How many more days?

Seriously, why is the last week harder than the first week? I've lost a lot of motivation, I'm staying strong, though. Well....mostly. Maybe I'm making it harder on myself by making sugar cookies and not eating them...or going out to lunch with friends and they get this awesome dessert for their birthdays (Happy Birthday Amy and Nicole) and I just watch them eat it...or I go to Maddox and eat 3 of their yummy rolls when I shouldn't have had any. I even cheated and got my hair cut to help get rid of another pound. That's what it has come down to.
By the way, for those of us that are LDS and choose to fast, did you realize that our first day of freedom is fast Sunday? I can't handle it! This definitely has been harder for me, or maybe I just can't remember the beginning.
Wait, I just thought of something...They change fast Sunday to the next week because of conference. Yay! That makes it a little easier. I love it when things just come into your head like that.
Well, I hope everyone else is doing better than me and staying strong. Keep it up!

Final day of the Biggest Loser Competition....

is APRIL 3rd, 2010!!!

Easter day will be free of any sugarfree rules or guilty consciences (when you just can't say no to that Cadbury bunny or those innocent lil' jelly beans).

So make this final week the best one yet, and I hope all the BL rules won't go completely to the wayside once the competition is over. *Sigh.

Final official weigh in is on April 3rd or morning of the April 4th, so keep that blood pumping until then. Happy Easter!

ONE WEEK!!!!

That is all that is left. ONE WEEK, seven days, 21 more meals, however many more hours since I don't really know what time it ends in one week. BUT STILL not that long left. Hang on, do all your Wii fit plus workouts you can!! Go all out and make the most of it. Good luck!!

Sweets just aren't as sweet

Since I have been out I have eaten sweets again. I have to be honest, there are VERY few things that taste as good as I remember them tasting. Hot chocolate is about it. So when you get down and think mmm, I miss those sweet trashy foods, just remember it really isn't worth it and they won't be as good as you think they are. Good luck, you are almost done.

Sweet Points

So I finally gave in last night but it was for a good cause. Me and my wife celebrated out 10th anniversary last night. We went to a classy restaurant that we went to when we were first dating, a restaurant that was at the top of the RIO hotel in Las Vegas. I didn't order a dessert but the waiter brought out a plate with a trio of different desserts, so I couldn't turn down the nice gesture. One of the desserts did have fresh fruit on top, so I did get some of my fruit in eating it. We did get plenty of walking in after words to burn some of the calories off.

2 and a half weeks left and I'm out

This is really disappointing to tell you all but I am having to withdraw from the competition. A little over a week ago we found out that I had an ectopic pregnancy and it is doing a number on me. While I thought I would just be out for a week it has now been one and a half weeks and no sign of improvement. I can't exercise, nor can I take any vitamins, under doctor's orders. I have had a hard time eating anything let alone all of my fruits and veggies and I forget to drink all my water. Most of my days are spent lounging since it hurts to do much of anything other then sleep. Which even at times that has been hard because the pain wakes me up at night. SO, I am releasing myself from the stress of not getting my points and I am stopping. While I have a legitimate reason, I still feel that I am quitting. This has been a rough time and while Jenny has been very supportive I feel that I am letting her down. I'm sorry Jenny. I wish the rest of you all good luck and I will keep looking in on everyone via the blog. Keep up the good work.

not enough time

well as everyone is talking about this competition winding down I have a slight fear that I am not going to meet my weight loss goal. I have decided that its not the end of the world though because more so than losing weight I needed a jump start on living "healthier" there have been so many bad habits I have picked up over the last few years that have caused me to gain weight. It has been nice to see the rules from the point system show me what I was doing wrong. I think these rules will be in place for me long past the end of this competition. So thank you all for motivating me to actually do this and see the positive change it could make in my lifestyle.


p.s. go wii fit plus

Chuck-O-Rama

Seriously, who named this restaurant?! We went to eat there for dinner with my husband's family tonight. It was rough, with every turn there were tempting foods that beckoned to me to come and partake. I walked by fountains that ran freely of highly carbonated beverages. Ah it was rough, but I stayed strong, even while getting ice cream for my children and cinnamon pull-a-parts. I hope I don't have any more family functions to attend there until after this is over.

I found my tape measure!!!

I have been working on improving my weight for over a year now. Last year I was able to lose a little more than 30 pounds. I joined this competition to help me jump start this year for the rest of the weight I want to get rid of. While I didn't know where my tape measure was in Jan I did find it in Feb. I was able to compare my stats from Dec of 08, so at the time it was 13 months from the previous measure and from Dec to Feb I lost over 17 inches. I measured myself again this morning. I have lost an additional 5.25 inches, most of which is in my waist. The best thing about this for ME is that I am losing the majority of my inches right where I want to drop them. This is a first for me. My waist is usually one of the last places to release the weight. I am also toning it too. I was glad to find that tape measure so I could see just how much I have improved. I wish I had found it in Jan so I would know total results during our little competition. I look forward to taking my measurements again next month.
While I am the one sweating away the pounds and cutting out junk that isn't good for me, I want to thank Wendi for putting this together to help me get over my slump from the end of last year. I also want to thank Jenny for helping me stay strong!! Thanks ladies, I appreciate it!!!

Pleasantly Surprised

When Wendi asked if I wanted to do this, I knew it was something I should do but didn't think I could do it well. My husband didn't think I could do it well either and wouldn't even agree to be my partner. Yet, I've shocked us both and have been doing really well with the points and with loosing weight. I'm excited to brag about having to poke two new holes into my belt to make it tighter and for loosing weight. I've never lost weight before on purpose. It's been great, even though there's been a lot of suffering. Thanks Wendi and thanks to everyone else for competition and motivation. And the biggest thanks goes to my partner Nicole for her support and motivation and just willing to be my partner.