Today’s Weight: 297.4 lbs.

Geez, the first month of 2008 is already almost half over. Where is the year going?

Not a huge weight loss this week, but better than nothing considering the fact that I’m still sick and have upper chest congestion that’s keeping me from being active.

I’ve really been thinking a lot this week about something Jillian Michaels said on The Biggest Loser 4 (TBL) last season. A guy was drinking a lot of fruit juice and she told him not to drink his calories. I’ve been distraught trying to figure out where my calories are coming from (I really need to start a food journal) and it dawned on me that I drink an awful lot of coffee and tea laden with sugar. I also was drinking a ton of vitamin waters and stuff. I kept convincing myself that they were OK because they were “healthy.” I’m switching back to unsweetened tea and limiting myself to one cup of coffee at work. I’m going to try to phase that out totally. I’ve started taking my water bottle to work so that I’ll sip on that throughout the day instead of grabbing coffee or worse, a can of coke.

Something said on this season of TBL that really bothered me, also. One of the female contestants weighed in at 270 something pounds (I think – can’t find confirmation online yet. Allison said she was the heaviest female contestant so far on TBL. I weigh almost 30 pounds heavier than she. Talk about eye-opener. Especially when you look at the women on there each season and they are obviously obese, yet I keep convincing myself that “I don’t look that bad.” Well, I must look worse. The sooner I face it, the sooner I will act.

That said, I must get moving and get to work. *sigh*