Tamira

A group of us at work have our own Biggest Loser club.  The last weigh in is on May 18.  Currently she is in the lead, but I am the team leader.  Yesterday one of the team members said to me, you should go ahead and give me the money since I am pretty much the winner.  It wasnt her words as much as the arrogance on her face and the tone of her voice.

So now my goal is to beat her not achieve my mini-goal, however I have made them one in the same.  I know that is the wrong reason, but it has defintely jarred me back into my regular exercise routine. Health not wealth has always been my motivator which I tried to share with the group.  Obviously, we are all not on the same path.

The new session was supposed to start on the Tuesday after Labor Day.  Almost everyone I asked wanted to know how many people had joined so far.  After the 3rd question like that I finally asked why.  Of course the answer was if there arent enough people then there would not be a big prize at the end.

I understand that it’s nice to have that incentive, but the prize should be having a healthy lifestyle for a life time.  So instead of doing Yoga 3x’s a week, I am going everyday, and this morning I woke up at 4:30 and did an hour on the bike.  I know I will reap the benefits of her arrogance, but my main goal is to continue my work after this is over.  I have worked too hard the past year to let someone declare herself the winner based on a few number.  Maybe I can put my toes on the scale when she weighs in! 

Since I am a nightime eater, my daughter now has a mission that involves money (of course).  For every day she doesnt let me eat after dinner (unless it’s a piece of fruit) She gets one dollar.  If I do eat after, she loses a dollar.  Hopefully she will be a very rich 10 year old!

 All The Best!

T