Results are in...

...and I am SUPER EXCITED about them!  I am so glad that I heard of this group and found a way to join, even when it seemed next to impossible given our money situation ten weeks ago (a lot has changed since then, it seems like it has been way longer since Travis got his new job!)!  I am grateful for the amazing and *WAY TOUGH* women that were in my group and kept me motivated, my trainer who chased me down the time I tried to give up, and my fabulous husband and mom who took such good care of my sweet and patient babies and gave me tons of support.  There you have it, my acceptance speech!  I WON!!  I lost 49.8 POUNDS for a total of 19% of my starting weight, and THIRTY INCHES!  It is definitely not over, let's be honest, but I am half way to my goal and I feel awesome!  Sports Academy took before and after pictures, and after they send them to me I will post them... well, maybe! :)

2 Weeks Left...

...of Ultimate Loser.  Holy cow, it is hard to believe it has been two months already!  Well, so far things are going FANTASTIC!  I have lost just over FORTY POUNDS since starting and am in FIRST PLACE for the prize.  My trainer has a blast coming up with crazy stuff for us to do.  We did everything this week from pushing her car up a hill (like, a looonngg hill!) to running stairs and doing sprints on the field at the stadium.  GOOD STUFF!

Still Going Strong

I know, I know, I have cute sweet smart babies, and I should probably write about them sometimes.  But, not today! :)

Today wrapped up week six of the Ultimate Loser Challenge.  I am excited to say that, out of 22 people, I AM WINNING THE CONTEST!!  I have been working out at least two hours each day (and trying to stay moving even when I am not at the gym) and have been logging every calorie that I eat.  It is paying off!  I have lost 26.8 pounds since I started six weeks ago!  The contest is judged by percentage of body weight lost, and right now I am at 10.24%.  I have a lot of great competition.  These ladies all totally kick butt!  But, that is a good thing because they definitely keep me motivated.

Four weeks left of the competition and I still have some big goals to accomplish. 

The Ultimate Loser Update

I am feeling super excited about The Ultimate Loser again.  Last week and the first half of this week was gloomy, but my knees are *mostly* better now and I am back to the Gym-Three-Hours-A-Day routine.  The weigh-in today left me 6.2 pounds down.  Wahoo!

Frustrating!!

I have been so excited about this Ultimate Loser experience!!  I have given it everything I have to the point of puking!!  And now, for almost a week, I have been unable to do any weight bearing exercise.  That includes eliptical.  And I am FRUSTRATED.  It is only a ten week program and, after the two-three weeks the doctor estimates I will be out (patella-something-or-other) I am feeling at least a little short changed.

I am feeling lucky to have good trainers, though.  I will be doing separate workouts (upperbody) while everyone else gets the real thing, but at least I will have the help of some super-knowlegeable people.  And I am still in love with my Exerspy and my Dotfit program, so that's a plus.

My second weigh-in (last Friday) left me down another 3.8 pounds, so even without the exercising I am off to a decent start.  Just imagine if I could really give it my all...

1st Weigh-In (Dun Dun Dunnnnnnnn)

The first day of Ultimate Loser was this past Monday, so this weigh-in only reflects the past five (well, we weighed first thing this morning, so four) days.  The exciting total:  FIVE POUND WEIGHT LOSS in 4 days!!

The Ultimate Loser!!

I am SO FREAKIN' PUMPED!!  Today was day four of  the Sports Academy Ultimate Loser training.  It is SO HARD!!  I am absolutely shaking by the end of (middle of... 5 minutes into) it.  We alternate between two awesome trainers and mix up the workouts like crazy.  In addition to the one hour of ass-kicking training I have been meeting my goal of an additional hour at the gym.  I am not at the point where I stay after training... I come home for an hour or two between, but I always go back!  

One of the most awesome things that this program entails is an EXERSPY (updated Body Bugg, like Biggest Loser contestants wear).  It is FREAKY how much this thing knows!!  I wear it all of the time (minus showers) on my upper arm and it constantly tracks my activity and the calories that I have burned.  You can click into each MINUTE OF THE DAY and see how many calories were burned.  You can also find out sleep patterns.  Even though I lay in bed for about eight hours each night (so I totally thought I was sleeping eight hours) when I clicked into the breakdown it showed how often I was awake and laying down, or when I would sit up for a minute, and also when I was actually asleep.  After taking it all into account it turns out I am only sleeping just over six hours each night!

The Exerspy goes along with a food log (type in what you ate and it finds the calorie intake right down to taking the brand you were eating into account) that updates calories and compares to the calorie expenditure and at any give time you can see your calorie deficit!  It is SO EXCITING!  I weigh in tomorrow, but I feel super-good about it!  Even though I am the biggest chick in the group I am doing very well at keeping up and, well, KICKING BUTT!!