McFatty Monday- Week One

I will start out by saying I am a horrible blogger. I have started then abandoned at least 4 blogs in the last 3 years. I don't promise to have regular updates, and even if I do have regular updates they may not be that interesting. I am doing this for accountability, for myself, not to become a top blogger, not to get sponsors and make money, just because I need support from other women like me.

I am 7 weeks into a Biggest Loser Challenge that my local gym put together. I am not in it to be the biggest loser. I am in it because I am unhealthy. I want to be able to set a good example for my daughter (who just had her first birthday), I want to be healthy for her. 

I could go on and on blaming other people for my weight and my eating habits, but it won't get me anywhere, so instead I am just going to say that I have an unhealthy relationship with food. I have a HUGE problem with portion control. I eat too much, and I love junk food. 

As a SAHM I am not always going to have the money to pay for a gym membership, so I am trying to do this BL Challenge in a way that I won't gain all the weight back once it is over. Being able to go to the gym 6 days a week isn't a reality for me. Eating nothing but Lean Cuisine and spinach salads isn't an option (I am still breastfeeding and plan to until my daughter is at least 2). 

So instead I am trying to work out at least 3 times a week. I am cutting back on my portions and trying to choose healthier foods. I still eat my junk food, but not as often and not in huge quantities.

My weight at the beginning of the competition was 202.2 lbs. (1/14/11)

My weight this past Friday (week 7) was 187.8 lbs (3/4/11)

My goal weight is 180 lbs.

The competition ends 4/8/11. 

I have one month to lose 7.8 lbs. 

I know I can do this.

I linked up at Heir to Blair for McFatty Monday.