Amber & Ali's Biggest Loser Challenge

Hi everyone,

I am down another 5 lbs. Yeah! Hopefully at the next weigh in there will be no more 3 at the beginning of my weight! I am still working on that push up and the 10 minute mile. Not there yet but close. My plan is still to reach those goals by the finale! Hope you are all reaching your goals!

Amber

Hi everyone. It has been awhile since I blogged. It's like "outbreak"around here. My whole family has been sick with one thing or the other for the past couple of weeks. I am proud to say I have not lost track of my objectives. I continue to lose weight! Yeah! I have lost another 7lbs!!! I am very close to being able to complete a full push-up (I can't quite go all the way down yet-3/4). I am currently able to run a 12 minute mile -the ten minute is approaching fast. I believe I will be able to do it by the finale show. I hope everyone else is achieving their goals. Good Luck!

Amber

Hi everyone. I didn't lose any weight last week. I have been sick in bed with bronchitus. I am just very glad that I didn't gain any weight. I am feeling better now and will resume my workouts moderately. Hopefully I will have a loss this week but I am not sure based on my lack of physical activity. The plan is that next week I will have resumed my normal workouts and have a big loss for the beginning of March. Yeah!

Amber

Hi. I have been spreading myself thin-work, parent, wife, and school. As everyone can see last week was very bad for me, I gained alot of weight. After carefull thought and consideration I have decided to cancel school for this semester. I decided that I need to put my health first. If I don't lose this weight I am looking at the very real possibility of a variety of serious health problems. Furthering my career won't do me any good if I die of a heart attack in a couple of years! So I began focusing on my health again, and it has worked. I lost 5 lbs this week! I am very excited about this loss and cannot weight to hit the scale next week. I have a very good feeling that it is finally time to get healthy (in my mind).

Amber

Hello. So we have finished week four and I am still struggling! I lost nothing this week, zero, nada. I was a little relieved to see the contestants on the show struggling (knowing I am not alone). I was welling up with tears when I got on the scale. Mainly because I know I am not working this the way I should. I am constantly fighting with myself over this. I know what I should be eating and doing but for some reason I am not always doing it? I finally made it back to the gym yesterday. I was there for an hour. I did some upperbody strength training and then 15 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes on the stationary bike. I knew I should of done more cardio but I was so bored. My mp3 player's batteries died and I just wasn't feeling the workout. I don't know why I  keep sabotaging myself. I want to lose weight and be healthy, I really really do. But my desire just isn't manifesting itself in my choices and behaviors. I wish I could be at the biggest loser campus working with the trainers away from my everyday life with no distractions, obligations, or everday responsibilities. I wish the only thing I had to do is work on my weightloss.

Amber