Today I lost round 3 of the 5% weight loss challenge
**see an explanation of the 5% challenge here**
On January 4th, Kim and I began round 3 of the 5% weight loss challenge. It was possibly going to be our last as it brought Kim right down to her goal weight, so it was only fair to deem it the deciding round. As at the beginning of the round, we had previously both won one round each. Now, while I’m reluctant to write this blog post and really wish I didn’t have to, I’m also incredibly thrilled to announce:
In just over 4 weeks, Kim has dropped 5% to win the third round.
I would love to be a bad sportsman (woman?), and kick something over and cry foul. But in reality, I’m so proud of Kim. She worked damn hard to get there, and while she showed moments of weakness and wanting to cave in, her amazing determination to succeed always came through. There is no one more deserving of the title of the biggest loser, and so with that, I extend my sincere congratulations to Kim.
Kim’s graph of success:
Now, I’m not sure if Kim is still going to try to lose more weight or not given that she’s reached the area of her goal weight. I still have 1kg to go before I hit my next 5%, and after that I still have another 6kg to go until I reach my overall goal (which will bring me to a massive 20kg loss). So while there’s a chance that I won’t have anyone to compete with to get my weight down, the desire to write a blog post about reaching my weight will be motivation enough to keep me going.
Doing the 5% challenge has been such a positive experience for me. It’s put a competitive fire in my belly, but more importantly, I’ve been able to prove myself that if I truly put my mind to something I can achieve it (even with times of weakness – I’m only human after all). I write this today not as the winner of the competition, but instead someone who is still incredibly proud of what I have achieved. I am currently 12kg lighter than when we started this challenge back in September of 2009. Twelve friggin kilos. It blows my mind every time I think about it.
So again, thanks to Kim for showing me that I can be successful, and for being there when I needed a friend. For all those times you listened to me wishing that I could eat chocolate (what does that stuff taste like again?) or buy takeaway, thanks for talking me out of it.
Now…what’s our next competition?
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