Katie B

Hi Everyone
I am so excited for this new challenge!! This will be my 3rd time Hosting this challenge and each time I get great results and am inspired but all you amazing people!

A little background: I was never super skinny but never over weight all up through High School- went to college added the freshman 10-15lbs then got married added the marriage bliss weight, a couple years later got pregnant with my first baby and slam BAM thank you ma'am I am 50-60lbs overweight!!!

About a year after my son was born we decided to start this Challenge and my husband and I both lost a ton of weight- he lost 65lbs and I lost 50lbs. He was the Ultimate Winner for the first contest! That was such a great experience for the both of us- to have a goal as a couple and commit to it and each other. LOVED it! I ran my first 10k that year which lead up to my first 1/2 marathon last year- I kept most of the weight off, but steadily gained about 20lbs back (I blame my elephant appetite on all the running I was doing...) and guess what? I got pregnant again!

So I just had my second little fella in January and my scale is showing some SCARY numbers at the moment. I KNOW I can lose the weight again- I have done it before, but this time I really want to keep it off!!!

I get really competitive and this seems to be the best way I succeed in losing weight, is having to report my success/failures each week!

For me it is all about calorie counting, laying of the late-night snacks, and lots of exercises! Luckily my hubby has stayed SUPER healthy the past two years and he will be a great support system for me when I am feeling un-motivated (get a good support system!!!! A must have!)

I am going to be purchasing the TURBO FIRE workout DVD's and plan on starting up with some small runs! I will also be calorie counting via MyFitnessPal !! I will give myself a cheat day each weekend but during the week I plan to stay strong and avoid too many treats or snacks.

My 3 GOALS for our contest are:

#1- Lose TWO pant sizes
#2- Run a 5K
#3- No Carbonation drink of ANY kind (yikes!)