The 90-Day Challenge

One of my most successful endeavors recently was participating in the 90-Day Challenge at Lifetime Fitness last fall. Over the course of three months, I stuck to a healthy diet and work out schedule and lost a total of 11 pounds. Add that to my other successful weight loss last year while training for two half marathons, and I’ve dropped 17 pounds since this time last year. But more importantly, I lost two full dress sizes! Yay me!

And the 90-Day challenge was more than just good for me – Pete participated in the challenge, too. Only he beat me into the ground by losing 23 pounds! (He didn't just beat me, he beat everyone at the gym - they gave him a water bottle and a duffle bag with their logo on it as a prize.)

Well, I’ve decided to do my own 2014 version of the 90-Day Challenge. In less than three months I’ll run my next Half Marathon on April 13^th – The Rock’n Roll Raleigh. My hope is that by then, I’ll be a.) Ready to run my best half ever, and b.) Weighing in below 165.

I weighed in last night at 171 pounds, so I’ll keep you updated on my workouts, my runs and my weigh-ins (which are whenever I get the courage to step on the scale in the gym.)

Join me if you like by letting me know what your goal is and how you’re going to get there. I’ll keep you accountable if you’ll do the same for me!

NOTE: It is not lost on me that I just shared my weight with the Internet. Don’t expect me to say how old I am.

Also, April 13 is less than 90 days away – its actually 80 days away. Fine, so it's the 80-Day Challenge. Whatever.