a little motivation

First of all, I just want to thank each of one of you for all of your sweet comments on my "I have officially lost" post. You all made me smile. Lots of hard work at the gym, better food choices and participating in The Green Tangerines Biggest Loser Contest were a HUGE motivations for me. That very 1st challenge ended and we are gearing up for our 2nd challenge. You can check out the winners and see their results here. Pretty AMAZING results.

The 2nd Biggest Loser Challenge starts this Friday, April 29th. If you would like to join, you can call Green Tangerines (916-771-8010)and they will get you all signed up. I just officially signed up this morning and am SUPER excited to start again. Whether you want to lose just 20 lbs. or 50, it is a great way to motivate yourself. Anybody can sign up! There is even a men's challenge this time. Fun for all :-). We had girls from Florida and Utah participate us last time. The cost is $20.00. The grand prize winner of our last challenge won over $1,200.00. Not bad, huh? The 2nd and 3rd place girls took home a couple of hundred dollars, too. The more participants, the higher the prize totals. Who's in?

I have officially lost...

a small child. When I weighed in this morning, I was thrilled to discover that I was down another 5 lbs.(from just this week alone). That puts my total weight loss at 40.4 lbs.. Woot-Woot! I called my Mama this morning to share the good news with her and we likened it to losing Brody :-). This boy(almost)weighs 40 lbs.. He is lean and so tall. When I stopped and really thought about that little fact today, I almost cried. I still have a ways to go to hit my goal but 40 lbs. IS 4o lbs.. and I am doing it. To think that I was lugging that around & working out with those extra pounds on me makes me cringe. I can't imagine running around with him attached to my body...or doing pop squats...or walking lunges...or push ups(you get the idea). Just last week while I was at the gym and running a large lap, I thought (to myself) that I felt lighter while running. I was also thinking about how much I despised running. Just so you know, running is still something that I do NOT enjoy...but I am doing it:-)!




















For those of you who might be interested, Green Tangerines will be starting/hosting our 2nd annual Green Tangerines Biggest Loser Challenge next week. You can call the store at 916-771-8010 for more information. A little friendly competition is always good for the spirit!

biggest loser...

Green Tangerines style!








First of all, how stinkin' cute is that picture/header? My super talented friend, Mer created it for the Green Tangerines Weight Loss Challenge Blog. She is amazing!

Okay friends, I am so excited about this challenge. Green Tangerines is hosting a 12 week weight loss challenge...perfect for all of our New Year Resolutions, right? It does not matter where you live, anyone and ALL can join in and compete. You just need a scale, a digital camera and some motivation. As a side note, every ones weight will be kept totally confidential with the store owner. There will be weekly prizes, blog posts, recipes and cash prizes for the top 3 winners. You can read all about the challenge and official rules over on the official Green Tangerines Biggest Loser Challenge Blog.

If you are so in on this challenge like I am, head over to the GT Biggest Loser Blog and check it out and leave us a comment!

p.s. you have to actually call the store to register...not hard at all.

p.s.s. yours truly is one of the blog hosts for this challenge. I have participated in something very similar to this and it was F-U-N. So much so, that I lost 25 lbs.. What are you waiting for, check it out!