It's not over til the fat lady sings

Our Biggest Loser competition ended last night and it was awesome. The Bacon Lovers (anonymous) finished in first place and we won $1500 for our charity. It was so great to see this team of ladies come together and lose some weight together over the past 12 weeks and benefit a great cause. I also took 2nd place as the biggest losing individual losing 18.4% of the 210 lbs I started the competition at. And even though I did not come in first, I did win the MVBL award (Most Valuable Bacon Lover). My team is so sweet and made me a special award to commemorate all my hard work. I just love those girls.

We were very proud of our team and had to celebrate last night. We went to Bobby's custard stand and got whatever we wanted (with bacon on top) and then finished off the night at Burger King for some french fries. I am trying to remember that this was a rare indulgance and not the end of my journey altogether, but for some reason, I'm having trouble. The end of the competition and the celebration last night has me feeling like I am done. I know I'm not. I mean, we are still walking a half marathon in October that I have to continue training for. I just need to take charge of the day and get back into the groove of my WW system.

I also need to remember all the reasons I am doing this and all the benefits I have reaped from losing weight. I was able to kneeboard this summer. Something I haven't been able to do in several years. I can cross my legs again. Seriously, this doesn't sound like much, but it is such a big deal. Not being able to do that was a constant reminder of how bad I needed to lose weight. I am wearing a size 12 instead of a 20. All of these are reaons to keep doing what I am doing and not throw in the towel. So, if you see me out, don't let me start slacking. I still have 23 lbs to reach my ultimate goal.