Congratulations!! You all did amazing!! Well, almost all of you... You know who I'm talking to...
I am so proud of you all for working so hard and for sticking it out almost all year. Now it's time to start up again!!
Here are the details for our "mini-season."
Start day was October 2nd. End day will be December 31st.
Entry fee is $30 and was due to me by October 15th (that was yesterday!!)
We will be following the same weigh-in schedule as last time with monthly weigh-ins on the first of each month. So Nov. 1st and Dec. 1st you will send me your weight by midnight. Dec. 31st we will have our finale where once again I will admire you wearing as little as you can get away with while stepping on the scale.
Here is the list of contestants I have so far:
Clifford
JoAnn
Justin
Matt
Andrea
Melanie
Kari
Galen
Erin
Andrew
Taci
Logan
Cami
I know most of your goals so I will try to keep on top of you and encourage you anyway I can so you can reach them.
I am so excited to start over once again and I hope you are super excited as well! Let's make this season the best one yet!! In fact, how about a few challenges to make it interesting?
As you can see in the top corner, the last go around you all lost a total of 103 pounds! So great! But, I have a feeling you can do better. I am challenging you to lose more than 103 pounds in the next 3 months. Sound like a lot? It's really not! If everyone loses at least 8 pounds you will have it in the bag. Challenge accepted?? I hope so!
Ok, on to my favorite part!! I don't know if any of you know this or not but I really enjoy running. Running is an awesome way to lose weight, as well as an excellent stress reliever. I love it because it is just me and the road and my crazy thoughts. A few minutes I can take all for myself to enjoy and ponder life. Since I love this sport so much I try to bring as many people into it as I can. So, when Kari suggested doing a 5k on Dec. 31st before the weigh-in I jumped at the idea! How about it?! You're all in right? Think of how awesome it would be to have our huge (in number not size) family all run together! So here is the link for the Beat the New Year 5k in Sugar House.
I know a few of you are thinking "yea right, I could never do that" but the truth is, you really can!! The people on the real Biggest Loser are morbidly obese and after 6 months many of them run a marathon (26.2 miles.) So it should be easy to get ready for a 5k (3.1 miles) in 3 long months. I will be very sad if people skip out, just to let you know. :) Check out the free podcast "Couch to 5k" for an amazing beginners training schedule.
Well, I believe that is all I have for you for now. Keep up the good work and remember I am here for you if you need anything at all!! Good luck!!
