Biggest Loser

Speaking of the game.... Biggest Loser wrapped up a week ago. The results were to be expected- the person I thought was going to win did. But the amount of weight she lost was shocking. She started at 260 lbs and ended up at 105 lbs. The backlash was instant. At the finale she looked frail and guant, not the strong person she had been just the week before (4 wks in real time). 

The reactions from everyone, including a couple of the trainers, was that of shock:

The general reaction was that Rachel was much too thin to be considered healthy. Some viewers were enraged that the show would allow it- that in the future there should be a rule against someone being underweight. 

My opinion is that this was a game for $250,000 and Rachel wanted to win. On another level I think it's obvious that she had a problem with food before, and that's how she had intimately gained so much weight. Now... She still probably had a problem with food- but the opposite issue. She is afraid to eat and when she does, she feels the need to work off those calories immediately. 

I'm not going to judge her because I don't know the whole story. I am amazed at the transformation and inspired to keep on my journey- but I do hope the girl was determined to get this small for the money, and will ultimately add a little more lean muscle to her tiny frame. I think her being underweight for a short period of time is healthier than her being overweight for what could have been the rest of her life. 

Back in the Groove

My dad came to visit last week. It was great having him here. We tackled the office and renovated that room by taking out a closet and then putting up shelves and a desk in its place. Dad also put up a ceiling fan in the office and took down the ceiling fan in the dining room to put up a pretty light. After he left halfway through the week, I still had 2 days of painting and floor installation. All in all, the office looks so much better and this weekend I finished painting the trim so that I can finish the floors now. 

The downfall of all this is that my workout and eating routine was interrupted. Stopping work halfway through for a 2 hr period to go to the gym just wasn't an option. At all. And eating healthy was so difficult when I'm the only one that is watching my calories. So last week was a complete bust. 

I made it a point this week to really get back on the ball. I'm very proud of my efforts. I worked out 4 days and was very careful about my food all week. I even went out to eat on Wednesday night and still stayed within my calorie range by making healthy decisions. I didn't lose any weight this week, but I didn't gain any either. And since last week was so terrible, I'm just happy about that!

I'm trying so hard to remember that my goal is to get healthier and feel good about myself and that I don't have to put a date stamp on it. I don't need to be a certain size or weight by a specific date. I can just keep making good decisions and if I lose weight one week- that's great! If I don't, that's ok too. As long as I'm still in the game psychologically.