I Am the Biggest Loser!

The past 6 weeks I have been involved with a "Biggest Loser" program at church.

Basically I got up at 5:15 a.m. 3 mornings a week and went and sweated - hard! I started watching my portion control. I am trying to make some positive changes in my life.

My SIL told me about a FREE online site that you can input what you eat and your exercises and it will keep track for you. I have been using this for the past 6 weeks. You can find it at www.sparkpeople.com. I am a person who needs accountability in this area! This website really helps me out in that area.

The sad thing is that the program is done until spring. The good - most of us are still going to get together 3 mornings a week. We might not get as hard a workout because we won't have a leader but we will be there, sweating, encouraging one another, and keeping up the changes we have started. Our leader does 2 aerobics classes a week so I hope to make some of those.

When I started the program I only wanted to workout 3-4 days a week. Realistically that is something I can keep up. I am not at a place in my life where I can workout 6 days a week and I don't want to! I LOATHE exercising! My attitude has gotten better but I still have a long way to go.

I have struggled with my weight and body issues for over 20 years! I have finally decided to do something about it! I guess I am a very slow learner!

Anyway, without going into too much detail....
I lost 15 pounds.
My body fat decreased by 4%.
I lost 3 inches in my waist and 2 on my hips.
My BMI is now in the "overweight category" not "obese"! (BTW, I can't believe I am so excited to be overweight!)
My body fat is now in the "acceptable" category.

I still have a long way to go but I have gotten a pretty good jump start!

Please pray for me as I continue this journey. I don't want to weigh 120 pounds (not realistically anyway) but I do want to be healthy and feel good about myself. I will know that spot when I get there so please pray that I get there.