We Won....

We Won...Well Sort Of

It Depends On Who You Ask!

The Ultima Gym And Fitness

90-Day Body Challenge Awards were held Wednesday Night.

Ron and I lost the most weight

of anyone in the contest!!!!

We Are The Winners...

Right????

Nope.....

We Are Still Scratching Our Heads....

Ron lost 30 pounds

Shauna (me) lost 26.5 pounds

We also wrote awesome Essays (required)

and

Lost a great deal of body fat (required)

and

Our "After" Photos and Measurements are dramatic.(required)

Soooooo Allow Me To Whine A Little.....

You can imagine the shock when neither of us received a phone call during the day on Wednesday to "make sure" we were attending the Party at the Gym that evening. That is how you know you are one of the winners..you don't know what, but you know you had better be there to receive your prize, have your photos taken, etc

We were planning to be at the Party and headed over to the gym. At this point we knew we were not one of the finalists and were ready to be there to celebrate with all the Contestants from the 90 Day Body Challenge

This was our thought.... until the 3rd place winner was announced,

and then we were a little confused.

With each winner, we were more than a little confused.

The 3rd place person was announced.....

20 pounds lost

(at that point, I thought.. oh, my one of us is a winner here and we did not get a phone call-I know I am sounding prideful here)

The 2nd Place Winner was announced.....

14 Pounds lost

(What?!?!?)

The 1st Place Winner Was Announced.....

20 Pounds lost....

What?!?!?!?!

With each weight loss, they announced the fat loss, also. Nothing dramatic.

Mmmmmm

What about Ron?????

He lost 30 pounds!!!!! His gut is gone!!! He has no butt!!!!! His face is getting thin!!!!

He looks FABULOUS!!!

I went in to the gym today and read the Essays posted from each winner...nothing spectacular..nothing over-the-top.....

Checked their body fat weight-loss statistics...nothing spectacular...

What is spectacular????

WE WON OUR HEALTH BACK!!

WE ARE WINNERS!!!!!

At so many levels, we are winners. We are both half way to were we want to be and would not have pushed so hard without this 90 day goal, I am convinced.

It was and is a great experience, Cash prize or not. Yes, The Cash would have been great, but the changes we have made and continue to make, give us so much to feel like winners about!!!!

Now, I have to be careful not to eat my way through Utah next week!!!

There is that whole Mother Of The Groom-Must Look Nice Event Coming Up!!!

Ron Is Melting!!!!

Ron's 90-Day Challenge

Ron weighed in this morning....He is down 30 pounds!!!!

When I weighed in last week, I said, the only thing that would make me happier than winning the

90-Day Challenge is to have my husband win it!!!!!

In Ron's words...."I am half way to my goal"

Winning is not just the weight loss numbers, it is the fat loss percentage and the essay we had to write and submit at weigh in. Next Wednesday, we will hear who the winners are.

Photo taken from on top of the LDS Conference Center after Saturday Morning General Conference Session. As far as Salt Lake City goes...this was a sunny day!

Now, this is not the greatest photo of us as our bodies are melting.

I look pregnant (Im not) and you cannot tell that Ron's clothes are hanging on him. He has NO REAR-END, a much smaller tummy, and his legs are looking like shaply bird legs.

When you ask a stranger to take a photo...you get what you get.

Challenge Accomplished!!!

Ninety Day Body Challenge!!!

(really it was 88 for me)

I weighed in today...... 26. 5 pounds down. My scale said 30 down... I like my scale better!!!

It feels great! This is my "after" photo this morning...This is exciting!!!

I wish I could write more, but I need to pack for my trip (the reason I had to weigh in 2 days early!)

I was the first person to weigh in. Now through April 11, the other contestants will be weighing in, submitting their essays, and having their "after" photos taken.

Now I have to pack and head to COLD Utah. I whine about the cold regardless of the time of year. This is the hardest time of year for me to even think about packing clothes to keep me warm. Spring is so perfect in Florida, making it difficult to wrap my brain around the possibility of COLD weather, snow, etc. happening any place.

Oh, the other challenge of packing for this trip... all of my jeans (except for the ones picutured below),are hanging off of me.... I just poured myself into these yesterday....

