Oh, look! I can finally do something with the blog account I opened 3 years ago! YIPEE!
OK. So, today is the first day of the rest of my life. I type this while multi-tasking.....working, typing, thinking, and polishing off what will be my last bag of peanutbutter M&Ms. At least for 90 days.
Earlier this summer, I competed in my 2nd Olympic distance triathalon. Some people think that's a great accomplishment. To me, the most miraculous thing about it was that I weighed 20 lbs more this summer than last summer and I somehow still managed to finish it. Barely! If it weren't for Team "Lynne's Ladies" and my hubby, I am pretty sure I would still be out there somewhere in BFE, Idaho, bitching that my feet and toes were numb. Last year, I was in awe at all the large and in charge ladies representing fat women everywhere in the sport of triathlon. This year, I was that lady. Humiliating.......and I'm done with being humiliated.
So, I extended a challenge to all my FaceBook peeps to join me in a 90-Day Body Transformation Challenge. I've been there, done that... I know the mathematical formula of calories in vs. calories out. I know that my body needs to be fueled, not fed. I know that white bread, white pasta, and white chocolate chunk cookies are not good complex carbohydrates. And, I know that my body needs to wake up at the same time every morning (4:20 am to be exact), to get in my full workout routine and be home before my kids wake up to go to school. I know that formula is what keeps me feeling great, gives me plenty of energy, allows me to yield off seasonal depression from September thru February, and keeps me in a comfortable size 8. I have, after all, successfully lost 60 lbs. without pills, heroin, surgery, or otherwise "quickie" ways to weightloss. I have also successfully gained back a third of that by doing all the things I know NOT to do. So, now I'm in an uncomfortable size 10, quickly approaching a button pop and a size 12. What's after 12? Yup.....back to size 20, which is where I started in September of 2008. I'm not going back.......I won't be defeated by my own fat and gluttonous desire for Cold Stone Coffee ice cream with 2 Peanut Butter Cups and a cup of carmel goodness.........oh, sorry....I digress!
Back to the challenge. 90 days. I am accountable to the no less than 20 people who told me they'd do it with me. And, they are accountable. We are taking a "pay-it-forward" approach to our challenge. If I pick YOU to join the challenge, YOU have to pick 3 people and share our program with them. And in 90 days, hopefully they will pick another 3 people each and share the gift of taking control of one's own life. 90 days....it could change us all!
Want to join our group? Email or FaceBook me and I'll send you the email invitation. Stay posted for workouts, healthy recipes, success shout-outs, and more! 90 days........what will you do with the next 90 days of your life? Suck it up, buttercup and Live IT!
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