Made it another week!!! This is getting VERY tough! The smaller people are killing us in the challenges and of course don't need to lose much to gain a higher % of loss. Overall I placed 7Th in weight loss with 4.8 pounds lost. Something was up with that scale I am afraid because it weighed me about a pound less than the scale at home. I hope this doesn't hurt me this week! Mother nature came and went this week starting on Saturday.....PMS stinks when you are in a weight-loss competition!
The challenge was on the escalators in the mall. They turned the two in the middle of crossroads mall to the going down position and put 12 of us on each side. Basically whoever lasted the longest won the challenge. I lasted a whopping 2.07 minutes! STOP LAUGHING! :) It was very hard. My legs weren't as tired as my heart was. Not sure why, but I was gasping for air. The winner(s) lasted 45 minutes. Keep in mind the there were 3 people left up there. One is a police officer, one was a young puppy, like 20-something and the other a marathon runner. All much lighter than about half the people there. Very strong! The marathon runner was UP for the week so the other two guys bailed and let her win......STUPID. Because of that my teammate, Jason, his wife was eliminated even though she had a better number than her and one other person. Now, I don't think these guys realized they just left someone who can beat them in the competitions in the contest.........
The contest is getting tougher, the workouts are getting tougher, but the results are showing. I am hoping for a good week this week. After posting BIG numbers two weeks in a row I feel like I am going to hit a wall soon though. Let's hope now.
This Saturday our challenge is at the gym. I found out today it is the One Ton challenge. Basically we will be moving ONE TON of weights from point A to point B......
I also found out on April 11Th we will be moving an AIRPLANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRING IT ON BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am down 25.6 pounds total since Jan. 28Th.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Another new milestone!
Tonight I got on my treadmill and jogged ONE MILE without stopping! I havent done that since high school. I can't explain the feeling I had when that light turned over......
Keep in mind this is AFTER already taking RPM (spin) class this morning and working so hard sweat was running into my eyes and dripping off my chin.
It has been a great day!!!!!!!!
Keep in mind this is AFTER already taking RPM (spin) class this morning and working so hard sweat was running into my eyes and dripping off my chin.
It has been a great day!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Mid-week 6
FREAKING PMS!!!!!!!!!!
Swollen, tired, crabby! I am having a tough week. I am trying to work hard, trying to stay focused even though I just want a nap.
It is Wednesday and I am up one pound from Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. I need to drop 2-3lbs this week.
Swollen, tired, crabby! I am having a tough week. I am trying to work hard, trying to stay focused even though I just want a nap.
It is Wednesday and I am up one pound from Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. I need to drop 2-3lbs this week.
Week 5
I felt great this week! Full of energy, strong, mental ready to hit it hard. I KNEW I was going to have a good week. I HAD to! I started my week off going into the gym and taking Body Combat...then two-a-days everyday. I felt myself shrinking everyday.
Still feeling weak during our team sessions. Just cant keep up with Jean and Jason. My knee is also starting to hurt again.
The challenge this week was the toughest yet. We met at Branch Gymnastics at 7am and weighed in. We were then taken into the gym and were told to remove our shoes. Morgan showed us our obstacle course which involved a low to the ground balance beam (2 of them), climbing a hill of mats, pull ups, backwards left lifts on the horse, lots of HOPPING crawling under many, many feet of balance beams....and the PIT!
Since we went in the order of weigh in placement from the week before I was almost last. I watched women cry, men struggle and knew this was going to be HARD. When it was my turn I started out strong and steady. I quickly got out of breath before I hit the big hill.....managed my pull ups, struggled to get on the horse being so short but did it, crawled under the beams while Morgan told me to go faster. I kept thinking as he was saying this "I cant be out of breath when I get into the pit or I will need to be resuscitated right there! I got to the pit, stared it down and JUMPED. I tried to jump as far as I could. My first thought when I hit the foam was "pull my ass out now, I cant move!"........I gave myself a minute then started moving the squares out of my was, and pushed myself forward. For anyone who hasn't been in one of these it is best described like quick sand. Not that I have ever been in quick sand...but I cant think of anything else to compare it to. The foam stuck to my legs so it was very hard to move. I started pushing down the squares and tried stepping on them. It lifted me up and forward enough to grab the mat. People were standing all around screaming at you, cheering you on...but I just focused in on one guys voice who was right in front of me. The mat came up to my chin so it was a lot of work getting this butt up on that mat!! I finally did it....and CRAWLED to the finish line!
Overall I placed 19th out of 25 people. whoo hooo for me!
The weigh in was great! I lost 3.8 pounds and placed 5th............good placement, tough place to be going into the next week!
