CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Check this out!  A couple weeks ago, my friend Sara texted me and asked me what I thought about a challenge where all the participants contribute a set amount of money and then the winner takes all....I told her we'd done that at work before a long time ago and it was always good healthy competition (pun totally intended!).  So we took the idea and ran with it creating a completely secret group on Facebook and recruiting participants that each would pay $20 plus $1 for every pound gained for the duration of the competition (8 weeks).  Well.....we ended up with 26 competitors....that's $540!!!! YOWZA!  I never expected it to be this large of a group, but it's going to be an absolute BLAST!  There are some amazing men and women taking part in the challenge and we have a Paleo focused and Crossfit trainer friend to help us out along with my very own personal trainer, the amazing Tina (she's kind of a big deal around here).  We'll be posting discussion topics, motivational quotes, mini challenges, and strength challenges as well.  I started off this competition at 269.2 lbs....Yup, that's up for a few months ago.  I have this issue where I bounce back and forth in this 10-15 lb mark and can't seem to get past it....well $540 prize should help that!!  However, I'm not going to be completely heartbroken if I don't win the challenge....because every single one of the folks participating is JUST as deserving and I would absolutely ecstatic to see ANY of them take the money home as well!

So here we go....Day 1 report:

Breakfast:
2 eggs
2 slices of bacon

Snack:
1 plum

Lunch:
Egg bake (yes, I know too many eggs, but I was eating at my mom's)
1 plum

Dinner:
Shredded Chicken
Steamed Broccoli
Sliced Strawberries
1/2 of a "Shamrock Shake" (avocado, peppermint oil, coconut milk, stevia, vanilla)

Lots of walking and squatting thanks to a family photo session I did today too!  Not the intensity I should've had, but it's a start and it's more than I would've gotten with my bum on the sofa.

GAME ON!!!!!