Feeling on Top of the World

I can't remember when I have felt this good. I got up this morning and got on the scales and am now 21 lbs lighter. MAN, that is such an accomplishment for me at this age. I took Thursday off as an exercise day to get myself back in tip top shape. I didn't intentionally miss my WellStar workout - I couldn't get off work to go this one time, but when that happened, I just decided that today was my day of rest and I am glad I took that time to re-energize myself.

I have lost two shirt sizes which is amazing. I WAS wearing anywhere from a 3x to 4x depending on the blouse. Today I am happily waring a 2x. WOW. Now I can open up my 2x suitcase and salvage some clothes. WHoo Whoo. I was going to go to Curves at lunch, but due to work activities, I have to put that one off, but will be at Just Fitness after work. Then on Saturday morning at 7am it is Boot Camp time with Crysta and then on Sunday my weekly 3 mile walk. This is starting to be habit now and I am loving it. Win or lose in the competition, I am now on a roll to good health and feeling so good about it. This has been a long time coming and I know I will never go back to where I was. It was a very painful place and now I am starting to smile again and get my old confidence back.

I know I have a long way to go, but seeing what I can accomplish has taught me many things. You are never too old or too large to make monumental changes. I am a woman who has had a major heart attack, quintuple heart by-pass, high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes and look at me go. Never say never, EVER.

Oh and by the way, Marcella was voted off today. I will miss her. She was a blast and so funny.

Loving the Way I Feel

I sure do hate seeing myself on TV. It is so true that TV puts 10 lbs on you. EWEEE. I saw the Wednesday show and wanted to throw up. anyway, I am still losing and feeling wonderful. Going to keep it up because I am seeing the differences myself. This whole thing is so hard, but there is light at the end of the tunnel...I just know it. I just need to keep this up and keep my eyes on the prize. I still can't get over that I put myself in this competition and even more shocked that I was chosen. How great it will be to not be fat again for the first time in years. Geez, I wonder how my hubby will react when he finally sees a difference. LOL

And Then There Were Five

Here are a couple of our newest pictures. Can you see a difference in my weight. Sorry for the awful look of my hair. These were taken AFTER our workout. EWE

The Results

Oh my goodness....I have never been so stressed and nervous in my entire life and that is no joke. So much so that at training in Marietta this morning I literally got sick. We had to walk with our trainer around the campus of Kennestone Hospital, then up the dreaded stairs and then inside to do more exercises in a hand ball court. At that point I lost it and had to sit out. I seriously think I am getting the flu.

Anyway, from there it was on to 11Alive studios for the weigh in. We were all there and once we got a camera man to assist it was into the gym for the dreaded weigh in. I went second to get it over with. The scales said I weighed 249.75 which equates to 7 1/4 lbs lost and 2.82% of my body weight. I was horrified and so scared. After everyone weighed in we were called back and by the grace of God I came in third. Holley and Chuck were in the bottom two. I am safe for another two weeks.

You can bet that I have to step up my game if I want to stay in the competition and win. This is so overwhelming and scary. I don't like weigh in day, but am so thankful that I can work harder to win this competition. I feel super bad for Holley and Chuck. Holley especially since this is her second weigh in that is in the bottom two. But she will be fine I am sure.

I didn't go to my training with Christa tonight because i was in such knots and needed tonight to re-group. Tomorrow begins another day and another day to work out and eat right.

Second Weigh-In

Well, today is big day number 2. I am not feeling well this morning and not feeling real enthusiastic about this weigh in. I have worked hard, but I don't think I have done as much as I could have to cement my place in the competition. I didn't go to Just Fitness last night as I was not feeling well at all, but I did go to Curves at lunch so at least I got some circuit training. After lunch I just felt like I was going to get sick. My friend told me that this happened just before my last weigh-in, which makes total sense. I am nervous and this can trigger my not feeling well.

After I got home, things didn't get much better so I went to bed early. Too early actually as I ended up most of the night. Woke up every hour until I finally got up at 430. I hate this feeling but this weigh-in is important and I want it to go well, but unless I am in the top 3, I will be up for elimination.

I am going to my workout with Tim this morning prior to the weigh-in and hopefully that will help to melt off another pound or two. I am more nervous today than I was two weeks ago. All I can do is hope for the best and go with the flow. If I am in the bottom two, I will pray for lots of votes to keep me in. I will add to this after the weigh-in which takes place at noon.

Recent Pics

The picture below is the one taken after our recent weigh in on 9/28. I can see a difference in me in this one from the first one. In addition, I am starting to get compliments which is super nice. The one at the right is the dreaded stairs (dun, dun, dun dunnnnn) The seven stories of stairs we climb at our training sessions at Welstar. I can now climb them without assistance which is a real plus and improvement. My Mother said this weekend when she was standing behind me that she can see the difference in my back. So, all I can say is win or lose, I am on a downward trend that will forever keep me on the slim and narrow (wink)

Finally Back

Man, talk about an act of congress to get back in here. I forgot my password and couldn't figure out how to get a new one. But finally after many, many attempts I am back and now I must give updates from the 22nd. WOW how time flies.

Well, first of all, I made it through the first round. I worked my butt off making it happen, but my first weigh in on 9/28 went something like this:

09/28/10 Weigh In: 257 lbs.

Lbs. Lost 12

Percent Lost 4.5%

This weigh in put me in second place in weight loss, but third place in percentage of weight lost. Bottom line is that I was safe. Whoo Whoo!!!

Now I am preparing for weigh in on 10/12 and I am nervous as heck about this one. I have been good and bad since my last weigh in. Good in that I have been working out at Welstar, Just Fitness and Curves at least once a day and sometimes twice a day depending on which workout is scheduled. I have been going to Boot Camp on Saturdays and walking like a maniac on Sundays.

But I couldn't seem to get past the five pound loss mark and starting to get discouraged. The thing is, that it finally dawned on me that I have to be in the top three this weigh in, if I am going to avoid the vote off in the bottom two. So the way I figure it, I have to have at least an 8 lb loss or more to cement my place. Not knowing what my other teammates have done, I have to really step up my workouts and eat a lot less without allowing my body to go into starvation mode.

I spent this past weekend with my kids in Columbia and did very little exercise. That was when I started to sweat things a bit. But, I got home Saturday night and spent and hour at the gym and today I walked four miles in sweats, knee pads and workout shoes. I am seeing things drop again. Can I lose an additional three lbs before Tuesday's weigh in? That remains to be seen. I think I can, but will see how the scales measure up tomorrow morning. I can't avoid the scale if I am going to stay on track even though everyone says don't get on the scales but once a week. This is too important to not do that as it keeps me working towards the prize.

I will write again tomorrow from work as to how I fared today. Keep those tootsies crossed for me. I am nervous about Tuesday.