Spring is here, and most of us are looking to shed the…ahh…insulating layers we put on over winter  So it is Bloggest Loser Challenge time again.

You should join us!! Now, I’m not saying you need to lose weight..you look awesome just the way you are. But it will be fun.

Quick run down. Challenge runs for 12 weeks. We have a Daily Burn Challenge where all the number business happens, as well as a private facebook group for motivation and support. Weighins on Sunday (you don’t have to tell people how much you weigh if you don’t want to…just weight lost every week) We should have a prize this time guys?!

You don’t have to be a blogger to join…it’s just a fancy name

That’s it! If you want to join, leave a comment or tweet me…or something. And I will send you the invites. GO ON….DO IT!!!!

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I have lost count how many times we have done these. I think we did the first one 3yrs ago, which I won. But has been a bit of a piss poor effort in the challenges since then. They clearly aren’t working for me. In fact DailyBurn says I am the biggest I have ever been since we started all this..awesome!

MsFifikins I must say has done a great job, actually losing weight when we aren’t on a challenge and not putting it back on like..me. Have seen your daily pics on flickr..you are looking fabulous woman!

So, this week in preparation for the challenge, I have canceled my gym membership. Well, it was before I knew we were doing it. It’s a complete waste on money since they cancelled all the good spin classes

Besides, we pretty much have full gym at home anyway.

Treadmill, Smiths machine and other weights stuff, spin bike (tho I now know why it was so cheap. A little dangerous for your shins on the hills) Not to mention access to a whole range of weight loss supplements from work. And 2 crazy bulldogs that need walking.

Even bought myself a fancy new heart rate monitor for extra motivation.

So, really..I should have no excuse, right?. Everything is right there. Just get into it. I KNOW what needs to be done. JUST.DO.IT!

It seems the more times I try and fail at this thing, the harder it gets. I think the motivation has run dry.

Sometimes I wonder if it would just be easier to give up and resign myself to the fact that I am fat and there is nothing I can do about it. But then you have the days when you don’t want to leave the house. You don’t want to go out for because you know you will be the biggest there, and you think everyone will be judging the fat chick.

It gets you down, really down. Every.single.day.

But why can’t I just fix it? If I hate it so much.

I’m a sucker for the before and after pic, I love them. Surely if these people can, I can. What is their secret. They tell you about their diet and exercise, but why do they never share that secret thing that starts it all. That  one thing that drives you through to get the job done. I haven’t found it yet…I don’t even know if I have it. Am I just too lazy?

So, we’ll try…again. Try a little harder than the last few times and see how we go..I guess. I sound convincing, right?

You going to join? We start tomorrow…but you can jump in at anytime.

We are about half way in our Bloggest Loser challenge. Mr Jarod is doing very well for himself, putting us all to shame..Go Jarod! Tho I am sure his daily weighing in is confusing the calculations…yes, that must be it

Must admit, I am a little disappointed in how I have done so far. I think I haven lost about 3kg since we started nearly a month ago? 5.5kg all up since I started back at the gym 2mths ago. I was quite pissed off this week to be honest, pretty crappy results. I have be doing pretty good at the gym, always room for change in the diet (I’d rather be fat than give up the noms all together ) So I had hoped for a bit more.

And the news that they haved ditched on of my spin classes. Totes not happy about that, how can I survive on just 2?! (No Jarod, I cannot ride outside) Have booked my first personal training session this week to make up for it. Did extra weights this week to prepare, and OMG the DOMS were SO bad. This isn’t going to end well.

I did remember that I took some measurements 2mths ago, and on checking back it seems I have lost a total of 25cm all over. So that helps a little to restore my confidence. But I want to FINALLY crack that 80′s. Hopefully before the New Year.

I have lost this 6-7kg a few times before, and then lost heart that it didn’t happen fast enough and given up. Really determined not to let that happen again.

So come on girls, we can’t let a BOY beat us..now can we? Still have a few weeks to go, and I know they would have to be the worst weeks of the year..with Christmas parties and all the noms. But we can do it! And if all else fails, we’ll get Liz to spike his meals with extra fat!

It’s time again for another Bloggest Loser Challenge. For those that have joined in the last challenge, can you believe it has been over 2yrs.

Fiona has thrown down the boxing glove and challenged us to a fat shedding duel after Rah posted about her fatty boombahness.  It’s on biatches! And you can all join in!

Now, not to scare you off…but I am the favourite, having won the last challenge (lets just not talk about the finding it all again and then some..k). But it could be any ones game. You don’t need to blog to join in…any one is welcome!

The challenge will be run through Daily Burn. Daily burn lets you track all your meals and exercise, and they have a nfity challenge feature that will keep track of who is the weiner and also help motivate each other.

The challenge will start this week, and run for 7 weeks till Christmas. Wiener will be the person who loses the most % body fat during the challenge. This will warm up challenge if you will, cause we’ll break for Christmas and start again in the new year in a fight till the death…well maybe just the goal weight.

It’s all a bit of fun and friendly competition to help motivate and offer support to each each other with a not so fun part of life. Being overweight and getting on the weight loss rollercoaster can be a tough bitch..but sharing it with others, with a touch of competitiveness thrown in can make it a bit easier.

So, we start this weekend. Weight in day is Sundays. Who’s with us?!

If you want to join in, leave a comment below, make sure your email is correct and I will send you an invite to the challenge.

Yay me! And a big well done to all the girls who participated in the Bloggest Loser Challenge.

The challenge came to an end last week, and yours truly came in first place again (how bloody awesome am I). I lost 6.88% of my body weight and lost nearly 7kg..which was a little shy of the 8kg goal I set for the challenge (but honestly didn’t think I would get close to when I set it) Also means I have officially lost over 10kgs since I started, really never thought I would get there either so I am super pleased!

Congratulations to all the girls who joined in and did just as well. Thanks girls for joining in and helping me reach my goals.

The awesome Kay bought me this prize, a pink pac man shirt w00t..I can now fit into normal t’s!!