Me and my co-workers are into week three of training now and have added some incentive by playing the Biggest Loser. We all pitched in twenty bucks to start. We weigh in each Friday morning before 8:30 and for every half pound gained, we put in fifty cents. At our holiday break, the person with the biggest weight loss gets the pot. Not an insignificant amount of money with the number of people we have playing. Of course, people are already finding ways to "cheat". We all now know to the ounce how much each pair of pants and shoes and other clothing items we own weighs so we can wear the lightest possible outfit on Fridays. Ought to start calling it "no-panty Friday". Every ounce counts. No one will eat breakfast until after the weigh-in. Couple of people won't weigh in until after they've spent some time sitting on the throne. It gets pretty funny listening to all the excuses and innovative ways to push that number on the scales down.
I feel like I have a long way to go to reach any of the goals I have set for myself and progress is slow. That's okay though. Slow loss is weight more likely to stay off and the strength and stamina will come in time. I'm up to 2 1/2 miles at a 19 minute mile pace which is twice as far as I could get two weeks ago. Doesn't sound like much to most people, but it's a real accomplishment for me.
Trying to be patient is the hardest part. Trying not to embarrass yourself in front of friends is motivation enough to keep at it.
I think it is cool that you are trying to lose weight. Aldo remember that muscle weighs more then fat and you should also do a body fat count every once in a while. I hated to run while I was in the military. Just keep the activity.
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