Fontano Fam Biggest Loser Competition

We started our new year off right as a family with a biggest loser competition.  What better way to provide motivation to shed a few pounds or maybe even 70 pounds? Okay, maybe the stomach band would be an easier route but we aren't going there.  That takes money and maybe even some insurance, neither of which I have.  What I do have is a weight circuit class at school that requires me to work out at least 45 times this semester in order to receive an A.  I want an A. I'm shooting for an A+ apparently. The class and the competition combined have me moving in the mornings.  I have been everyday this week and tonight I am feeling that a bit.  I have to work out for 30 minutes in order for it to count.  I do that and then I head up to the indoor track and add a mile run/walk to the work out.  Before starting this program my weigh in for last week was down 8 pounds from the original weigh in.  That felt good.  I have no idea what to expect for this weigh in.  I don't want to set myself up for disappointment so I don't want to assume I would even come close to matching week 1's weight loss.  If I do, I'll count it as a welcome surprise.  Anyhow, it is good.  I'm feeling the workouts pretty well as my body is a bit tired. Jump starting the metabolism is not an easy thing to do.  As far as diets, the sweets are gone.  Pretty much nothing with added sugar in it.  I am eating bread but not much and it is that 12 grain healthy variety of bread.  I don't know that I am packing in the food but I am certainly not starving.  My goal is to focus more on balanced nutrition and that seems to work okay.  No starvation diets or extreme fads.  Anyway, I feel good about the adjustments.  The weight may hang on a bit but the semester has a few months to go and I don't plan on getting anything less than an A in the class. I'm certainly hopeful that I will walk away from this healthier and stronger and perhaps with a little less girth.