Final Tally: Not Bad. Not Good Enough, But Not Bad!

Two months ago when we started this journey I said my goal was to drop 15 pounds.

This afternoon when I finished working out and hopped on the scale, three great numbers popped up.

182.

Since I started at 197, that means I actually pulled it off. 15 pounds lost in two months. Overall, I’m pretty happy. Especially considering I spent 10 days of the contest on vacation in Europe, 5 days in NYC for SES and a full two weeks sick enough I couldn’t work out.

Granted, it wasn’t anywhere close to enough to keep up with Scottie. This is why the phrase “Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line” keeps getting replayed as “Never go in against Atkins when rapid weight loss is on the line.”

Really though, I’m thrilled for Scottie! She’s done amazing, as has most everyone in the contest. Collectively, we lost 101 pounds. That’s not bad. Not bad at all!

I know the contest has been life changing for me. I’d been looking for that kick in the butt to get me started for about a year and this was what it took. After four years spent pregnant or nursing, I know I’m done with the baby thing. That means it’s time to get myself in shape so I can spend time really enjoying my kids. At 197, I just didn’t have the energy to do as much with them as I would have liked. The two months of this contest have resulted in a complete reeducation for me about food and have locked in my love of exercise.

My goal is to drop another 15 pounds by SES San Jose in August. That’s 4 months to get myself down to 167. That would put me thinner than I’ve been since I was a junior in high school. It would also pretty much put me at my goal weight.

With that in mind, I’ll be keeping my blog going here. I won’t be posting daily meal tallies or photos anymore, but I will be making weekly posts with progress, exercise updates and the like. If you’d like to stick around, that’d be cool. Always good to have company.

Personal thanks also go out to all the sponsors who came on board. Google was kind enough to join us as a site wide sponsor, which rocked. I’d like to say a big “you rock” thanks to Search Engine Strategies, Freshbooks, Search Engine Guide, and Planet Chiropractic for coming on as site sponsors for my area of the blog.

Finally, special thanks to Michael, Karen and Judy. I know you all read this blog on a regular basis. Thanks for sticking by me, thanks for your encouragement. You guys rock.