When I arrived at work today (around noon), most people in the Biggest Loser contest had already weighed in. I was told one guy lost 11 pounds, another lost 10 and one of the women lost 8. I thought to myself - am I a slacker? I had planned to lose 3 pounds the first week of the competition. What are these people doing that I'm not.
Then the chatter started......"you know, she drank as much water as she could hold before her first weigh-in"....."well, guys always lose weight easier than women"....."there should be separate male/female competitions".....LOL. I love it! Seriously, nobody was saying these things in a malicious way. It's all part of the heat of the battle.
I'm looking at this competition the way I looked at my sagging mutual funds portfolio this morning - I'm in it for the long haul. 15 weeks. It's only the end of week 1.
I refuse to engage in a ridiculous fad diet that will ultimately end in defeat once the competition is over. I worked out 4 times last week for 30 - 40 minutes. Nothing too strenuous because of my back, but I got off my butt. I guess I'm the tortoise - I believe slow and steady wins the race.
By the way, I exceeded my target for the week by one pound. I lost 4 and am down to 160.8 lbs.
In my mind, that's a huge success.
Until next Monday...........
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We are neck and neck...
I lost 4 big ones as well!
Nice job!
Slow and steady wins the race...I agree 100% - in it for the long haul...14 weeks to go...
And - (and I dare you to argue this) when it comes to "slow" - I am easily the "slowest" in the building...so naturally...the prize is mine!
Slow and Steady...
(although...I sometimes have a problem with "steady"...especially after a few glasses of wine... "Slow and sloppy" - I can do)
Time will tell...
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