What a weigh-in!

So today was the big day: our official 30-day weigh-in. I admit I was a little apprehensive getting ready. But my husband and I packed up the kids and headed to the gym, signed the kids into the gym’s daycare center, then started looking around for fellow contestants. We found a couple of others and all decided to do a quick work out before the weigh-in…maybe it would better our chances on the scale!

Just before 9:30 we met up with the rest of the group by the dreaded scale upstairs. One by one people jumped on the scale, and most were excited about their results! Watching my fellow “losers” were losing pound after pound, I got up the nerve and jumped on myself. After standing there for a little while, I realized that I actually had to move the little markers down for my weight. So I did it, and I loved the results. I lost 16lbs in 30 days! I was so jazzed I think I actually jumped off the scale!

We waited as everyone got their results, and I couldn’t wait to hear how my husband did. When it was his turn to step up, he did even better than I did: he lost 20lbs! A few members didn’t lose as much as they’d hoped, but everyone encouraged them to keep going and reminded them that when we’re building muscle, too, sometimes the scale doesn’t reflect accurate progress. (When I say that our group has a bond like no other, that’s what I mean: everyone banded around and encouraged anyone who felt disappointed.)

Most of the group decided to stay for our Total Body Conditioning class with Brie, a cute SRAC trainer who volunteers to torture us every Saturday morning. I think she does it for the enjoyment of watching us struggle through it (not really, she is an awesome instructor). We got through our class and as usual, took a beating in it. But we left feeling accomplished and excited to see what the new month will bring!

- Maria