Starting Weight 234
Current Weight 140.5

The ten pound weight loss challenge that I started at work is almost over.  We had six weeks to lose ten pounds.  Sixteen of us joined and we each put in ten lottery tickets.  Only one person will make the ten pound goal.  She had a lot to lose so it was easier for her.  Why is it so easy to put weight on an so hard to lose!  I'm kind of embarrassed that I didn't make it.  I've been burning lots of calories, drinking water, and counting calories. I really tried, but my body said "No"! 

My two cents on your Turkey Trot:  this is your first time hosting so give yourself a break.  You will be multi-tasking all morning to pull it all together.  I would hate for you to have a melt-down in your sugar-free cranberry sauce! 

beprotein.com has some fabulous wls friendly recipes.  I plan on making most of them!

Enjoy your holiday.  I would love to hear everyone's tips for success.  Not naming names, but sure would love to hear from some of you...  Miss you all!

Wanda

it’s Monday!    

Starting weight * 250.5
Starting BMI * 40.5
Current weight * 144
plus or minus * +1
Current BMI *  22.6
Goal weight * 142
personal acceptable range * 142-147

Loss to date * 106.5 pounds!!!  


Hello all!

Can you believe Turkey day is right around the corner!?!? I am hosting my very 1st Thanksgiving this year, I am so excited. I had planned on running the Turkey Trot again this year, like last ...But now I 'm wondering am i nuts? To be gone for about 2 hours with drive time, getting there to check in ... the race itself is only about 30 minutes. I have people coming at 2pm I'd get home around 10 am .... that is crazy right? Anyone have two cents to put in???

Anyway - I 've been doing great drinking my water ...YAY! I feel good to be back in that habit.

I received my first Christmas card already can you believe that one? and I thought I was ahead of the eight ball .... I think not. Mine are ready to be mailed out ... But I won't send them until December 1st :)

I hope all of you have a GREAT Thanksgiving! Remember we have LOTS to be thankful for ... enjoy your family and friends and have FUN!

hugs,
Britt

I left Houston on Friday afternoon for a leisurely drive to Dallas. It's about 4 hours from city-to-city and then another hour or so to Denton, TX where the turkey roll was to be held.

I stopped by my old office and shared coffee with a couple of long-time friends who are former co-workers at the compay that laid me off a few years ago. Our meeting must have been destined though, as minutes before we met one of them he found out that the board had just voted out the CIO who was responsible for orchestrating projects, which led to significant losses, which led to layoffs for IT.

Anyway... moving on...

Feeling how cold it was I knew I needed some gloves for the ride on Saturday. I had forgotten how cold my ears got too, so I made 2 trips to the bike mart. Met up with the Cycling Chick Extraordinaire, Coco and WonderTwin Mama Alana and had some dinner and headed to the hotel Got my gear... I was good to go.

I knew there was a possibility it would be cold... but I had no idea it would be as cold as it was. I rode in the Frost 50 last year, and I don't think it was this cold. Let's just say that by noon it was a balmy 44 degrees, according to my car -- it was easily 30-something (I heard 34) at 9am, the ride start

Let me be clear. There is nothing fun about riding in cold weather of these temps. NOTHING.

It could have been a nice ride, but it went sh*tty only because of the weather. We cut our distance short to 23 miles; a lot of folks were too. No sense it turning something you enjoy doing into something you hate -- there's nothing to prove. It's all in fun.

On the upside, I got to see Courtney, see Corinna do her first ride and met Larry, the grumpy the Kiwanas information man. LOL

Not a whole lot of trumpeting to report, but at the least I didn't say snuggled in my comfy hotel bed. :)

Me (in pink) and Courtney:

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Hello ladies (and gents if you wanna join in)

Today I did 30 minutes on the ARC machine alternating between level 25 and 40

then 20 minutes on the treadmill and did a STEEP hill interval again level zero  / level 11

then did upper body weight training

I burned 539 cals

and I am ready to jump in the shower and go do my TURKEY day food shopping :)

hugs,
Britt

Did you say that Jeremy recommended two hours per week for cardio and three sessions for weight training?  That's interesting that he said don't do cardio for weight loss.  That's what we always heard to do.