I finished Week One of the “Weight Loss Challenge” without gaining any weight and actually losing 1.2 lbs. as seen in the photo below.  I also decided to take a week by week photo of myself to see if I notice progress.  I notice that skirt hasn’t been worn since I went and saw Wicked last year in Orange County.  Welcome back skirt.

I was kinda bummed to find I was in 22nd place out of 33 women but my husband (Yeah E-Rock) noted if I had lost as much as some women did that week I’d be in a eating disorder place, fast.

Realistically I need to lose another 16 lbs.

I have 10 lbs. of extra skin on me from losing over 100 lbs. (thanks PCOS) and at 150 before having Liam people thought I was too skinny at times because my upper body is small and I hide my weight well.

So, I know the challenge is being done by % of weight lost so over time I know I can move up.  I really want a new Marc Jacobs bag and outfit from Anthropologie (wants keep changing) but if anything I want to be better to my unhealthy body which is why I started this challenge.  So over the past week and up to Day 1 of Week Two I learned the following 10 Things:

1. I remember daily this is about being good to me and eating right to help heal my body.
2. I didn’t count 1 calorie last week and lost 1.2 lbs.
3. I’m not running a race any time soon so exercise is just for me it’s not a competition.
4. I might be addicted to ice.
5. You can lose weight eating 1 tootsie pop a day.
6. Ab work gets easier if you keep doing it.
7. Sharing my weight with the world is a bit freeing.
8. My husband is worried I may try to lose too much weight and for my health that isn’t good so I’m out to prove him wrong but I saw again this past week how much he loves me.
9. You can live without rice or starches at dinner.  Lots of veggies go great with dinner and you can season them to be really YUMMY!
10. Don’t take myself so seriously.  I’m not perfect and doing the best I can with this challenge and any weight loss, is weight loss.

So there ya have it.  I should have posted this last night but I got home and ready for bed and in bed at 11PM so no time to.

Tonight I will write more on this daring adventure of “The Weight Loss Challenge” and not going crazy!