I wake up this sunny Sunday morning and hop onto facebook. Courtney from biggest loser is inviting us to lose weight for a chance to win money. Seriously? Hmmm...
Weight loss yo-yo:
Short story: 7 years ago I was at my heaviest weight, 232lbs. 5 years ago I had lost 52 lbs and weighted in at 180lbs!!! Today, I'm back to my heaviest weight. :(
Long story: Moving to Colorado from Virginia to be with my eHarmony boyfriend caused me to "stress eat". But once I had gained 30 lbs back, I knew I needed to get it off again. So, I joined a lot of 5K's and starting running- something I had never loved to do before. I lost 20 lbs, but then 3 years ago, I started having complications with both knees. So, in the winter of 2013, I had two knee cap surgeries. This caused me to lose my motivation towards losing weight.
January 2014- I'm determined to lose weight again. I join a local kickboxing gym and started kicking. March 2014, while in Hawaii on Spring Break, I injured my right hip bone and damaged my sciatic nerve. Since then I have pretty much been on the "poor me" band wagon and am now back up to my heaviest weight.
I know I can do more exercise than my mind tells me. In fact, I was invited to hike the Salkantay Pass on our way to visit Machu Picchu. I hiked for 4 days straight! I am an avid traveler and being hurt was not going to stand in my way of the trip of a lifetime.
I work for the school system and of course I tell myself that I am going to "get serious" during the summer and work hard at losing weight. And of course, nothing happens. Ironically, this diet bet is going to start on the same day I go back to work for the upcoming school year.
I am determined to win my money back. This may be the perfect thing for me to do. Thank you Courtney for showing me what this "dietbet" is all about. I've never heard of it until today and now I've joined a team!