Day 1 - And they're off!

9AM officially marks the start of the Biggest Loser competition at work!

We had a choice of taking off today for MLK Day or President's Day in February. Coming off the holiday high, I decided to stick it out until Feb when I'm sure I'll need the break even more!

So it's pretty quiet around here today, which is GOOD....I didn't have to fight any vultures off while I took my first step onto the scale-o-doom for the initial weigh in. I made to sure to make a quick stop at McDonalds this morning for some hotcakes - gotta bulk up before the weigh in. Seth and I pretty much pigged out this weekend in preparation for the beginning-of-the-end. But I must admit, I feel pretty awful today. A three day binge can really bring a girl down, literally.

I'm pretty sure I heard the scale groan when I stepped on this morning...or maybe that was me groaning when the numbers flashed. Remember that "honesty" thing I mentioned in my previous post...well here it comes...a whooping 184. *Sigh* Well that was painful.

Now that we've gotten past that punch in the face, let's move on the my GOALS.
Goal #1: Last year I started at 178 and ended at 160. AND I WILL GET BACK TO 160! So that's 24 pounds....9 weeks.....13.5% loss. The winner last year lost 10.98% so with 13.5% I should have it in the bag! I need to lose 3 pounds every week, 6 pounds at every bi-weekly weigh in. Here's the breakdown:

Weigh-In             Goal
Jan 30                 178
Feb 20                172
Mar 5                  166
Mar 19                160

Goal #2: My target weight for my wedding day is 130. Totally do-able in 271 days...right??...right?? That's only 1 pound a week, 2 pounds for every bi-weekly weight in. Here's the breakdown:

Weigh-In           Goal
Apr 2                158
Apr 16              156
Apr 30              154
May 14             152
May 28             150
Jun 11              148
Jun 25              146
July 9               144
July 23             142
Aug 6               140
Aug 20             138
Sept 3              136
Sept 17            134
Oct 1               132
Oct 13             130!!!

Now that all the numbers are out on the table, it's time to get to work! Never fear....ZUMBA tonight! For the past 6 weeks, I've been taking a Zumba class in the office after work on Mondays. I'll be sure to tell our instructor to step it up tonight...the game is officially on!

On that note - I think I'll go for a walk on my lunch break!