If I was this aware of what I ate and pushed myself to work out like this every day I would be in amazing shape with top notch discipline. My gosh, $30 is powerful :-)
What I put in and exert out of my body is on my mind from the minute I wake up until the minute I go to sleep. I weigh myself first thing in the morning praying that whatever I changed the day before pays off. I am constantly researching the different effects of different foods and work out techniques. I have learned so much this month. Why did it take doing this bet? This was my first bet and as the end comes I feel a little bit of fear and sadness. I relate it to being a child and I have just learned to walk. I wobble, I fall, I get hurt, but I have learned something new and don't want the drive to end.
This isn't the same way I "try" to lose weight on my own. This brings out a competativeness, drive, and whole different focus. I'm so motivated to drop that next pound that I get a bit overwhelmed when I sit back and think, wow, I just lost 11 lbs. Holy crap, how did I do that? I want to do that again. Its that pound for pound focus that makes me stay encouraged and not be discouraged by the big picture. Its the strict time limits in which I have to complete a task. It's that amazing feeling of victory in watching the graph steady aim downward.
I shall bet again my brothers and sisters, I shall bet again!!!