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January 09 Shayla's first weekOk, Shayla here. Eating healthy is SO difficult for me! So for the last week I've been trying to add more fruits and veggies, eat more fiber, and drink more water.... It's been a struggle, but I've lost 3 lbs this week. I was so happy to see any loss, and 3 lbs felt good. I haven't lost any weight in over 2 years, since I had my daughter. I guess 2 years later I can't use the excuse of "I just had a baby" anymore-Ha!
 Ok so my current weight is 213 which is -1.38%. It's a start! IntroductionHi this is Shayla from Gilbert, AZ and Mary from Mesa, AZ and we are Arizona's Biggest Losers!
Shayla and Mary have been friends for 14 years. We met in our church youth group in the 8th grade. Yep, that's right, 8th grade! Both of us have struggled with managing our weight throughout the years. Shayla was thin before she had a baby and since she has brought a wonderful baby girl into the world she has struggled getting that darn baby weight off! Mary has always been heavy. After a suggestion by Shayla and our good friend Angie we trained for and ran a 1/2 marathon in March 2007. Mary followed a diet, exercised and lost 50 pounds, but sadly gained 10 back. Mary still has many more pounds to lose and Shayla is ready to stop gaining and start losing. We should win because we are social workers who have super stressful jobs investigating child abuse and neglect and make no money. Having a personal trainer would be the best reward ever and help us acheive our fitness and weight loss goals!
Our goal is to lose 20 pounds each in the next few months, gain muscle strength, and reduce body fat.
Shayla is following the Weight Watchers Flex plan and attending weekly meetings. Mary will be following the South Beach Diet. We will be incorporating strength training and cardio into our weekly routine.
Now, lets get to business. How will we motivate each other? Working for the same agency, we will hold each other accountable on a regular basis through email and phone calls. We will check in weekly with menu suggestions for the week and help each other make healthier choices. We will attend a weekly strength training class together at our local gym and running in the mornings on our own time. We will record our fitness acheivements along with our weight loss on this blog.
So if we are going to be totally honest, I guess we must spill our beginning weights. Yikes are we nervous, but hey if the contestants can stand on an enormous scale on national TV, I think we can brave it on the internet.
Starting Weight as 1/2/08:
Mary - 196
Shayla - 216
Team Total: 312
Holy ****!
Here we go! Stay Tuned!
Shayla Mary
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