Next month, my workplace will
hold its third weight loss competition: Choose
2 Lose. It’s a program/contest that emphasizes choices. You can either choose
to eat five pounds of candy… or you can choose to eat a salad instead. You can
choose to watch all three Lord of the Rings films back to back to back, or you
can get up and get active. The choice is yours. You are in control of what you
do and ultimately decide whether or not you will choose to lose.
I’ve helped organize this
competition for the last three years (while also participating) and it’s a
whole lot of fun. People get into teams, create awesome posters and encourage
each other along the way. Last year, I wanted to try to get my abs visible
again. I got approval to use the Fitness Suite at work and went a few times for
only a few weeks. I simply lost my motivation. I somehow managed to lose three
pounds, but my abs remained hidden behind a thin layer of blubber.
This time around, I’m going to
make myself more accountable for my choices: I’m going to blog about my journey. I will
post photos of myself for all to see. I will share my challenges, successes and
failures with everyone… including many of my coworkers. I’m really going to put
myself out there like never before.
Sure, I could go through the
competition and share photos afterwards, but I feel that sharing my journey as
I navigate it myself is the only way to stay on track. I just hope everyone at
work is ready to see my beach body.
Look for the new blog coming
soon!
