Day 275 - Isn't this a competition?

So when I started dieting back on my birthday - that would be October 12,  I had the most to lose in the group. I wasn't proud of that fact, in fact it embarrassed me a bit, but I was determined to do this program and succeed.  I thought in the beginning I would be the one who lost the most the first few weeks, because I was the biggest, but two people beat me out.  Two very vocal people each losing over ten pounds.  Granted that first week I am not even sure I lost anything, (oh I must have or I would have been really depressed) but I was just so green with envy over these two that lost so much weight.

As time went on - one continued to do the program whereas the other ate 37 Almond Roca.  But still they spoke about losing the weight and working the program and just happy to be maintaining.  Me - I don't want to maintain I want to get to my goal weight - then I will work on maintaining, but I learned before not to become complacent when it comes to weight loss.  So yes I started out as the heaviest, and maybe I still am sometimes, but I am catching up to them, and I am sure that I am going to surpass some of them - soon.

So we are suppose to write down our weight everyday so the facilitator can determine that we are monitoring (I think she is just being curious) and I forgot to do it this last week (even though it is on my calendar,) but I did take a look at I Love Me girls numbers (just a little peek) and I am only 21 pounds away from her weight.  Twenty one pounds and 3-4 inches taller, oh I am not competitive or anything.

But I have been peeking at everybody's lately and I am not such an outlyer as I once was.  Oh those that are doing the program, I am not even close yet, but for 90% of the people coming - I am catching up.  And sometimes I am not the heaviest person in the room, that is a good thing.