Lose Weight, Feel Great

Ok, so this post is not about me, really.  One of my very best friends, who I love to death and greatly admire, is in a "Get Fit" competition in Texas.  It is sponsored by HEB (a grocery chain down there) and is called the Slim Down Show Down.  Lorena went to a fit camp and then has 4 months to compete.  She is one of 25 competitors, chosen from tens of thousands of applicants, and she is amazing.  There are three different aspects to the competition.  She is judged on (1) how much weight she loses, (2) how much her BMI, blood sugar levels, cholesterol etc. improve, and (3) her level of fan support.  This is where you all come in. :)  The winner gets $10,000.

Lorena has a blog at http://hebslimdown.wordpress.com/author/lorenasdsd/.  She posts regularly and she gets a point every time someone comments on her blog or shares it to facebook, twitter or google plus.  So take a chance to visit her blog and read about what she's been up to. (and please comment if you do!)  I love reading her blog.  She shares tips she's learned, she asks for ideas and motivation, she sings, and she just plain has a lot of fun.

If you are interested, please let me know if you'd like for me to share her posts with you as she posts them.  I can send you a private facebook message when she writes a new post.  She will get points for this even if you never read the blog or comment.  So if you don't mind getting a message when she writes a blog, let me know, and I will send them your way.  Of course if you then comment she will get more points, but like I said, even if you just delete the messages, she still gets points for having me send them to you.  Oh, and I should note that she does not get points for any comments posted on facebook.  Only comments posted on her blog at http://hebslimdown.wordpress.com/author/lorenasdsd/.

All of this support means so much to her and gives her motivation to keep competing.  I think she is amazing.  She is coming to visit in a few weeks so I'm sure you will hear more about it then.  And in an effort to support her (especially when she is here) I have decided to try to eat healthy from now until the end of her visit!  (Don't worry, I just ate one last brownie before I typed that.  But now I am starting clean.)  Good luck Lorena!  We are rooting for you!

So I tried to find a picture of just Lorena or Lorena and me.  I know I have my old pictures somewhere on this computer, but I can't find them.  But I found this hilarious picture from when Scott and I were dating.  And I couldn't resist posting it. :)