{"id":12924,"date":"2012-05-18T08:55:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T12:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=12924"},"modified":"2012-06-22T12:39:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T16:39:18","slug":"im-a-loser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/im-a-loser\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m a Loser!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Friday everyone! \u00a0It’s Dana here – and I thought I would take a few minutes to tell you all about my most recent “vacation” – to the Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge<\/a>\u00a0(“BLR”)\u00a0 If you haven’t heard of the resorts, there are three Biggest Loser Resorts (Utah, Malibu and a new location, Niagra) where you can go to focus on personal wellness, fitness and nutrition. \u00a0I spent two weeks at the Malibu location – and they were two of the hardest but also most rewarding weeks of my life. \u00a0I have been struggling with my weight since I had my first daughter (and gained a crazy amount of weight while pregnant) – and I’ve finally had enough. \u00a0I thought that a couple of weeks at the BLR would be a GREAT kick-start to my lifestyle change – and I was right!<\/p>\n

The weeks at BLR begin and end on a Sunday – which are the weekly “day of rest”. \u00a0I spent the day unpacking in my room (I had a single room – it was small and pretty basic, but definitely nice enough) and looking around the resort before the welcome dinner. \u00a0At the dinner, I got to see the other 65 guests at the resort. \u00a0There were more women there then men – but the number of men was actually more than I expected. \u00a0There were all sort of people there – many who were arriving for a second (or even third trip), people who needed to lose 5 lbs and people who needed to lose 200 lbs, people from ages 18 to 70 and people of all fitness levels. \u00a0Almost everyone was incredibly nice and very supportive – the people actually made the stay at the resort even better than it would have been. \u00a0 Some people were staying for one week – and the longest stay was 6 months.<\/p>\n

The week really began on Monday AM – bright and early at 6 AM. \u00a0Each day had the same basic schedule, although in a slightly different order. \u00a0The days went something like this:<\/p>\n

6 AM: \u00a0Stretch Class (optional)<\/p>\n

7AM: Breakfast<\/p>\n

8 AM: Hike (two hours long and definitely the most challenging part of my day!!)<\/p>\n

11:15 AM: Class of your choice – Pool, Cardio, Stretch or Lecture (I went to the pool every day except for one stretch class when I was extremely sore)<\/p>\n

12:30: Lunch<\/p>\n

1:15: \u00a0Lecture for Week 1 guests and Free Cardio Time for Week 2 and beyond<\/p>\n

2:30: Pool Class<\/p>\n

3:30: \u00a0Cardio Class<\/p>\n

4:30: Toning Class<\/p>\n

5:30: Dinner<\/p>\n

6:30: Lecture<\/p>\n

7: \u00a0Free time for Spa, etc.<\/p>\n

The days went by really quickly and I was EXHAUSTED by the end of them! \u00a0I did take advantage of the Spa though – getting a facial and two massages \ud83d\ude42 I felt like I deserved it – LOL!<\/p>\n

The trainers and hiking guides at the resort were all wonderful – tough, but not too tough (haha) and super inspiring! \u00a0The FOOD was also WONDERFUL – healthy, but delicious! \u00a0We had breakfast, lunch and dinner each day with an average calorie count of 1,200 calories\/day. \u00a0There was also a daily snack you could grab to eat after the hike (100 calories of almonds or a \u00a0boiled egg) as well as fruit available all day and a salad bar available at lunch and dinner. \u00a0I at one or two extra fruits\/day as well as the almonds, so my daily calories were around 1,500\/day. \u00a0There were also a few optional meals available if you happened to not the meal one day. \u00a0It was REALLY easy to eat there and I was, amazingly, never hungry.<\/p>\n

I weighed in on my final Sunday – and had lost 12 pounds \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0That seemed like a good and pretty ‘normal’ amount for a girl there – a lot of the guys were losing even more. I am excited to continue my journey at home – wish me luck \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

One other fun thing – my trip to the resort coincided with the Biggest Loser Finale – so there were a few contestants who either stayed at the resort (Laura from season 7 – she was Tara’s partner) or came by to talk to us (Jerry and Estella – also season 7). \u00a0One of our hiking guides was from season 2 (Ruben) and Ramon and Jessica from last year are trainers at Niagra. \u00a0Some of the casting directors were there too – they are casting next season in a couple of weeks and I have a VIP pass to get to the front of the line if I decide to go … hmmmmmmm ……<\/p>\n

Well – that’s about it! Let me know if you have any specific questions – I would love to talk more about my trip!<\/p>\n

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