I am now down 21 lbs, only 9 lbs from my original 30 lbs goal AND only 2 pounds away from being under 250 lbs....
Still feeling weak during our team sessions. Just cant keep up with Jean and Jason. My knee is also starting to hurt again.
The challenge this week was the toughest yet. We met at Branch Gymnastics at 7am and weighed in. We were then taken into the gym and were told to remove our shoes. Morgan showed us our obstacle course which involved a low to the ground balance beam (2 of them), climbing a hill of mats, pull ups, backwards left lifts on the horse, lots of HOPPING crawling under many, many feet of balance beams....and the PIT!
Since we went in the order of weigh in placement from the week before I was almost last. I watched women cry, men struggle and knew this was going to be HARD. When it was my turn I started out strong and steady. I quickly got out of breath before I hit the big hill.....managed my pull ups, struggled to get on the horse being so short but did it, crawled under the beams while Morgan told me to go faster. I kept thinking as he was saying this "I cant be out of breath when I get into the pit or I will need to be resuscitated right there! I got to the pit, stared it down and JUMPED. I tried to jump as far as I could. My first thought when I hit the foam was "pull my ass out now, I cant move!"........I gave myself a minute then started moving the squares out of my was, and pushed myself forward. For anyone who hasn't been in one of these it is best described like quick sand. Not that I have ever been in quick sand...but I cant think of anything else to compare it to. The foam stuck to my legs so it was very hard to move. I started pushing down the squares and tried stepping on them. It lifted me up and forward enough to grab the mat. People were standing all around screaming at you, cheering you on...but I just focused in on one guys voice who was right in front of me. The mat came up to my chin so it was a lot of work getting this butt up on that mat!! I finally did it....and CRAWLED to the finish line!
Overall I placed 19th out of 25 people. whoo hooo for me!
The weigh in was great! I lost 3.8 pounds and placed 5th............good placement, tough place to be going into the next week!
I am now down 21 lbs, only 9 lbs from my original 30 lbs goal AND only 2 pounds away from being under 250 lbs....
Week 4
Guess what happened to me this week??????
I am SICK AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! What are the chances. Same crud I had two weeks ago. No voice coughing, no energy. This time it really hit me hard. I was very tired and sore. Workouts were unbearable. I was dizzy and struggled to move. I gave up my two-a-days and just tried to workout out with my team and once on Tuesday/Thurs. Carol was really awesome about it...
Being sick nearly did me in for the weigh in this week. I woke up at 5am and got on the scale. NO CHANGE!!!!! OMG....I panic. I cried and cried. As I was getting ready to leave Carol called and told me to get on the treadmill for about 5mins and see if it helps so of course I did it!
Our challenge was a lot of fun, would have been better if I wasn't still congested and wheezing.
We met at Charlie Fosters Downtown Kalamazoo at 10am. STARVING due to the Friday night fast (nothing to eat or drink past about 5:30-6p). I had been at a party the night before and ate late so the fast didn't start until about 8p....yikes. But I will still hungry.
We were told that or team was going to be given a sheet with clues to local businesses. Once we got to the business we were to ask for a playing card, we choose one and go on to the next. There were 5 in all. The first team back wins immunity. Best Poker hand wins a GC for Charlie Fosters.
We took off and headed to our first stop, the train station....then the Radisson, the Library, Gazelle sport and the dance (something) cafe. My team was about 1/4 mile ahead of me all the time....I was working hard, hoping my legs didn't burst into flames as I ran downtown Kalamazoo feeling like I am in the Amazing Race....I got to the last 50 feet and started sprinting. I ran into the building, down the stairs looked up and there sat Dave and the kids. My kids had this look on their face like "is she going to die".....ahhahahahahaha.........
Our team placed 4th out of 10 teams!!!!!!! I was very proud.
On to the weigh-in. Placements started being given...down, down down....nothing. Morgan then calls out "the next two names I call are eliminated. I KNEW it....I was done, I failed...it is over. The next two names were not mine. No Shannon McDonald loser of the year....not me. I quickly told Morgan my name was not called......oh your safe he says...I placed 21. That would be the farthest down the list you can do without going home!!! Talk about cutting it close. I lost .8 of a pound. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??????????
Looking back I knew the workouts were killer since I was sick and I did not eat all my calories.
I cried knowing I had another week to lose more weight.
I am SICK AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! What are the chances. Same crud I had two weeks ago. No voice coughing, no energy. This time it really hit me hard. I was very tired and sore. Workouts were unbearable. I was dizzy and struggled to move. I gave up my two-a-days and just tried to workout out with my team and once on Tuesday/Thurs. Carol was really awesome about it...
