Larocque and Roll

We’re all a bunch of losers January 7, 2008

Just before the holidays, a couple of my co-workers started bemoaning the weight they knew they were going to gain over the holidays, and what they were going to do about it. Two people on staff actually challenged each other to see who would lose more weight over a period of a few months. A few other people found out and wanted in, and then it turned into a big free-for-all, with the challenge becoming who could lose 10 pounds first. Being the joiner that I am, I signed up too.

This morning was the official weigh-in, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that my actual weight wasn’t far off what I expected it to be, despite the fact I haven’t weighed myself in over six years. It’s still too much, but not nearly as bad as I feared it would be.

I’m hoping for good things to come out of this - I’m already pretty careful about what I eat, and I don’t keep junk in the house because I’ll only eat it if it’s there. I’ve seriously cut back on the amount of pasta I eat, and if I do, I try to make sure it’s whole wheat. My only weakness is my Wednesday latte, with which I usually get a couple of oatmeal or gingersnap cookies; however, I bought a package of cinnamon snaps which are supposed to be low fat. On the exercise front, I’m getting back in the habit of walking to work when it’s feasible (i.e. when I’m not working until 9pm) or going for walks on days when I don’t work. And I’ve also pledged to do at least half an hour of Wii boxing in the evenings.

(Others at work are talking - not seriously, of course - about how they’re going to sabotage the competition by bringing in chocolates or do extra baking. However, we found out today that our “office” was this week’s winner of the local radio station’s lunch contest, so on Wednesday we get a Swiss Chalet lunch for 12 [1]. Fortunately, I don’t start work until after lunch, so I’ll miss it.)

[1] The Executive Assistant entered us over a year ago, and this week - the week we start our weight-loss challenge - we win. Proof positive that the gods are a whimsical and capricious lot.