The Biggest Loser League

In no particular order:

1. My awesome daughter.

 2. That I have two out of three step children who like me. 

 3. That I am able to be a part of my grandchildren's lives.

 4. That I'm alive.

 5. For my daughter-in-law who I feel like I've known my whole life.

 6. For the amazing crockpot my hubby bought me for our anniversary that makes my life sooooooooooooo much easier.

 7. That I'm still best friends with my sister.

 8. That God brought my husband and best friend into my life against all odds.

 9. That my husband is not only supportive of my weight loss journey, but he's also taking the journey with me.

 10. Sex.

 11. People who inspire me to be better and not place limits on what I can accomplish.

 12. My wonderfully supportive friends.

 13. Facebook for allowing me to get back in touch with old friends.

 14. An understanding and loving God.

 15. Having a job that I love and getting paid well enough to live comfortably.

 16. My husband's evil ex-wife, because she teaches me tollerance, patience, and gives me an appreciation for distance, silence, and sanity.

 17. My own sanity!

 18. My grandson for inspiring me to quit smoking.

 19. The love note my husband left me.  

 20. Music, which just makes everything better. 

  21. I get to spend Thanksgiving with all my grandchildren! 

 22. Common sense, that seems to not be very common.

 23. My beautiful home.

 24. That I'm older and wiser.

 25.  That I am able to learn from my mistakes.

 26. The innocence of a child.

 27. Deep fried turkey OMG totally could not eat that every day though!

 28. For a date with my step-son, Staff Sergeant James.

 29. For "Mawmaw, come home with me; you need me!" lol

 30. That I lost weight through the holidays.

I discovered the Game On Diet one morning while watching the news. It is a game that is fair, regardless of gender and it seemed fun! I also thought that the competition part would get my husband interested in losing weight again, and I was right.

My husband and I started on November 1. I don't know how much he has lost, because he is still too heavy for our scales to weigh him, but his last Dr visit weighed him in at 355, so I'm guessing that his weight is actually 350 without so many clothes on. Our scales don't weigh over 335...so we may not know what his scale progress is, but after just one week, he had lost close to 20 inches, and after two weeks I have lost 7 pounds. I don't know how many inches I've lost, because I only measure once a month, but I can feel that my stomach is much smaller, which is totally cool!

This month, we have money as the reward for the winner that he or SHE can spend anyway he or SHE wants to. lol Week 1, he was ahead of me on points, but this week I was ahead of him.

This was just what we needed to get us back on track! I love the game, the competition, and that it addressed bad habits, sleep, water, communication, exercise, and food.  At first, the five mini meals a day was difficult for both of us, and being honest, we both still miss a meal here and there, but it is really helping me to put things into perspective, especially the fallacies that I have built up in my mind like the

"I have to eat it now or it may not be there later" I have realized that even if it isn't there later, this meal is not the last time that I'm going to have the chance to eat it!

"I have to clean my plate" I am realizing that if I'm full, I don't have to clean my plate, and I can eat again in 2 to 4 hours, so I don't have to worry about getting too hungry.

"We can't have any leftovers" Ok, I know this is a crazy one, but we NEVER used to have leftovers we would go back and eat until it was all gone. Now, after I fix our plates, I pack the leftovers for our lunches tomorrow.

It is beyond insane the mind games that we play with ourselves.