The I Lost it at The Club challenge results are in...

I lost 33 pounds over the 8 weeks of the challenge which translated to 14% of my body weight. It was enough to place 3rd overall in the challenge. The winner lost 18%. It was a great experience and I am glad I participated.

Having the challenge to keep me motivated to lose the weight was very helpful. So to stay motivated it appears having a goal is the key. So to that end, I have made it a goal to start running in 5k races. I plan on running several this year. Next Sunday is the beginning. The "Runnin' of the Green" in LoDo. To ease into this, the first race will not be a full 5k but a 2.2 mile jaunt.

The even better news is that when I registered for the race I got to put down my t-shirt size as XL instead of XXL! THAT felt great!

The great get in shape experiment continues!