The Biggest Loser - Blog Edition!

Someone I've recently become acquainted with has organized a Biggest Loser "Blog Edition" Challenge.  I decided that it would be a good way for me to stay motivated and provide accountability.  But before I get to that, I know I owe you all Week 9 results.  No change.  Now, I'm not even upset about this because (a) I haven't been exercising as much as I should; (b) Mother Nature has come a'knockin' so I've been eating literally everything in sight.  But really, it's time to kick this up a few notches.

Let's begin!

Questions for Week One:

1. What are your main goals to start with?
   
   I would like to start by having a smaller goal of getting under the 200 mark by the end of April.  I mean, ideally, especially at my weight, it should come off much sooner, but with the way my body holds onto every fat cell, I don't want to push it and end up disappointing myself.  So, we'll say the end of April.  That's two months.
   
2. What is your current fitness level?
   
   I wish you could hear me laughing right now.  I am pathetically sedentary, even though I am supposed to be training for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk in July.  Even though I've got 12 Chalene Johnson videos sitting on top of my DVD player.  My fitness goal for this challenge will be to follow the schedule and work out six days a week - even if at the beginning it means I can't do the entire workout each day, at least I will moving and doing some of it.  By the end of the challenge, I should have worked up to being able to complete them all.
   
3. What is your plan of action?
1. Adjust my diet to one that is higher-protein, lower carb and GI-friendly
2. Remove all food triggers from the house
3. Build up to doing the complete TurboFire workouts 6 days a week
4. Ensure I am getting at least 8 hours of sleep per night
5. Go back to drinking 64 oz. of water a day