Sarah is the food editor at The Sun as well as the Reality TV blogger. In addition, she's the busy mother of a 2 year old. She's also maybe the most nervous about having her weight and measurements out there for the world to see. What woman isn't? I know I would be. She's also very committed to her goals and is excited about the extra public accountability. Here's Sarah:
Sarah
Weight: 167 pounds. I thought we'd said goodbye forever. Since my son was born a couple of years ago, I've been fighting, sometimes half-heartedly, to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 161, figuring once I got to that point, which I had defined as "real progress," I'd be motivated to continue toward some imagined but undefined goal weight.
But it never happened.
Last year, I thought it would. 2010 was going to be the year of races. I was signed up for the Baltimore 10-Miler, and when April rolled around, while I was a little behind in preparation, it was still doable. After all, I'd under-prepared for three half-marathons and a full in the past and still managed to finish (albeit slowly). But April 11, my plans were undone when a medical emergency landed me in the hospital for major abdominal surgery, during which I lost about half my blood volume. Out of commission and mostly housebound for four weeks, I spent the last two of those weeks curled around the computer. Once it was time to return to the real world, I unfurled my body and discovered that, on top of everything else, I'd re-agitated my tender right shoulder and upper back.
Add that to a total loss of endurance and yeah, the 10-Miler didn't happen, and neither did much of anything else, except maybe (aka definitely) some comfort eating. My endurance is a lot better than it was in the spring, but the back is still acting up. I'm thinking a large part of that is my inactivity, which itself has been fed by the pain. And around and around we go ...
So my goal for 2011 is to break this cycle, reincorporate exercise beyond lifting my toddler into my life and start making better choices when it comes to food. I'm tracking my food and fitness at livestrong.com. I've committed myself to John Bingham's 100 Days Challenge (30 minutes of "intentional movement" a day for 100 consecutive days; read more here). I've dusted off my running shoes, hooked the exercise bike back up, and reorganized my workout DVDs.
Oh, and I'm signed up for the Warrior Dash and the Frederick Half-Marathon relay, both in May.
I'm ready to put some miles -- lots of miles -- between me and last April and rediscover my fit self in the process. The end of the 100 Days Challenge will land on the anniversary of my surgery, and I'm hoping it will be the beginning, or rather, the continuation of a new approach to everything.
Bring it, 2011!
Measurements
Weight: 167
Height: 5-foot-4
Bust: 41
Chest: 33
Waist: 32
Hips: 40
Thighs: 25
Calves: 15
Upper arm: 12
Forearm: 10.5