Drive-Thrus and Dine-Ins

Some college kids choose to spend their spring breaks participating in wet t-shirt contests or traveling the world. In 2009, I spent my spring break a little bit different. My parents and I headed to Salt Lake City so that I could take my shot at being casted for NBC’s hit show Biggest Loser. We left the hotel very early and made our way downtown to stand in a line with thousands of people. My dad and I were a little different than most people in line in the sense that we were going to enjoy ourselves. You may find it strange, but when you stand next to the same people for 8 hours, you inevitably end up talking to them. I must say that standing amongst that group of people trying out, I have never felt so good about the way I looked. Because it was spring break, I had a very obvious goggle tan.  People were shocked that I skied. They could hardly stand the fact that I was even active. When it comes to skiing, I love it. What other large people don’t understand is that gravity pulls you down the hill, and the chair lift takes you back up the hill.  And, when you are as big as me, you go a lot faster than the skinny people! At one point in the afternoon, in Salt Lake, a car drove by slowly. I noticed that inside it was a mom and her three children looking at all the people standing in line. Jokingly I said, “Look! That mom is giving her children health lessons about why their family doesn’t eat at McDonalds.” No one said a thing. Later on in the casting room, the directors asked us what our biggest food weakness was. Out of twenty people auditioning for the show, four said they did not have a food weakness.

Not only were they irritated about the health lesson of which I joked, a few of them couldn’t even admit they had a food problem. You have to live under a rock to not know McDonalds is bad for you. With most fast food restaurants, I’m not really sure exactly where the food comes from, and only recently, they started releasing the calorie count on food. In the past few years I decided I didn’t need fast food. Well, on some occasions I still ate it, but I mostly had a problem with eating out. Pita Pit, La Pa, Pickle Barrel, Buffalo Wild Wings, etc. Not only do these places offer the same high calorie/high fat options, they also killed my wallet. At least when I was eating from McDonalds, everything was only a dollar. 

My weekly challenge from Lana for this week was to steer clear from the drive-thru and dine-ins. Not only did I accomplish this, but I also went another week without sugar! This week at the Ridge I was pushed to my limits more than once, but what I noticed is that my body is moving better every day. And at Saturday weigh in, I lost 7 pounds. That brings my total weight loss to TEN pounds! Thank you Ridge Athletic Club and Lana for the life style changes you are helping me make in my life. I am truly grateful!

One Less Day