2010 ~ Week 11

Hola! I'm back on track baby!! Two days ago my hubby and I were watching The Biggest Loser on NBC. I know the show has been on for several seasons, but I have to admit it was our first time watching this program. The individual stories inspired me to get off my big butt, stop making excuses, and do something to shed the weight towards a healthier body.

In case you have been hiding under a rock- The Biggest Loser is a reality show. The contestants are divided into two teams and each week they work hard to lose weight. The teams compete against each other by playing games and losing weight. By the end of the week, they are evaluated by how much weight they have lost as a team. Individual results matter because the losing team must eliminate a team member. As the season progresses, the remaining contestants compete independently. The final weigh-in includes the contestants that had been eliminated during the season and the winner {The Biggest Loser} is determined by how much weight was lost individually- or something along those lines.

Towards the end of the episode we were watching, I was able to relate to one of the contestants, Stephanie. She had been working hard to shed weight. She ate consciously, performed the same work-outs as everyone else on her team, and slept for the standard amount of time. However, Stephanie only lost two pounds in that week. My heart sank for her because it reminded me of my struggles back in January. I was working hard only to lose a pound or two. Past efforts also plagued me with similar results. There were many times when I would not lose a single pound within a week. More than two years ago when I had my trainer, I had incremental weight loss and over the course of 10 months I had only lost about 24 pounds. {As you may recall, shortly later in that year I began to regain the weight and then some.} It has been a frustrating journey.

Many people have suggested to me that perhaps I have some medical condition that has disabled me to drop the pounds. For the most part I am very healthy, with the exception of my high triglycerides. My glands do tend to swell every-now and then, but previous tests have found nothing unusual about my health.

The next day following the segment of The Biggest Loser, I was energized and I had a Great work-out at the gym. I also took the time to weigh myself. Ay, dios mio! Here it is:

Weight:  195 lbs

Waist:  37"  

I think I'm bloated because the numbers ▲ don't make sense; my waist size should be larger. After my last work-out a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to check my weight at the doctor's office when I took in my youngest for a check-up. My previous weight was in fact 190 lbs. This means I gained a whopping 5 pounds over these past what 4 or 5 weeks? I don't want to count anymore; it hurts too much to do it!

It takes about 20 days to develop a habit, according to a psychology class I took back in my college days. *ego bruising, trying to stay strong* Today is day two- I can do this people!!

Asta luego!