Being sick nearly did me in for the weigh in this week. I woke up at 5am and got on the scale. NO CHANGE!!!!! OMG....I panic. I cried and cried. As I was getting ready to leave Carol called and told me to get on the treadmill for about 5mins and see if it helps so of course I did it!
Our challenge was a lot of fun, would have been better if I wasn't still congested and wheezing.
We met at Charlie Fosters Downtown Kalamazoo at 10am. STARVING due to the Friday night fast (nothing to eat or drink past about 5:30-6p). I had been at a party the night before and ate late so the fast didn't start until about 8p....yikes. But I will still hungry.
We were told that or team was going to be given a sheet with clues to local businesses. Once we got to the business we were to ask for a playing card, we choose one and go on to the next. There were 5 in all. The first team back wins immunity. Best Poker hand wins a GC for Charlie Fosters.
We took off and headed to our first stop, the train station....then the Radisson, the Library, Gazelle sport and the dance (something) cafe. My team was about 1/4 mile ahead of me all the time....I was working hard, hoping my legs didn't burst into flames as I ran downtown Kalamazoo feeling like I am in the Amazing Race....I got to the last 50 feet and started sprinting. I ran into the building, down the stairs looked up and there sat Dave and the kids. My kids had this look on their face like "is she going to die".....ahhahahahahaha.........
Our team placed 4th out of 10 teams!!!!!!! I was very proud.
On to the weigh-in. Placements started being given...down, down down....nothing. Morgan then calls out "the next two names I call are eliminated. I KNEW it....I was done, I failed...it is over. The next two names were not mine. No Shannon McDonald loser of the year....not me. I quickly told Morgan my name was not called......oh your safe he says...I placed 21. That would be the farthest down the list you can do without going home!!! Talk about cutting it close. I lost .8 of a pound. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??????????
Looking back I knew the workouts were killer since I was sick and I did not eat all my calories.
I cried knowing I had another week to lose more weight.
Week 3
Workouts were a killer.......dont even remember them for the most part.
The challange this week was standing on one foot on a foam block. Sound easy? Nope!
I lasted about 2 mins, that is 2 mins longer than about 1/3 of the people. This was for individual immunity, which really takes the pressure off since I am slow poke on my team. The winner lasted 45 mins!!! Wowza is all I have to say about that.
I had a great weigh in this week. I lost 5 lbs and got 6th place. Was very surprised at this. Two more WOMEN were eliminated. All men still remain in.
The challange this week was standing on one foot on a foam block. Sound easy? Nope!
I lasted about 2 mins, that is 2 mins longer than about 1/3 of the people. This was for individual immunity, which really takes the pressure off since I am slow poke on my team. The winner lasted 45 mins!!! Wowza is all I have to say about that.
I had a great weigh in this week. I lost 5 lbs and got 6th place. Was very surprised at this. Two more WOMEN were eliminated. All men still remain in.
Week 2
So, I cant talk, cant breath and cough with every move it seemed. But I kept at it! One workout I came in with a fever, when home and crashed. It lasted a week and I recovered fully.
We had our first weigh in and challenge this week. The challenge was Dodge ball! How fun is that? They included the last contest people and the survivor contest people (another contest the gym was holding) which made it interesting. I hadn't played dodge ball since high school!!
Our team lost first time around. I can proudly say I was NOT the first person who got out!! I was 4th out of 6 people. The orange team won the challenge and got immunity which was the worst case scenario for me. The two women who are closest to my weight are now immune and cant get eliminated! YIKES!!! I don't even look at the men because they can lose a pound when they sneeze. So they start to rattle off the placement and I wasn't in the top 10, not the top 15...and I started to panic! Finally they call my name! 19th place, 11.2 pounds lost. whew!
Due to immunity, someone got knocked out that didn't fall below the line which was heartbreaking and my worst fear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On to the next week!
We had our first weigh in and challenge this week. The challenge was Dodge ball! How fun is that? They included the last contest people and the survivor contest people (another contest the gym was holding) which made it interesting. I hadn't played dodge ball since high school!!
Our team lost first time around. I can proudly say I was NOT the first person who got out!! I was 4th out of 6 people. The orange team won the challenge and got immunity which was the worst case scenario for me. The two women who are closest to my weight are now immune and cant get eliminated! YIKES!!! I don't even look at the men because they can lose a pound when they sneeze. So they start to rattle off the placement and I wasn't in the top 10, not the top 15...and I started to panic! Finally they call my name! 19th place, 11.2 pounds lost. whew!
Due to immunity, someone got knocked out that didn't fall below the line which was heartbreaking and my worst fear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On to the next week!
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