Looks like I've got some catching up to do. 3 weeks to work out success. I guess I should start now by cutting out all of the junk/candy/brownies/fast food. That might help.

Not all that I'd hope for.

So I'm down....wait for it..........wait for it............one half of a pound. yeah. But I am also down one percent body fat. So I'm going with it being a building week. I'm building. It will probably take a couple of weeks but after that, you'd better watch out! I fully plan on being the biggest loser here! (uh, did I just say that?)

In other gym news. There is a guy who works out there who totally looks like a hybrid of Chuck and Ray's brother on Everybody Loves Raymond. Every time I see him (which is frequently, apparently our workout schedules coincide) I think, "Hey, that guy looks like Chuck." Really. I think it every time. Not kidding.
There's another guy who works out there with total porno-arms. He has porn tattoos all over his arms. Why would you do that?
Thursday when I was there 3 of the 5 bathroom stalls were out of toilet paper. They put signs on the stall doors saying, "Temporarily out of toilet paper. Sorry for the inconvenience." Huh?! There is a Safeway across the street! Fix the "inconvenience"!!
When I first started going to this gym the bathroom/shower area were always pretty well maintained. Now the showers smell like mildew. Every. Single. Day. And I go at all different times of the day depending on how the kids are. Plus the toilet bowls have a ring around the inside. You know, where the water is in the bowl. You know the rings that you get when you haven't cleaned the toilet in a while. You know....right?.....right?.....it's not just me......right?......
These are the important things I have learned while working out. So, I'll see you all here next week. Be prepared to marvel at my amazing physique!

The Trash Talk Starts NOW

I am (probably) not one of those people that's going to keep any sort of weight loss a secret. And as I have already mentioned that I am a BIG talker, I feel it is only in keeping with my duty as such to inform you that I lost 2 pounds last week. Without working out.

Yep, 181.

Also, I got up and went to the gym this morning. Catch me if you can, suckas!

Last I checked I weighed 168 lbs (I stepped on a scale at Gabe's doctor's office last week...he he).

That's makes it 15 lbs to my "pre-pregnancy" weight, 18 lbs to my "goal" weight and 21-23 lbs to my "man...that's awesome" weight.

It's a good thing I can't work out for another 4 weeks...otherwise I would kick all y'all's butts! (Ooohhhh...some serious trash talk going on...take that!)

Hello fellow Losers

I weighed myself before and after my workout as a matter of interest. Before my workout I weighed 145 lbs and after I weighed 147 lbs. I ask you, my exercise gurus, why that is? Is it because I drank 2 bottles of water or is there some cool muscle explanation? Maybe a combination of both?
For my official Loser Competition Extrodinare starting weight I figured I'd go with 146 as a nice average. If you have any thoughts about it, speak now. I would hate for there to be any question about my winning when I take home the coveted squirt bottle.... (I hope it's solid gold. That would come in real handy!)

The Challenge Spectacular

I am here for you to answer all your questions about the weightloss challenge. See how supportive I can be as I prepare to kick all of your tushies?

Sheena - we shall measure body weight percentage by taking your total poundage lost and dividing it by your starting weight. For example, I am starting at 183, if I lose 30 pounds (oooo, I'm so gonna do it) then I would divide 30 by 183 to give me a total of 16% lost (gotta multiply by 100 to move the decimal place to the correct spot). Let me know if there's confusion.

Chari - we shall not charge for pounds gained because, well, that sucks. And we're all about not sucking here at I'm Losing It. The three months shall begin on April 15th, so that we are at exactly half of the month, and therefore I can keep it somewhat straight in my brain.

Melanie - NO. Nice try though :)

SO. Everybody is going to weigh in on the 15th (that's this Thursday, y'all) with their official starting weights. From then on it is up to you how often you choose to post...You may choose to keep us all in the dark about how well you're doing, OR, you may choose to post updates that bespeak your awesomeness, thereby inspiring the aforementioned competiveness in the extreme in yours truly.

Bytheby, I have decided that the winner, in addition to winning the pot o' gold at the end of our collective rainbow shall also receive a squirt bottle, perfect for the onceaweek combing of boys hair before church and/or the onceamonth mopping of kitchen floors.

Are we all clear then? I expect to see posts of starting weights no later than Thursday! On your mark, get set, GO!!!

FRICK

183

This sucks.

Therefore, I, Valerie, upon some serious reflection, and finding that I am in need of some serious motivation, and also, knowing myself to be a competitive person in the extreme, (and also because my awesome boyfriend has decided to lose weight and has lost 6 lbs already this week and I cannot, repeat cannot go back to being the fat one in a relationship) do hereby challenge all of you to a Biggest Loserish type competition.

The rules shall be simple - put up $5 each, and at the end of three months the person with the greatest body weight percentage lost wins the pot. See the Biggest Loserish similarity?

I'm not sure if this technically falls under gambling or not, so don't play if you're concerned about it. BUT, I am totally willing to lose $5 in my weightloss efforts.....or more succinctly put, I am totally willing to win the pot as I put you all to massive amounts of shame (oh, bytheway, I am a BIG talker, and you should get used to it).

So, who's in?