update: weight watchers and the biggest loser

i've never been into the biggest loser. i would catch a few glimpses every now and then when i lived with my sorority sister kallie. she loved that show! but i never really got into, that is until this last season.

trav and i started watching it together on netflix and i just couldn't get enough. i think i watched four episodes in a row one night! and they're like an hour and a half long :)

i feel in love with the trainers this season but my fav are bob and jillian for sure. their knowledge is extensive and their dedication is insane! although, i think i like bob a little better simply because he's a little nicer and i'm def not the tough love kind of person when it comes to weight loss.

my fav team this season was the purple team. the sister team was hilarious and worked so hard.

olivia on the right is an opera singer living in new york and hannah on the right is her younger sister. each of them started around 260 and ended around 130. 1/2 their size? you bet!

these two women were extremely inspirational all season long but on the second to last episode they both said something that struck me hard.

olivia said her weight was like a suit of armor she wore to protect herself against being hurt. and hannah said the hardest thing she ever did was ask for help. because asking for help with her weight was like admitting that she was failing at life, failing herself for not taking care of her body and living to the fullest every day.

i can def relate to that. it's hard to ask for help. it's hard to do the right thing and take care of yourself. it's hard when there are so many temptations out there. and it's hard to make a decision to change your life.

but it worked for them...

they are the two in the middle, whoa baby! don't they look great? i mean i wish i looked like that. (all in good time!) and they just beamed with joy and happiness. they overcame their physical and emotional issues and made a change to better their lives one day at a time.

i am so happy to say that i've made that same decision. no, i'm not going on the biggest loser. (i don't way nearly enough, which is a good thing!) but i am changing my life one day at a time.

my life changed 6 months ago when i decided to join ww. i've lost a total of 28.5 pounds and while i wish that number was bigger, i'm still on track to meet my goal weight by the end of the year. i've gotten my diet under control (which i knew would be the hardest part for me) and i've started doing the hard work; cardio and strength training.

travis and i recently joined the gym and while i hate spending money on that, i knew this time around i wasn't going to waste it!

today was our first day of getting back into it and i'm happy to report that we went to spin class at 5:30 am! yes, you read that correctly! i woke up at 4:55 am this morning to work out. i can't even believe those words myself but i feel GREAT! i knew i would. one of my fav healthy living bloggers always says, "i never regret a workout." and it's so true. getting there is the hard part but once i'm there, i never regret it.

our plan for now is to get to the 5:30 am class monday, tuesday, thursday and friday for a good cardio workout and then do strength training (kettle bells and jillian's dvd) two to three times a week after work. i'll also still be walking the dog but that's more for him now than me!

i'm finally settling into a routine that i love and know i can stick with and that excites me. if fact i was so excited about this "new" life that i smiled all through spinning class this morning, yeah, i'm a weirdo!