to adjust my schedule to get more done. A big thanks to the three of them for talking it out with me.

3/5/08 So Tired

I've been seriously thinking about quitting the Biggest Loser Contest. I'm just so very, very tired. My back is killing me and I am just so overwhelmed to think that I have to get moved in to a whole new apartment by the 25th of this month. I don't want to be a quitter but I don't know if I can handle it all. I'll keep you posted.

3/5/2008 Uh Oh!

I got fussed at this morning on air by Kennedy for not doing my blog consistently. Between teaching preschool, working out before and after work, and everything else that goes on in my crazy life, I just can't seem to find the time to sit down at the computer. I do like to write so that should help. Anyway, expect to hear from me again soon.

SOOOOOO Sorry

Soooooooo sorry I haven't written on line in so long. I just physically haven't had the time to sit at a computer and type. I have been writing things down as they come to me at work and such. So for the next several posts I will put the date written in the TITLE line along with the post title. Sound good?

On the Brighter Side

I lost a grand total of FOUR, count them, FOUR pounds in three days. I was so happy to see that scale drop below 250. I think a good goal is to watch it fall below 225, then 200, then 175. I'm so excited to be on my way to accomplishing these goals. The things I'm learning from Brian, Kelly, and my teammates are priceless and I will continue to use them in my life, long after this contest is over for me.

First Elimination......Or Not, Thank Goodness

We went to the radio station today to be weighed and eliminate one team member. Fortunately no one was booted off of our team this week. The person we voted for was given a pass, because we haven't had enough time to work out. Elimination is going to be the part that I hate the most. Having to choose which of my teammates doesn't get to continue with us is soooooooo difficult. I just wish that we could all work out together for the eight weeks and then pick a winner. But I know that's not how it works, still it will be sad to see someone leave next week.

Motivation

Kelly, one of our trainers, has asked each of us to bring in a picture of something that motivates us. I had a hard time thinking of what to take her. All the pictures of me with a healthy figure are from when I was about 10 or younger. I've finally figured it out though. I'm going to take in a piece of paper with the words DOUBLE TAKE on it. Because when I am through here, everyone I haven't seen in a long time will have to do a double take when they first see me again. Like when I see my extended family this summer or go back to visit my old high school. That will be such a good feeling.

First Training Session

We started training today. It was a lot tougher than I anticipated. I'm not a completely inactive person, seeing as how I teach two-year-olds, but it was still a pretty difficult morning. My body just seems to be revolting from all this unfamiliar exercise. On the bright side at least I am doing well with the new diet. That should help with the exercising before too long.

Diet

We were given a diet yesterday at the meeting with the trainers. I've been following it pretty well. We're supposed to eat 5-6 smaller healthy meals a day. I'm actually excited to learn how to eat properly. For so long I've been eating poorly. I would eat when I was sad or lonely or bored or angry. I would eat until it physicaly hurt to eat anymore. I am so, so ready to make a healthy change in my life.

Nervous

I am a little nervous to start training on Monday. I've never been the most physically active person in the world. I can't believe I missed seeing us on the News on Thursday morning. One of my co-workers saw it though. She said that the trainers didn't seem very optimistic about all of us lasting through the first week because of their rigorous exercise plan. No worries though. I am determined to make it to the very end. I would be so sad to be the first person eliminated or, worse yet, be a quitter. I am about to go to our first meeting with the trainers, so we shall see.

Can't Wait

Hey Guys,

I am so psyched to get started with all this that I couldn't wait until Monday to start posting. I will admit to being a little nervous about starting the work-out program, though. I keep telling myself that it will be worth it and that I have a great support system in my family, friends, and co-workers. I know that this will be a great and possibly life altering experiance for me. It's such a great opportunity to take control of my health and my life agian. And I sincerly hope to inspire others to do the same. Well anyway, I'll post agian soon.

Thanks for the support,
Jeanne