BL Results

OK, I made it to the end of our Biggest Loser competition. As you may recall, I started off strong the first few weeks. I slacked off in the middle there, but was able to pull it together for the last little bit. All in all, I ended up losing 20 pounds!

(Note: this is not a picture of me, just in case you were wondering)

I am very proud of myself and feel really good. The final weigh-in was a couple of weeks ago. Right afterwards we went out of town for the weekend, during which time I ate a ton and exercised none. Three days later I had gained back 2.5 lbs. Oops!

Since the final weigh-in I did take some time off of exercise, and have been very lenient with my food intake (vegetables? Huh? What are those?). However, I have also been getting big headaches, not sleeping well, and feeling lethargic. Thus, I have concluded that even when I'm not trying to lose weight, I suppose I should eat semi-healthy and exercise regularly just so I feel better on a daily basis. I guess my elementary school teachers knew what they were talking about when they told me this 25 years ago. So I'm a little slow on the uptake. I'll get there eventually.

So I didn't win any money (a couple of the ladies totally kicked it, losing 30+ lbs!), but I feel good and got to buy myself some new pants. They're not even tight yet, so that's a plus. I've still got a few pounds I'd like to lose, but overall I'm feeling great and will try not to gain it all back within the next month. Wish me luck!