So I finally got a chance to sit down and watch my DVRed episode of The Biggest Loser finale. I have to say, for a show that promotes losing weight and getting in shape, they make you sit in front of the TV for an awfully long time to find out who won. That aside, those contestants are damn motivational. Seriously, Mike lost over 200 lbs in 6 months, and that 64 year old guy who won the at home prize lost nearly as much and he was only on the Ranch for 2 weeks. If these guys can do it without surgery, surely I can be as successful with the help of my new, super, duper band.
Personally, I wanted Tara to win. I think because I related the most to her. Sure, she’s a little younger than me, but only by 4 years. We’re still both in our twenties—the prime of our lives. She’s my height and was close to my weight when she started out—her just under 300lbs and me just over. She never fell below the dreaded yellow line and she won challenge after challenge. She was truly a force to be reckoned with. I hope that I can be half as successful as she has been.
And speaking of the challenges, I come to the real point of this blog. By week 11, the remaining contestants were all confronted with a true test of how far they’d come in less than 3 months—they ran a half-marathon. Then, 2 months later they were faced with a doubly difficult challenge—a full marathon. Every remaining player completed a full 26.2 miles, even Ron—the 54 year old father with a multitude of health problems.
If they can accomplish such a feat, in such a short time, I certainly can as well. And so I will. I have set a goal for myself. Those of us looking to lose weight and get in shape often look to NSVs—non-scale goals—to keep us motivated. Well today I am setting myself a NSG—non scale goal. I am going to run a half marathon. A little bit of research on my part has informed me that there is one in Queens on September 20th and another in the Hamptons on September 26th. I will be at one of those two races and I will make it to the finish line.
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Hi Wren - great blog! Welcome to band-land... I'm almost 3 months out, and almost 34 lbs down... it's a journey - all the better (imho) to have other band-buddies to go thru it with! You can find my blog by clicking on my name... good luck!
ReplyDeleteHello! I followed you over from Mary's blog and read your whole darn blog! We're at about the same point in our journey - I was banded on 4/22! Seems our docs have different rules but whose don't, I suppose!? :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck and I can't wait to read more as you go!!
I so wanted Tara to win too... I started at 299.5 and she started at 294...and now she is down to 139!! wow...I am so motivated by her!!! anyways I want to do a half mariton too but I dont think I could run it yet but I could walk it for sure!!
ReplyDeleteI think both Tara and Helen were a little too skinny by the end. I think Tara looked best on the show before the finale. I think she was around 150 then. I have a big frame too, so if I ever got that small I'd look sickly. My sister is 2" shorter than me and 150 and if she lost much more weight she'd definitely be too skinny.
ReplyDeleteAnd I sure as heck couldn't run it yet. But I've got 4 months to get there. I used to run track and cross country in HS and I was 250
then. Cross country meets were 5ks. I could always run long distances I just did it really slowly. I finished every meet last but I finished EVERY meet--even the one where I got a horrible leg cramp running up a hill called Cardiac Hill and fell. I got back up and finished. Well that's all I'm aiming to do. If it takes me 4 hours, that's how long it takes me. I just want to make it to the finish line.