During the latter part of my pregnancy, when I realized it was out of control, I convinced myself that it was mostly water weight (you should have seen my swollen ankles) and had hoped to come home from having Brady and have lost like 30 lbs. Yea right!! I came home only 10 lbs lighter, so I knew I had my work cut out for me. I did really good for the first 2 months, I ate healthy and breastfed (but no exercising yet), which got me down another 28 lbs or so. But since then, it has been 2 months and I have only lost 7 lbs.
I realized what I was missing was commitment. I was committed to everything else, Brady, Lance, our home, my job, but I was forgetting about myself. I really want to loose this weight and be heathly, not only for myself, but for Lance and Brady too. So, a friend & I decided to organize a Biggest Loser contest at work. To our surprise, we had alot of interest and the contest has been underway almost a week now.
We have 20 participants, all who contributed $20 to the pot. We each weigh in every week and we have penalty fees for gaining weight and for missing a weigh in, all of which go into the pot. At the end of 10 weeks (which will be Dec 17), the male and the female with the biggest percentage of weight loss, will each get 50% of the pot.
I am so excited about this contest and for the past week it has given me the commitment that I was lacking before. Our weigh in days are Wednesday, so I'll be posting an update every Wednesday to journal my progress.
My goal is to have all 18.5 lbs gone by Dec 3 (Brady's 6 month birthday). If I can do that, I'll be happy - I figure that is 9 months to put it on, 6 months to take it off. Then I hope to loose another 5 lbs those last 2 weeks of the contest, which will put me 5 lbs lighter than where I was when I got pregnant (which is really a healthier weight for me).
Here's my little weight loss ticker that I'll be updating every Wednesday. Right now it has my stats as of last Wednesday (our first weigh-in):
Also, here's my "before" picture. Ugh, I can't wait for this to be an image of the past:
Well, thats it for today. I'll check back in tomorrow. Wish me luck :)
5 comments:
Hi Ronni~ I also gained 60 pounds during my pregnancy so don't feel too bad about that! Our office did a biggest loser contest also, good luck!
I am eating a large reeses blast from sonic as I read this...shame on me!:-) Good for you for getting motivated...let me know where I can find some of that!:-)
~jen
Good Luck Ronni! I'll definitely be checking this and chatting with you at work for some motivation. I've been doing so well on Weight Watchers. Your post tonight could have been copy and pasted onto my blog because I feel the same way. I'm ready for the weight to be gone and to be healthy for my family. That is part of my motivation. The other part is just feeling better about myself and taking care of myself. Thanks for more encouragement and motivation! Keep up the good work!
Isn't it amazing how easily the weight is put on when you are pregnant, but how hard it is to come off? I gained 45 pounds when I was pregnant with Ian, and I dreaded going to the doctor every week to step on the scale. I do believe you have inspired me with such a motivational blog! Good luck, Ronni! :)
Way to go, Ronni! It takes a lot of guts to post this information. It is so hard to have a strong will for this, but with a group of others participating, and the accountability of the blog, you can do it!! I bet you can win the prize! I'll be praying! =)
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