What are we trying to achieve?

Sophia and I have decided it’s time to turn things around and to make health our top priority.  We simply want to live healthy and happy lives and believe that will come from taking charge with the Million Pound Match-Up. 

Why are we joining? 

We are both mentally and emotionally ready to succeed.  We are joining this competition because we know that together and with the motivation of real life stories on the Biggest Loser that we can do it too.  We don’t want to continue life as we have been living it with health as low priority.  As Latinas we know that we are more likely to get diabetes and high blood pressure. 

We believe we should win because…

We are going to design our site so that it not only keeps us on track but it’s motivating to others.  We want to prove to ourselves that we can lose weight and be publicly accountable to keep us on track. 

Our plan for success…

We have designed our plan to focus equally on nutrition and fitness as we have learned from watching the Biggest Loser.  Furthermore, we are going to make working out F-U-N!  There’s more to fitness than spending time in a gym.

Our weight loss journey…

We’ll update our Space weekly with photos, videos and blog entries of our escapades.  In addition, weekly we’ll post new photos with progress.

Post Weekend Blues! 

1/14/08

Monday… Monday…mundane!!  Monday’s are so hard to get back into the grind of the 8am-7pm job duties.  This stress causes me to want to eat and drink more! It was tough this weekend saying “no” foods and drinks, when I usually say “keep them coming!” I just kept thinking about all the hard work I’ve done at the gym and the food choices I’ve done so far that it’s too soon to give up!  I need to keep myself motivated!  On Sunday, one of my friends brother just became a Doctor (free medical advice..yeah!) and she hosted a party at her house.  She knew that I’m starting this challenge, so she made me a special veggie and fruit tray, which I really appreciated.  However, where did she place that tray?  In the middle of the sweet’s table…are you kidding me?  While everyone was eating cheesecakes, tortas, chocolate cake, Hawaiian salad, & and Alaskan crème pie.. what was I eating? Cucumbers!!!  Ha ha ha..  the old me would have never dreamed of such a day.   I held strong and kept myself busy.  I took as many veggies as possible and placed them on my tray and headed over to the next room where I encountered the Karaoke microphone.  Oh… I’m a sucker for singing! Thank goodness for the Karaoke machine that kept my mind off of that sweet’s table and kept me wanting to sing my favorite songs!  

Like Frank Sinatra sang…

I've lived a life that's full -
I've travelled each and every highway.
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Stay Strong & Be Done,

Sophia