GREAT PROBLEM....I'll deal with it! Note Mr. Riley.. he is never too far away from me. Our new shelves behind me...I am still in the process of figuring out what will be placed on each shelf.

Winnners will be announced April 23!!!!! Stay tuned. I am half way to my goal! Now I have Jeff and Alison's wedding as a motivation to continue! Actually LIFE is a motivation!!!!

Weigh In Is Close!

The End Is The Beginning...

The end of my 90 Day Weight Loss Challenge is close.

I weigh in on April 1st at 8am...to be exact. This is the last weekend before the big day. As is often the case, the weekend will be filled with food and celebrations at every turn. Staying focused this weekend is crucial. Tonight is Patty and JO's wedding, tomorrow is the Young Women Mother Daughter Dinner before the General Young Women Satellite Broadcast, and Sunday....An Open House for Andrew...picture 150 people in and out of my house with my neighbor spending the 2 hours on his front lawn crabbing at my guests if they even dare park in front of his house...

One thing for sure, I know true weight loss is not a "90-Day-quick change-just-for-a-contest" Challenge. It is a "Change-Your-Life-One-Day" first, then two days, then 90 Days plus 90 more and 90 more and on and on. The end of this 90 Day Challenge is just the beginning of a healthier life, healthier choices and an over all healthier me!!!!

As The Cartoon below so well depicts....

If you keep on doing what you have always done....

You will keep on getting what you have always got.

You can watch the world go by day after day or you can decide to participate.

This applies to every area of life...not just health and wellness. Setting goals, making positive changes, and moving forward all take doing something differently and continuing with the change...one choice at a time, one day at a time, one goal at a time.

Think about something in your life that needs to change. What are you doing differently to ensure that change? If you are doing the same thing over and over.... positive or negative...you will get the same result...for an improved result....it is up to you!

The Queen of Push Ups

All Eyes Were On Me...

However, my ears were someplace else, along with my mind!

Tonight, I was at a Boot Camp Fitness Class. The name says it all... this one is intense! At one point, we were doing sets of Push Ups then we would stand up and do some leg work, then head back down for more push ups. The first round of push ups, I was on the floor working and working, just wondering when the teacher would tell us to stop. I was dying, but just kept going and going, soon I looked up and the entire class was standing up and had MOVED ON to the next activity. They were all staring at me.....the Push Up Queen on the floor. I laughed and everyone had a little fun at my expense as I jumped up and joined them (thankfully, I know most of them and the teacher, Dawn, is an amazing person)

I honestly did not hear or notice that everyone in the room had switched activities. Either I was very focused (which is unusual for me) or very unfocused and on another planet ( more likely, however, I wish I knew where I visited!)

This is not the first time I have been "out of step" with the crowd and I am certain it won't be the last. Have you ever had an embarrassing Fitness Class experience???

I have had a few over the years, but this one is the most recent. A few years ago when I went to Spin Cycling Class every morning at 6am (when I was in the great shape I am working at returning to), I rushed in to class and did not take time to check my cycle before I got on and started to ride away......The first time the teacher had us stand up, my handle bars came off and went flying across the room.

No one was hurt, but my cycling buddies did not let me forget that for a very long time!

Now, I do hope that those extra Push Ups will tip the scale lower this week!!!!!

Yes.... 24 pounds down! That would be MY weight loss report since January 3!

My 90 Day Challenge

One More Month To Go!

(On the 90 Day Challenge, that is. This is a Life style change with no deadline to stop!)

Here is some PERSPECTIVE.....

Since January 3, I have lost the equivalent of

24 of these.....

It is CRUNCH TIME (not the candy bar kind) and I am working hard! My official weigh in date is April 3, however, I am flying to Utah on April 2 early in the AM...GUESS WHAT THAT MEANS....mine is only an 88 day challenge. I have to weigh in on April 1 (no fooling). In January, the weight flew off and February was plateau time (physically and mentally). About 10 days ago, I broke through the plateau and I am sailing again. I even went to the movies (we saw I Am Legend) last night and had a salad with Chicken Breast...no popcorn, soda, candy, etc. It CAN be done!!!!!

Progress

Update.....

I'm down 16 pounds!

Happy Weekend!