Happy Wednesday everyone. For those of you who work Monday-Friday jobs…the week is halfway over. W o o T.
Had some random updates I wanted to post, and some housekeeping that needed to be done, so here goes….
a) Recieved a request for a progress pic, so here goes:
You can click on the image to see the full sized version. What you have is a pic of me at the very beginning (265 pounds), from week 5 (252 pounds), and from week 8 (245 pounds). I don’t know what happened to make the last pic SO MUCH BRIGHTER, but overall I can see a difference. I can also see that I am in really REALLY bad need of a haircut, which is a situation I hope to rectify soon. At least I got rid of that hairy crap on my face.
b) I’ve gotten really bad about posting those Team Lean letters we get sent at work as part of the Tean Lean Challenge, so I’ve compiled them all here.
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 5 (they skipped week 4 due to numbering issues, they hadn’t counted the first week or something…)
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
That’s as far as they’ve gotten so far. As far as the Tean Lean Challenge goes, I’m the only one in my group who has really lost any weight, so we aren’t going to win this one (asses will be kicked, I assure you, j/k). BUT, my unit is doing that seperate Biggest Loser Challenge, and I’m pretty sure I’m in the lead for that one. WooT!
c) The Marathon Week Challenge started today. WooHoo! As of my writing this there are 7 challengers (including myself). I know we can do this, and I know YOU CAN too. You can still register and get started.
d) To go along w/Marathon Week. I woke up this morning early this morning and completed 3 miles on the treadmill. Usually I say I walked/jogged/ran those 3 miles, but today I’m proud to say that I only jogged/ran them. I completed those 3 miles in 34min and 34sec. I had THOUGHT I completed one of my goals involving completing 30mins consecutively, but I just went back and reread it and saw that I set the goal at 5.5mph, whereas I was only going between 5.0 and 5.2mph for the most part. D’oh! I can’t strikethrough that one after all…yet.
e) This isn’t so much an update or housekeeping as it is a rant, but here goes. I love The Biggest Loser. I didn’t really start watching until Season 4, and I didn’t watch ALL of Season 6 (b/c I thought most of the contestants were scheming c*ntbags), but otherwise I’ve watched it pretty much religously. With this season, I’m voting for Amanda to make it to the final three, and I will totally admit that I cried like a baby during the episode when Abby was eliminated…
…with that said, the product placement is getting rediculous. What. The. F*ck. I always thought the Subway visits were a little over the top, but with the Multi Grain cheerios thing last week, and with the Extra Gum advertisement in Bob’s motivational video to Amanda, I’ve just had enough. I doubt any NBC execs read this blog, but if anyone is, Dude!…you are taking ALOT away from the show by turning into a two hour mother f*cking commercial, so knock it off. We get it, product exists that help people lose weight. Maybe, just maybe, mention them in passing, or sell them f*cking ad space during the ACTUAL COMMERCIAL BREAKS.
That’s all I got. I’m in a super good mood after my run, and I’m not going to let the Biggest Loser harsh that mellow. You all have a splendid day…and register for my challenge! All participants get a free trip to Hawaii*!
*void where you live
