Week 4 Results- Game 4

I juuuust barely made goal. Which makes me even happier that I snuck in a 2nd workout last night- another 3 mile run! Go me!

So for this past round, I lost a total of 14 lbs or 5.67%. Which is great. But I must admit that I was not able to successfully manage myself the week and a half off in between the last game and this one. And the bulk of my weight loss from this game was weight that I lost in December and gained back in during that brief period of time off.

Yes, I'm happy that I lost 14 lbs, but in reality it wasn't really 14 lbs. And I'm committed to really not eating "like my ship is going down" (thanks for that nugget Katie!) between games.

With this round of the game over, and another one ready to start next Wednesday, I've put a few things into place to ensure I'm not acting like a complete ahole during the game off time.

First, starting tomorrow, at the end of each day, I'm updating my blog with what I've eaten in that day. I can say, with 100% certainty, that if I have to write my food on here, I will absolutely be mindful and think twice before I decide to shove shitty food in my mouth for six straight days! Secondly, we created a side challenge where we have to pay an extra $10 PER POUND gained from our final weigh-in today until our first weigh-in for the next game beginning on Wednesday, February 10th. I'm hopeful that both of these things will help me keep things in check. Let's hope so!

We're still waiting to get the final scores back, but it's looking very likely that we'll be the winning team. And I'm definitely in the running for being the biggest loser. I am the top loser on my individual team, but tomorrow I'll find out if I lost the most out of both teams. I'd love to win that, yet at the same time, it's not as good of a win if it wasn't weight I already lost in the last game.

I'm going to bed tonight happy and satiated. Girls night consisted of pizza, beer (three beers had me nearly wasted- on a scale of 0-10 AUDREY! I felt like I was at a 10, but in reality I was around 6), ice cream and a taste of flourless chocolate cake.

Tomorrow, it's back to the gym, and mostly back on program!

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Week 1 Results- Game 5

This morning we had our first weigh-in for Game 5. I am happy to report that I lost 7.6lbs (or 3.08%) to be this week's "biggest loser." Which means I'm $50 richer! Now, I am very very happy with my results, but I also have to confess that I believe this is a much better examples of just how off the game I went and how much I over-indulged while I was on a break for the game for a week and a half. It doesn't take away how much harder I was working this past week, but that is a fact- I ate like an ahole during the week and a half between game 4 and 5. I still haven't mastered that part yet.

Anyway, a very short post, but there's today's good news! Go team go!

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Game On- Round 5 Begins!

Today I began another round of the Game On! Diet. It seems to have taken on a life of its own at work, which has been really exciting. It adds an entirely different element to the game. And with this being something like my 5th round of the game, I'm grateful for the opportunity to be motivated by many of my co-workers who are doing it the first time around.

Yesterday I hosted a conference call for over 20 people in my company who were about to begin the Game for the first time. It was amazing to see how far the game has reached and how a small handful of us have inspired so many other people to get on board.

More lessons learned and confirmed over my days off. I really shouldn't take days off. I'm just not there. I act like a complete ahole when I'm not on Game. I eat whatever I want. I don't workout. I ruin any progress I've made during the last round of the Game. And it's generally just a big waste of my time to take a significant amount of time off the game. So I'm determined to make better choices during the next break- which likely includes getting a side game in between.

I went to Trader Joe's (two different visits to two different stores because apparently every single f'n Trader Joe's has run out of almost everything in their stores) and stocked up on Game food. The dood who checked me out at the 2nd Trader Joe's store actually commented on my food and complimented me on my healthy groceries. It made me laugh, but also made me happy. It was so easy to get back into the game. By the end of my time off, I was craving the structure, knowing how important it was for me to stop the nonsense.

So this morning I woke up, weighed myself, ignored the number on the scale as anything other than my starting point for this game, got dressed and off I went for the gym. My body felt different. I felt like I had extra padding. Although I don't know how much of this is a mental thing. When I don't treat my body well, when I abuse food and don't place any emphasis on nutrition and exercise, I feel the effects immediately...at least I think I do. And regardless of how I may have treated my body in the past week and a half, I was happy that running didn't make me want to kill myself. So I'm not that far off program.

I'm feeling really great about this round of the game. I'm hopeful that I'll move beyond the weight that I've been hovering at. And in general, I'm very excited for this new year. It's easier for me to take care of myself. It's not such a struggle to step away from work. Or to ask for help. Or to say no to things that are going to get in the way of the Game. I enjoy the challenge of the game and am looking forward to kicking some serious ass in the next four weeks!

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