Sibling Rivalry
Here we go again, in my attempts to do a competition. This time it is against my brother. He is INCREDIBLY competitive--so I absolutely, positively, cannot slack. (Which is what I need. I see me lazing around this winter, and all of a sudden saying in April, "I have to lose 100 pounds in 10 weeks").
The competition is two-fold: overall percentage of weight loss, and number of miles walked. We did modify it to say that the mileage contest is won by the person who won the most weeks, not necessarily overall mileage. That's because my brother has weeks that he has a lot of late night hours--he may not be able to catch up after one of those.
I'm doing this because I figure it will give me an extra push to be faithful in eating and exercising at a hard time of year to do it. If the competition keeps me eating appropriately and exercising consistently, then even if I lose the overall competition, I win!
And, it will give me a reason to talk to my brother more and be invested in his life.
But...I don't want my brother to win, so I need all of the encouragement I can get. :-)
2012 mileage: 13.5
The competition is two-fold: overall percentage of weight loss, and number of miles walked. We did modify it to say that the mileage contest is won by the person who won the most weeks, not necessarily overall mileage. That's because my brother has weeks that he has a lot of late night hours--he may not be able to catch up after one of those.
I'm doing this because I figure it will give me an extra push to be faithful in eating and exercising at a hard time of year to do it. If the competition keeps me eating appropriately and exercising consistently, then even if I lose the overall competition, I win!
And, it will give me a reason to talk to my brother more and be invested in his life.
But...I don't want my brother to win, so I need all of the encouragement I can get. :-)
2012 mileage: 13.5
You can do it KC! I wish I could do it with you!
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