Motivate Me! Monday

Dianne and Valerie,
I just want to thank you guys for all of the time and hard work that you put into making these challenges happen.
My sister talked me into signing up for the Winter Challenge. I weighed 249 lbs and was driving trucks over the road at the time so consistent exercise was difficult. Truckstops are not known for their "healthy" food and snacks so when I ran out of stuff I brought with me, it was back to the good tasting/bad for me stuff. Some of the bonuses were difficult and some I just flat refused to do. Overall though I lost 17 lbs.
In the Spring Challenge I was no longer on the road, my wife replaced someone on our team, and I was starting to enjoy exercise and the bonus challenges.  Even though most of our team gave up at the end, my sister, my wife, and myself finished the challenge and I ended up with the highest % points for weight losing 28 lbs.
This challenge has been the best. My goal was to lose no more than 5 pts a week. So far I haven't lost any including crazy bonus points. Exercise has become a passion, I enjoy the comradre of the team, and have lost 57 lbs from that 1st dreary January weigh in.
Please know I'm not trying to boast I just want you to know that these Challenges have been the catalyst for a lifestyle I could only want but didn't have the wherewithal to do.
So again, thank you for providing this opportunity for us.
- Dave Hopkin