12 Week Challenge

I've been losing weight since February of last year, February 20th, actually. =) I've been loosely following the South Beach diet and walking at the mall occasionally on my lunch break. We have a gym in town, Bender's, that is opening a HUGE new facility and lately they've been running a special where you can join their current location for el cheapo (48 per couple on sale, 55 per couple regularly) and that rate transfers over to the new facility. Pool, childcare, the works. So John and I thought about it and decided to join up. I've lost 50 pounds on my own but I've kind of stalled out where I am now. I thought a gym might do me some good and they have Zumba classes which I really wanted to try.

They're also doing a 12 week challenge, it's based on body fat percentage loss, before and after pictures and an essay. I think I'm in a good spot where I could make a difference in 12 weeks, I really have about 30 pounds to go and I could make a big dent in that in 12 weeks if I tried hard. And the prize is a 5 day cruise for 2 or $2000. So John and I both signed up. =)

I took the Zumba class the first day, how freaking fun. =) I'm hooked. The Zumba DVD set might be on its way to my house.

Speaking of that, is everyone signed up for Amazon Mom? What a great program. You just sign up and you get 3 months free Amazon Prime membership, and then everything you buy from their baby/child store (which includes a ton of stuff) extends your membership. So I've been getting free 2 day shipping for several months now. I might be addicted to THAT too. =)

You can sign up here and you don't have to be a mom. Just sign up. =)