Happy New Year!!

The holidays are behind us and it's a new year... meaning new energy and motivation. Sure it wasn't easy to face those holiday sweets and treats, but we lived through it and are ready to get back on track.

There's been a brief lapse in Weight Watchers and we will resume our weekly weigh-ins when the next session starts (hopefully in the next week or two). If you're a Cone Health employee... check out the AWESOME discount we get for participating in WW at Work.

25% Discount for anyone covered by Cone Health - sponsored insurance

+ 25% Discount for attending atleast 80% of the WW at Work meetings

+ 25% Discount for meeting your 5% weight loss goal

= A Potential 75% Discount!

Also, we are starting new competitions with fresh motivation (these are for money), and we're still training for the Cooper River Bridge 10K in Charleston, SC. If you are looking for a new challenge... we strongly recommend training for a race. There's nothing like that feeling when you cross the finish line. :)



The Week Ahead:

• BodyPump on Tuesday and Thursday
• Weight Watchers TRACKING!
• Water, water, water
• Watching sodium intake

Heart to heart

This blog has proven to be the most difficult task, in my opinion. Going into this weightloss experience I was so pumped. I just knew it was going to be the best thing for me and I was going to really lose weight. After keeping off the 25lbs from Biggest Loser, I was ready to see how much more I could take off.

With trips to see the nutritionist, Body Pump, and the Women's Running School, there has been some definite progress, but there's also been challenges along the way. My weight gain over the past couple of months has been a disappointment. It's a huge embarassment to post my weight each week knowing everyone is watching me gain. Sure there are tons of excuses I could make, but the bottom line is... there has to be a change. Life happens, and yes it will get in the way, but I just can't give up.

I am trying to re-prioritize and get my head back in the game. As one of the WW members stated at lunch, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." As I look at the different areas of my life that I'm trying to change, I realize that the only way I'll get to see that "goal-Lauren" is to keep biting off little pieces. For right now, those little pieces are:

1. Tracking EVERYTHING with Weight Watchers
2. Getting atleast 30min of exercise in every day (can be non-structured)
3. Water, water, and more water... I may float away, but it'll be worth it!

People have been very supportive and offered their words of encouragement, and I really appreciate it. This is a journey and I'm sure there will be more tough weeks, maybe even months, ahead but I will just keep swimming!



Week 33 Results

It is what it is. The holidays are upon us. We're back at BodyPump every Tuesday and Thursday, and starting back our running schedule. March will be here before we know it!

Week 32 Results

First and foremost, we want to apologize to everyone on our lack of blogposting here lately. We have been EXTREMELY busy both at work and at home and now that the Holiday's are quickly approaching, we're getting even busier. We promise at the beginning of the New Year to keep up and do a few more update posts (not just results posts). Anyways-- without further ado:

Week 32 Results:

Week 30 Results

We're still chugging along... it's just coming more slowly now. The holidays and season change are making it a bit harder, but the Cooper River Bridge Run will be here before we know it.

The week ahead:

• BodyPump X 2
• Running Training Schedule
• Weight Watchers
• Weekly Weigh-In with Jeannie

Week 27 Results

We have been really bad about updating the blog lately, but promise to do better. It's almost holiday season, and we're tying to finish the year strong. Today is a big day for results, we've not only got all of our most recent weigh-ins to post, but also our measurements as of today! They weren't as good as we would have liked them to be, but we haven't thrown in the towel. If anything, that gives us added motivation going into the holidays.



The week ahead:

• Meeting with Jeannie on Tuesday to discuss getting back on track
• Body PUMP!!
• Starting Running Training Schedule



Week 24 Results

The last few weeks have been extremely busy, slightly stressed, but very EXCITING! The scale has been up and down like crazy as a result of our inconsistent routines. But what's the best news...

Courtney is MARRIED!!

She had a gorgeous wedding that I felt honored to be a part of. I am so proud of her dedication throughout this journey and the goals she's accomplished. Her wedding day was surely the icing on the cake! (I'm sure she'll want to share more details about the wedding and honeymoon when she returns, but here's a sneak peek of the bride on her wedding day.)

I, on the other hand, have finally found new motivation after hitting such a hard wall. Courtney and I set a new goal to be down to 200 lbs by the time we run the Cooper River Bridge run at the end of March. This is a serious goal and will be such a tremendous milestone for each of us.



(For more info, visit http://www.bridgerun.com/)


I am so glad we have each other for support and so many others through our Cone Health following. I can't tell you how much it means to us to hear from fellow employees with encouraging words that keep us going. Thank you for your continued support, even when we're at our lowest!



This week:

• BodyPump both days
• Run 3 times
• Weight Watchers!!