Biggest Loser Contest

 

I've been Competing in a Weight loss Competition for the last 5 weeks. So far I've been doing great, with consistent weight loss each week. As a group, we meet at Badger Mountain every Monday morning to climb the mountain and then weigh in to see if all our hard work from the previous week has paid off. This was my first Monday morning to get bad news. I gained 2 pounds! Can anyone say- Crappy! (OK, so it might have been the 3 nights of eating out, or the bowl of popcorn I ate the night before the weigh in, or that I'm starting my period in 2 days, but it still really sucks.) I feel like I worked really hard this week and that it was for nothing. I have a hard time seeing the bigger picture, which is that I'm 11 pounds down from where I started, I'm working out daily, and getting healthier everyday.

Instead, I'm thinking what a loser, I gained 2 pounds this week. Ahhhhhh!

A girlfriend sent this email to me and I thought it was a great analogy for weightloss and not giving up and throwing in the towel.
If you forgot to brush your teeth last night...
If you forgot to brush your teeth last night, did you decide this morning to throw in the towel and never brush your teeth again? Since you're obviously a slob who doesn't have enough self- discipline to remember to brush your teeth, why bother brushing them at all if you forgot to last night?
Of course not.
So if you had ice cream for dinner last night, or didn't exercise yesterday, or gained a pound this week, don't throw in the towel! Make a healthier choice for dinner tonight by eating something lean. Go for a short walk. Weigh in again next week.
Just do NOT give up.

Moral of the story, I'm not giving up. I'm going to keep brushing my teeth.
I am going to continue to make good choices to become a healthier and happier person!