In other news, obviously I'm alive and I'm doing a couple new things. Not totally new, but new to this blog.
The Biggest Loser Challenge is still going on at school. Pot is well over $300 for the winner, over $100 for 2nd place, so the competition has been pretty stiff. I'm currently in 4th place and slightly annoyed by that fact as I do think I would be doing better if I hadn't lost a full week to the flu. It wasn't the "lose 10 lbs." flu, it was the "run an insanely high fever and want to stuff your face 24/7" flu. The achiness was pretty impressive and not something I feel like experiencing ever again if I can avoid it. And no... I did not get my flu shot. There were five of us that got the flu at work. I am the only one who did not get the flu shot and I was not the first one who got it. It's still up for debate as to whether or not I will get the shot next year.
Next new thing: Shredders Challenge. Basically, a trainer at the gym has set up a weekly meeting where a group of us weigh in and then do a little seminar together with the trainer. She talks us through different things and helps give ideas as to how to avoid stuff/challenges that pop up. The biggest part of the whole challenge is the food plan. She gave us a list of foods at the beginning of the challenge that we can eat. We can ONLY eat off the list. The quick and dirty on the list is that we're sticking with clean foods. The first couple weeks were crazy tough, but things are starting to get easier. Ironically, I am having a hard time eating enough calories and I feel like I'm eating all the time. There are certain foods I am starting to get sick of, so I'm planning on trying to use some new recipes this week.
It took a bit to get back to where I was before I quit smoking, and now I am finally below that point and continuing to work my way down!
It took a bit to get back to where I was before I quit smoking, and now I am finally below that point and continuing to work my way down!
And I'm exhausted... Good night.
