Erika's Biggest Loser Matchup Challenge Space

Well, this challenge has finally come to an end.  Slip and Slide, aka Robin and Erika, did not do as well as we wanted to.  At first, I had all the intention on the world to get my ass up and working out every single day, except on the weekends, but with the daily hassles of life and work, that didn't happen as planned.  I would come home from work, tired as can be, and just didn't feel up to the challenge of working out.  Even the nagging from my partner, my mother, didn't help me get the motivation I so needed and still need.  That is why Slip and Slide needs to win this challenge.  My mother is on a plateau and I have no motivation.  I need a personal trainer to literally kick my ass in order for me to get my ass moving and working out.  I need someone in my face, constantly nagging the hell out of me, to move it...give me one more sit-up, an extra 10 minutes on the treadmill, or whatever.  Without that, I will probably continue on my slacking.  The thing is with me, when I  loose a few pounds, if I don't continue working out, for some odd reason I always end up gaining that few pounds back, plus a few extra pounds.  What is up with that?  I would so love to win this challenge with my mother because I really need it; I really need to loose these pounds, unwanted pounds.  Loosing weight is always a self-esteem booster, and let's not forget the energy boost.  So, in order for me to be successful, I need to win...I need that personal trainer...I need help.  I know I'm not the only one who struggles with this chaos, but there can only be one team that wins.  If I had it my way, everyone that joined this challenge would be winners, and granted the extra help they need with getting a personal trainer to get them to the weight they all so desire, but it's not up to me; it's up to the judges to see who they think is the most deserving.  But we are all winners; we all tried to loose those unwanted pounds, some were just more successful than others.  I wasn't so successful.  Even if my mother and I do not win, I do want to still loose weight.  I will just have to work harder on myself and get myself the motivation I so need.  And I have no idea where I will get that, but I will try my hardest to find that motivation within myself to get to my desired weight.  I know my mother isn't going to give up on herself or I; she is a fighter who never quits.  So, I'm sure I'll still get those nagging phone calls, asking if I worked out, etc...but maybe one day, those nagging calls will get my lazy ass motivated.  So, tomorrow it's up to you, you the judge, to choose which team you think is more deserving...and I just hope it's Team Slip and Slide!

So, I just got  home from work and weighed myself.  To my disgust, I gained 4 pounds.  I don't know if it's because I have been up for 6 hours or not.  UGH!  I hate this journey, but I really can't bitch too much because I haven't been working as hard as I could with working out.  I have been slacking because I have been so tired from having to work at 4:45 in the morning, which means I have to get up at 3am.  So, when I come home I usually take a nap right away and just bum around all day because my body isn't used to getting up so damn early.  So, that is the update for this week.  I really need to find the energy to get my ass moving and loosing.  My mother calls everyday, asking if I worked out, but it's not enough.  Even though she pushes me and pushes me... 

Well, this week my partner and I both didn't lose a damn pound.  This losing weight has always been a struggle for the both of us, but my mother has been really good about losing her weight.  I know if I put more effort into this process I would be able to lose more weight too.  So, this upcoming week, my girlfriend is joining me, not to lose weight but to tone up her body once again.  We will be using the gym here at our apartment complex, which should be alot of fun, because afterwards we are going to soak in the hot tub or take a sauna that is also in the clubhouse.  So the struggle to lose weight is still a work in progress, but you can't give up because when you give up, that's when you lose the faith, the confidence, the energy, and everything else that came with it.  No one said losing weight was going to be easy.

It is now week 7 into this madness of trying to loose weight.  I am actually quite surprised this morning as I weighed myself in because I just started a new job, which requires me to be there at the lovely time of 4:45am (UGH!), hence, I've been slacking in the exercise department.  But upon seeing the scale this morning, I got a big ole grin that ran across my face.  I lost 3lbs this week.  So, that brings my weight to 201lbs.  So damn close to being in the 190s, but 2 lbs away.  I'm not sure what brought on this 3lbs loss this week.  Could be that I switch drinking regular sodas to diet, could be that I am more active now because of my job, could be that I am actually eating all 3 meals a day (I am known for skipping breakfast...the most important meal of the day, I know).  Whatever the cause was, I am happy with my 3lb loss this week.  Makes me want to get back on my workout schedule for this upcoming week.  It should be easy to do since, I have Monday and Tuesday off, that will be my push it days, like my last minute workouts or something.  Anyways, don't know what my mother, my partner in this competition, lost...but I'm sure she'll be calling me later on to let me know if she lost any or not.

Hello all.  I am still alive, just been hibernated lately, lol.  With this  new job, I've been trying to adjust to the work schedule and the time.  So, I haven't been able to really get online and post something.  Due to my training last week, I didn't get a chance to workout because we were in class the whole time until about 6 at night, then we had to go home and study because we were going to be tested on what we were learning.  If you didn't pass the course, you didn't have a job.  So, since I am the only one working in my household at the time, I have to put my focus on the job instead of working out.  Needless to say, I passed the course.  I got home late Saturday night, so it wasn't really worth weighing myself after a full day of eating and such.  So, I am going to get back on track this week and the weigh in tomorrow.  I haven't worked out as much as I wanted to this week, but it's because I am trying to adjust to getting up at 3am and to work at 4:45am.  I don't want to put too much on my plate and fail, so I'm taking it one step at a time.  Once I get used to this schedule, I will tackle on more things.  So, just wanted to pop in an let everyone know that I am still alive and kicking.