Another year, another pledge to drop some weight and get in shape. The difference this year is the addition of some competition. We are having a "Biggest Loser" contest at work. 24 of us have signed up for the contest which begins with the initial weigh-in Monday, January 5th.
This has gotten me thinking about my "weight history". I used to be skinny. Really skinny. I recall older men inappropriately commenting on how my legs were 'skinny but shapely'. The boys in grade 8 joked about making a bra for me in shop class out of wood. It's true, I had no boobs, no butt. I was 5' 7" and change and weighed a whopping 112 lbs. I didn't mind the bra comments because I was athletic - who needed big breasts to get in the way? But somewhere along the way, 112 turned into 122, 132, 142, 152, 162, 172. Yes, 172 lbs. is the heaviest I've ever been. Do I know how it happened? You bet. We all know how it happens. In my case, I was married at a young age to a husband who I never knew if he would come home for dinner or spend several hours at a strip club. I sat home eating my dinner, his dinner and anything else I wanted to comfort myself.
Eventually, I said 'screw this'. I joined a weight-loss program and proceeded to lose 36 pounds in 9 weeks. In hindsight, that is NOT the way to lose weight and keep it off. I also lost another 175 lbs. by dumping his sorry a*@.
Over the past 20 years since that happened, I have yo-yo'd in a 25 lb. dimension I like to call - size 10 - 12 - 14 land.
I'll be honest, I have no idea what I weigh today. I have a scale I call 'Cybil'. I stepped up on it 4 times this morning and it said I weigh 158 lbs., 150 lbs., 174 lbs. and 185 lbs. I guess I'll have to wait until the official Biggest Loser weigh-in on Monday morning to find out which figure sticks.
I plan to post a new blog every Monday after our weekly weigh-in to let you know how I'm doing, feeling, cursing.
Any words of advice, encouragement, humour, will be greatly appreciated along the way. I don't know if I can win this contest, but at the end of it, I plan to be lighter, fitter and happier.
Wish me luck!
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You go girl!!!
That was a great read Mel and I can relate to what you're saying.
The Christmas holidays have taken a toll on me with the egg nog & chocolates. HA HA
Wishing you luck in the contest.
Cheers,
Mark
Way to go Mel!!
You'll be an inspiration to us all. I just joined the Weight Watchers on-line program. I have done it live before and did really well. I think the on-line version is going to be good too, and great with my busy schedule. I'll check into your blog with my progress... BTW you and I currently weigh exactly the same.
Wow...great blog. I too have been hanging around that painful 20-pound limbo for far too long. HA! Sybil the Scale. Classic. I've held onto a very abusive and emotionally abusive relationship with my scale as well. It's VERY prone to mood swings. One day - it makes me feel like the king of the world...the next: Slaps me down to nothing! I am VERY pumped about this contest...while I can't say I wish you "luck" - (I plan on taking the pot) - I can most certainly wish you well - in every sense - body and mind!!
Personally - I do FAR better when other folks are in it with me...this contest couldn't have arrived at a better time!
GAME ON!
I'll be blogging about this as well...
Best of...lu-...
Um...I mean...
"all my best"...
Dan.
Well, 3 more days till our contest.
Sorry Mel,
I'm afraid all you'll be losing in the Biggest Loser Contest is your money.
I plan on strategically placing TimBits , M&M's and any other sweets around the office and in the studio.
as Dan said ... GAME ON.
This is when you really find out who your friends are!! LOL
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