The first weigh-in...

The Biggest Loser competition is officially underway. Today was the first weigh-in and boy, did I do a good job of trying to pack on a few extra pounds over the holidays. Let me explain my reasoning....I figured I probably didn't have enough to lose to win the contest, so I should bulk up before the first step on the scale. Well, it worked. I weighed in today at a bloated 164.8 pounds on my 5'7" frame!

I managed to put myself into the overweight category on the Body Mass Index (BMI). Normal weight is considered to be a BMI of between 18.5 and 24.9. I currently stand at 25.8. I'm going to have to drop about 6 pounds before I'm back to "normal".

I'll be honest, I feel lousy after all the comsumption I enjoyed over the holidays. I'm tired. I feel like someone glued a tire around my midsection. Even my "loose" jeans are now tight.

I have a few goals. My goal for week 1 is to lose 3 pounds. After that, I will be satisfied with a one pound per week loss. My long term goals are two-fold. My tier one goal is to lose 15 pounds by the end of the competition which is 15 weeks long. My really ambitious goal is to hit 140 pounds by the end of the competition. If I do, I have promised my husband a beach vacation in May.

Let the games begin!