Biggest Losers Competition 2011: Part Two

I have a tendency to channel Chris Rock's voice more often than most people might find comfortable but here I go again .... Oh, Lawd, Lawd, what I have I done?! I have signed up for another Biggest Losers competition!

My office's Biggest Losers competition ends February 1. I don't expect that $500 to be deposited in my bank account but I am still hopeful. I saw this fluorescent yellow poster at my apartment's gate announcing another Biggest Losers competition and thought it would be a good idea for my continued motivation.

Saturday morning I showed up, late as usual, to a very nice and friendly group of neighbors. Only, the facilitator did not just weigh me and send me on my merry way. Oh, no, no, no (my Chris Rock voice again). She expects me to walk and spin and Zumba.....you know, exercise. AND, WHAT THE HECK IS A ZUMBA?  I didn't say anything at the time but I rushed home and immediately did an online search in the privacy of my own home and, whew, discovered it was only dancing to a video. Okay. Breathe. Breathe. I used to dance back when I could move around without groaning and was not embarrassed to be publicly intoxicated.

And then, something magical happened the following Monday. I fit comfortably into a size smaller pair of jeans with only a vague, very vague visible muffin top. Zumba, here I come. When it warms up.

Stay tuned!