Last Day of Team Lean

Now that we are into the third month of the year, I wanted to check in with some of my goals. Today is the last day before the final Team Lean weigh in and cholesterol screening so I must be on my best behavior. Team Lean is an 8-week team-based weight loss challenge hosted by my local YMCA. In addition to weekly weigh-ins they tried to make it fun by hosting events and nutrition talks for extra weight loss percentage points. One of the events was an obstacle 5k trail run that involved a lot of mud. Never before had I scaled a wall of made of tires or run through the woods carrying a bucket of sand, let alone struggle through a mud pit. Here is a picture from the 2019 Red Bug Run:

In addition to this 5k, I ran the Swamp Forest quarter marathon, the Chehaw 10-miler, the Tallahassee half marathon, and the Flatlanders 10k at Providence Canyon. Running these events was fun, but the most fun I had was probably biking 30 miles of red clay roads through North Florida and South Georgia with a friend one day. I followed the route for the Dirty Pecan event starting in Monticello and stopped halfway. When the actual event happened, we opted to skip it due to rain in the area and muddy roads. We are definitely looking forward to more bike rides in the future. Here is a photo she took of my on my bike:

All this activity amounts to thousands of calories burned and I have the pounds to prove it. As of today I have lost 19 lbs, which is not far from my goal of 20. Wish me luck as I strive to lose more pounds in the future by continuing this active lifestyle. Phase 2 of Team Lean will start tomorrow with monthly weigh ins to promote accountability. I guess I can't just eat all the things.

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