Halfpounder’s Blog

Left to Right – Back Row: Diane Lungo, Glen Westbroek, Mary Conrad. Middle Row: George Serassio, Jake Sigafus, Serena Biddulph, Mary Goodwin. Front Row: Carrie Wilson, Kirk Anderson

This is Team One – “The Terminators”  - our tee-shirts read, “Hasta la Vista, Gordos (fatties)” on the front and read “OJHS Biggest Losers Team One” on the back.    We were missing a few of our members for the picture: Alan Singleton, Camille Kingman, Kathe Thornton, Emily Clark, Debbie Story, and Allison Jensen.

Last year we had our first “Biggest Loser Competition” at Orem Jr. High and it was so fun we decided to do it again this Spring.  We get daily points for drink enough water and avoiding sodas, getting enough sleep each night, eating at least 5 fruits and vegetables daily, cardio and strength training exercise, keeping sugar intake to a minimum, and of course, weight loss.  We have two teams at our school who tally points each week.  So far, Team One has a slight edge in the competition. (We have some VERY competitive members on both teams.)

The contest has been a lot of fun.  Hopefully the focus is mostly about being more healthy.  There is always plenty of smack talking between teams…  Gayle Avilla is very good to send us a daily thought to help keep us motivated.

It’s been very surprising to me how much our friendly little competition helps get me moving more each week, and paying closer attention to what I eat and portion sizes.  In keeping with my goal to get enough sleep each night I will close for now…

Hope you all have a great week.  Remember: you can be more healthy–and it’s worth it.

Bye for now,

Kirk

March 07, 2009 – This morning when I weighed in at Weight Watcher’s I recorded a total of 152.2 lbs. lost. Wooo-hoooo !!! It’s been 24 years since I weighed in under 300 lbs.

I also participated today in the American Red Cross Run for the Red. They hosted a 5K run and 1 mile walk. I intended to only complete the 1 mile walk, but instead walked 2.77 miles (almost the whole 5K). This was due to a missing sign where to turn for the 1 mile walk. Oh well, it was a nice walk. I picked up the pace and walked faster than I ever have before. I averaged 16 min. 28 sec. per mile. My normal pace is 20 min. 27 sec. per mile. I felt good about improving my time.

Please take a minute and look at the Progress link at the top. I’m still working on it, but I have a few pictures uploaded. I don’t have a current one yet (I hope to remedy that very soon), but the pictures should give you a feel for my transformation. I have gone from a size 66 waist to a size 48, and from a size 7X shirt down to a size 2X.

But the very best part is how much better I feel.

Have a great weekend,
Kirk