Here We Go Again

Happy New Year! Time to actually accomplish one of those Resolutions! Who doesn't want to feel healthy? I know loosing just 5 pounds last time made a big difference in how my clothes fit, and how I felt. I'm so frustrated I didn't try harder this past week. Wendy was so excited when she could notice the difference in her clothes...Brandi had a great effort at the end, imagine if you'd been doing that the whole time. Dad realized that this might actually require some serious hard work, and our sweet mom is somewhat kidding herself by saying that "even if she just looses 5 pounds she'll be happy." Are any of us HAPPY with our body? I've accepted that this is the body I have, and it will never be perfect, and I'm okay with it...however, I am not happy knowing how much better I could feel. Physically, and emotionally if I were more fit. I don't want to be a super model, but I want to fell genuinely good in my own skin. I don't want to feel guilty when I eat something naughty, I don't want to cringe when Jeremy puts his arm around my middle, And mostly-when I look in the mirror, I don't want to automatically check out my figure and be sad. I want to see me-not a fat girl, not a belly, not a roll, not an extra 40 pounds...just me. In fact, i want to be in a place where I can think about my body, and what an amazing gift it is...appreciate it, be thankful for it like I should be, instead of feeling ashamed of how I've treated it.

So we have 8 weeks in Round 2. A kick off to a better, healthier family. We're all in this little contest for different reasons, we all have different motivations, but our common desire is the same. We must loose weight...we must be successful with this goal...we must prove to ourselves that we are willing and able to do hard things. The score card is clear...is doesn't matter what you were able to do last time...this is a whole new game. A fresh start, and clean slate, a new opportunity to be successful.

The Rules are the same, but a quick recap...I need a weight every Weekend and I will post on the blog when I have every one's weight for the week. The final weigh in will be on February 28th, which is not a weekend, but will give you 2 bonus days after the last Saturday to "sprint" for the pot of $140. You can send me your Moola anytime, and I'll send a check to the winner at the end of our round. If you have any questions, let me know.

We CAN do hard things

Congrats!

Hooray for Beth who lost 21 pounds, but then gained a portion back between Christmas and New Years...time to recommit!

And Brandi who lost 16! Way to Go!

The others....not so much.