It's all over. (the contest that is)

Well it is over and I didn't win the big prizes but I have won so much more. I won back my self respect. I won back my health. And I have won a better life. I don't look at it as losing anything other then 32.4 pounds. My wife and I are making plans to keep this up. We have decided that 3-4 nights a week (depending on schedules) we are going to be going to the YMCA and working out. I sent in my request for an entry form for the William A. Irvin 5K this summer, we are going to run it together (maybe some of you will join us). Then on weekends we are going to get out and enjoy life. Hiking, biking, snow shoeing (if we ever get snow), there are just so many things that I want to get out and explore. We are also planning on enrolling in one of the YMCA's Cardio Boot camps this spring, they look pretty intense. I am really looking forward to warmer weather. I am getting tired of riding bike and not feeling the sun on my face, and looking at the same thing and not going anywhere. If anyone wants to ride bike this spring or summer let me know. I have an almost new bike in the garage that I have only riden a couple of times.

I will be keeping this blog up and running as long as I can. I am going to be keeping up to date on my weight loss. My training for the race and I will start putting some pictures up of the progress. I would really like to get the full picture that Bill took on the first night. I would like to put that in here and put a current picture in so people can see how I have changed.

I am hoping that we can all stay in touch. It would be nice if we could all get together at the Super Bowl party and fill each other in on how we have been doing. It would be nice to get together every few weeks and keep in touch.

Well I guess since I am at work I should do something work related. Congrats to Chris for being the big loser. You worked hard and you deserve it. And to the rest of you. I am proud of all of you. Team Bill stuck together and pulled it out in the end, we lost a little more then 9 pounds more then Team Jason. Hopefully Bill will come up with some kind of team prize. Thanks again to Bill, Jason, and especially Matt for all that they have done.