Not Me Monday- X-Weighted blog posts

Although it's NOT Monday, and I totally should NOT be doing a NOT ME post, I don't know if I have the energy to do so.

I think, for a few times in the next six months, I'll NOT be 'posting' blogs that I have already posted on the X-weighted site. They do NOT have this 'blog' section, so seeing as blogging ONCE a day seems tough enough for me, I am in NO WAY blogging twice a day! :)

This weekend Will and I did NOT have another AWESOME weekend alone. We dropped of the 4 kids, then went to a movie with Sin and Vegan (Sherlock Holmes). It was a good enough movie.

Saturday, I did NOT wake up much too early, and Will and I went to a rehearsal for the community play that we are part of. I'm playing a very small role as a nun in The Sound Of Music, with a few little dancing or speaking parts here and there. Will is a German Soldier and a ballroom dancer.

Then, we did NOT spend the day going out for lunch, playing my new guitar at home, reading our book, watching movies, and just being us.

I also do NOT have difficulty walking down stairs, after the fitness assessment we did on Saturday night. I do NOT have to start running again. I am totally NOT unenthusiastic about the treadmill and me spending that much time together for the next 4 months until it's nicer outside. But I am NOT excited about getting back into a better shape than 'round'.


(X-Weighted's BLOG, posted on the Website)

Ha. Starting this challenge brings me back to the first time I stood on the scale with Paul... my fat hung out over the pants that had a busted button and I was feeling soooo yucky and sad.

So, doing the fitness assessment again this weekend, and starting yet ANOTHER 6 month weightloss regime is a bit surreal.

But this time?

I have clothes that fit me. And mostly, I am happy. This time, I don't have 50 or more pounds to lose. But I do have a few post-wedding pounds that have crept up these past 4 months and a few that stayed on with the stress of divorce. I'm not okay with being that yo-yo girl, so National Challenge or not, I knew it was time to get a move on and start losing this weight.

It's still the same as it was when I was on the show- weightloss isn't a secret. It's diet and exercise. That's pretty easy, right? No pills, no starving. Just simply living the way we already know we SHOULD be living.

UNFORTUNATELY, in marrying Mr. Wonderful, I also married Mr. Metabolism. Will can eat whatever he wants, and whenever he wants. Oh. And, he's also Mr. Sweettooth. Curses to him! :) He's going to be my biggest supporter (not because he thinks I need to lose weight, but because he knows how important it is to ME to be fit and healthy), but I also know he will be the first to unintentionally sabotage my efforts with his "let's stop for burgers' or 'let's make some nachos and cuddle' attitude. And I'm so newlywed, and he's so cute when he suggests it, that how can I say No?! ;)

Six Word Saturday- JOIN !!

Sign Up. Lose Weight. Too Easy!

Just reminding everyone that today and tomorrow are the two days you have to sign up for X-Weighted's National Challenge. Although you may not live in the cities that are hosting a 'registration', you can still sign up online and keep track yourselves, including the weigh-ins and measuring and even the fitness/obstacle courses.

www.xweighted.com

Hopefully I get to see some of you on the forums! Whether you have 10 pounds or 100 pounds you'd like to lose, let's get to those goals together!


*For more Six Word Saturday (SWS), visit Cate.

From Fatter to Flatter

So, remember when I told you guys about how X-Weighted was doing a "where are they now" type of thing? I guess I was a bit confusing in my explanations, because people keep asking when it's going to air. But, to clarify, it's not another TV show-- it's a website they've launched with ALL our updates.

So, if you haven't found it already, check out The New X-Weighted Website. (www dot xweighted dot com) And, while you're there, be sure to check out the link to the participants, where, under season 3, you can see what they wrote about me. And any other participants you're curious about.

Seeing as the New Year is a time when everyone jumps on the bandwagon to lose weight, you may also want to visit the link that talks about the National Challenge. Will and I were snooping around the website the other day, when we clicked on that link. Surprised the heck out of me to see that MY profile is the poster for the challenge! I was so flattered. (That's FLATtered, not FATtered!)

So, if you're needing someone to be accountable to in your own personal weightloss endeavors, join the challenge. You have to join on ONLY January 9th or 10th!!!!!! No wasting time. And look at all the cool things you can win! JOIN!!! :) I'm probably gonna join myself, just to shed these last few pounds. I'm not sure what my American Friends can do-- if they can sign up or not, but hey, commit to me here in the comment section, and we'll ALL keep each other focused.