New 8 week challenge

Has anyone ever heard of SparkPeople? Well, if not, it's this social networking site that encourages healthy living. It has lots of different teams that you can join based on your individual interests. I've joined the site and made a few friends. We help encourage each other as we all strive to lose weight. Anyway, a member of one of the teams that I am on introduced a new challenge. Over the next 8 weeks, we plan to try to lose 5% of our body weight (beginning March 6th). I currently weigh 176.2 lbs so that means that I am challenging myself to lose 8.8 lbs over the next 8 weeks. I think that this is a reasonable goal.



When it comes to my weight loss, I tend to be really goal driven. This new challenge gives me something to strive for. It's a realistic goal and one that I am excited about starting. Who's with me? Have I got any takers out there? Think about it! Figure out how much you currently weigh and calculate 5% of that. I think that it's a pretty realistic way to look at what you're trying to accomplish and it takes a lot of pressure off of you trying to achieve that big goal. I think taking small steps will help me stay on track. How about you?

Check out www.sparkpeople.com for more information.