What Would Wendy Williams Wear?

No.

Where Would Wacky Waldo Wander?

No.

Okay so these five letter ‘W’ alliteration phrases are kinda tough. So I’m going to stop there, because they really are just pretty lame.  So you might be wondering what the ‘WWWWW’ stands for.

Wonderful Womack Wedding Weight-loss War!

What the?! So when my friend first got engaged we started calling it the “Wonderful Womack Wedding” — thati s her future last name, and no she’s not marrying this guy…

We start today, November 1, and the “weight-loss war” will end on May 31st.  It was a $25 buy-in and we check-in with our percentages lost every week.  The winner takes all… BUT if you gain weight you have to put in a dollar for any time you gain a lb.  That money will all go into the “Porker Pot” which the 2nd place will get all of that money! There’s nine of us in the competition so that’s $225 right there!

I know this isn’t the first time I’ve come to you saying I’m going to lose weight, but I’m hoping since my friend who is also the bride now works with me there will be tons of daily motivation not only at work, but then I have Brad at night — he’s part of the competition as well.  So I know I’ve cried the weight-loss wolf so many times but I hope you’ll take me back and stick around to encourage and motivate me — it’s what I always need most when hopping on the weight-loss train.  We turn in our weight-losses on Wednesdays (to stick with the W theme of course! LoL) so you should expect to hear from me most Wednesdays to hear how I’ve done.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the funds so I won’t be doing Weight Watchers this time. I do plan on using My Fitness Pal which is probably one of my favorite sites — their app that is synched with the site is fantastic and I have found that site to be great for tracking exercise, food, weight-loss, and motivation! Best free weight-loss plan in my opinion. I’ll be tracking things like my calorie, fat, sugar, etc. intake.  And for exercise I plan on visiting the gym a couple of times a week, doing some walking (Dakota’s favorite!), and taking Zumba classes.

The wedding is in June so I hope to be able to have a hot little bridesmaid dress in a size I haven’t been in for a long time!  There are a few goals I have that I’m excited about… first there is our annual Maui trip in February that I’d like to have a little bit of energy for.  The next is obviously the wedding in June so I should hopefully look even better by then.  Then in October is the “Run for Your Lives” 5K that I’m dying (pun intended) to participate in! A 5K where you are doing obstacles and running from Zombies to keep your health? Sounds like fun to me! That means it will be almost a year and the ultimate prize of all would be is if I feel like we are both healthy enough and at a time where we can start crossing the bridge of discussing starting a family — because ultimately I’m doing this for my health and to start a family.

The last time I did a weight-loss competition was at work and I actually won so I’m determined when money is involved! Have you ever done a weight-loss competition? What is one of your favorite weight-loss tips at the moment? I’ve been getting TONS of tips and ideas from Pinterest!