Our 2nd Weigh-In...

This morning was a good workout - Monday morning is when we have our "last chance" workout; even though it isn't much worse than what we do on a regular morning, Johnnie makes sure we are aware that every little bit counts. Weigh-ins are Mondays at 7:00 PM.

 

Today after our workout I came home and cleaned carpets, then did odds and ends chores, threw a football with my son, and watched my profile air on the evening news at 6. Bridgett had asked me a lot of questions about the spiritual ramifications of obesity, self-control, and the like. I went into Galatians 5 and I Corinthians 10, and she seemed interested in what I had to say. Of course, none of that made the 3 minutes of video they actually aired. But our church got in there, along with our name, so if one person hears about our church who wouldn't have otherwise, it was worth it. Mega-apologies to our
Awana workers who had their whole night turned upside down last Wednesday because of what they wanted to film!

 

So tonight, we show up at Omni for our weigh-in, and my teammate Charles comes in with four red roses, one for each of the ladies on our team of six. That was so cool of him to do that! I told one of the girls, "I'm sorry, but I'm just not that thoughtful of a person!" It was very much appreciated by the ladies - I'm glad he did that for them.

 

The weigh-in commences - they pretty much went in alphabetical order tonight, so I was up pretty quick. 7.4 lbs lost this week - my teammates were stoked. The girls lost between 4 and 6-ish lbs each, except Tammy, who was having some thyroid medication problems this week. Hopefully they will be straightened out soon. She said she felt like she let everybody down, and that she didn't want Johnnie to be disappointed in her. Johnnie said, "the only way I will ever be disappointed in you is if you quit." When all was said and done, thus far our combined weight loss for all 12 participants is 188 lbs, and our red team is responsible for 113 of those lbs., if I understood correctly. We'll see the charts in the morning.

 

After the weigh-in, our team, trainer, and nutrition coaches met in one of the classrooms, the same one we weigh in. The atmosphere in there had to be somewhat like the Colts' locker room after they pulled out a win over the Patriots Sunday night! Johnnie was downright giddy, but reminded us that we have a target on our backs now. Even if we had to subtract the 35 lbs. that Charles has lost, the remaining 5 of us have still lost more than all six of the blue team.

 

Keeping things in perspective, though, the red team / blue team thing is just extra motivation. We are 12 people who are trying to reclaim their lives, and have been thrown a lifeline. I have to give a big thanks to my teammates - Lisa, who has become like a big sister to me, and is the brains and motor of our team; Nandy, my little sis, who is always smiling and probably has the most in common with me as far as food issues; Tammy, who models perseverance every single day in the gym; Bronnie, who to me represents determination to succeed; and my buddy Charles, who usually has something either funny or insightful to say. I have no earthly idea what I bring to the mix, but I appreciate the love and acceptance by everyone on our team, and by our trainer, Johnnie.

 

Off to bed - week 3 starts at 5:30 AM Tuesday!