I JUST "SCALED" MYSELF

I honestly try not to weigh at home very often. It's not healthy for me (mentally) to do that but every once in a while I just have a strong desire to know where I'm at...if I'm not losing weight then I might need to pay more close attention to my diet.

So I drag the dusty ol' scale out of the depths of my closet. After I weighed myself, Katie was so excited that she yelled (jumping up and down) "I want to scale myself, tooooooooooo!!!" Little does she realize that this excitement will quickly fade once she becomes a teenager! :) Katie asked if I was happy with the scale and I said yes....that each day I become more and more healthy and it makes me very happy. She smiled and said she was happy, too.

I was so relieved to see that the scale moved down further - at last. Ever since losing weight from the pneumonia I knew my metabolism must've been off. I hardly ate! So it's a huge relief to begin to lose weight again!! I won't officially post a loss until I get on Chad's scale...but it's a few more pounds lost.

Speaking of losing pounds, Chad is running a "Biggest Loser" contest at Shaping Concepts. Along with a dozen or so people, I'm competing for the greatest amount of weight lost during a specific time period. So far I'm not meeting my own expectations for this contest. In fact, I had hoped to win but I'm fearful I may have lost a bit of momentum. But I have just over 2 weeks left in the contest. If I can step it up...maybe I can still win!!!! The prize is 8 free sessions which comes out to $280.

Also (I'm really talkative today!!), I can feel myself getting so much stronger!!!!!!!!
I can really feel it! It's the coolest thing. It's the BEST!!! And I received the absolute nicest comment from one of Chad's clients yesterday. He's noticing that my hard work is paying off and it shows. That movitates me even MORE to work hard!!

(Don't pay attention to the fact that I have no top on in this picture! Scary picture, huh?? lol)

What excites you the most about exercise, health and nutrition? When was the last time you were at your peak conditioning? Do you think you can achieve that result again? If so, how do you plan to do it? X_____________________??? :)