My Biggest Loser Challenge to Friends and Family

For my Facebook friends - this is the note I posted tonight on Facebook!

After watching the Biggest Loser for the first time in years, I have been inspired. I want to challenge myself to get under the 200lb barrier this year. That means I have about 68-70lbs to lose this year. I am tired of plus size clothes, tired of 2X & 3x, tired of asthma & firbromyalgia. So . . . I am challenging myself and any of you who want to join me in losing weight and getting healthier this year.


I know it will be tough, I'll probably get crabby at times, cry and everything else but I want to do this. Dr Oz always has a couple or individual on his show each night where he looks at their health, weight, etc then looks at their chronological age vs their actual body age. I don't want to be someone that is 40 years old chronologically but 70 by actual body age.

I am going to go slow, it took me 40 years to weigh this much, it's gonna take time to lose it. I'm going to start small - cut down on the soda, excerise a bit more each week (yes, more than the weekly 2 hours of volleyball), and little things like that. I'm going to take my lunch each day to work, cook more at home, and do all those things to get healthy that all fat people know but have so much trouble doing.

What I'd like to do is start a support network for those of you who want to join me. A place where we can cheer each other on, tell about our wins, defeats, and losses. We can share what's working for us and hopefully things that can help all of us.

So, my question and challenge to you, my friends and family, is - who wants to join me? Who wants to make 2010 their healthiest year?!?!?

And yes, I'm going to have Monty take a pic of me (a before). If you choose to do it, we don't have to share. Not sure if I'm brave enough to do that, yet.
Let me know if you want to join me. I can get emails together and see what we can do to get some kind support system & network together.
Hope you can join me.