Day 11

Proof is in the pudding. We're both right on track for hitting our targeted weight-loss. Josiah is averaging a little more than a pound a day, and I'm averaging a little more than half a pound each day. And, despite the fact that I'd volunteered for The Lakeland Derby long before we decided to do this diet, my unrecommended exercise activity made room for some of those craved calories. And, before I passed out from my low calorie day, Aunt Terri treated me to TGI-Fridays. Don't worry, my new diet had me making healthier choices. And much to my surprise, I still lost weight!

The Lakeland Derby
Photos by The Ledger. To see originals please visit TheLedger.com

I raced with one of my students
to represent Lakeland High School.
We were in Swan #1

Right out of the gate we moved
into a lead position.

Hard to see, but we're nose to nose
for 2nd place. Not too shabby for an
overweight teacher who only ate
500 calories that day!

For the record, Bartow High School cheated :). We were totally gaining on them, but they kept steering their swan to cut us off. And since the rules state that we're not allowed to intentionally hit another swan, we had to waste energy steering around them. They did this somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 times, and it really started getting old. But, this allowed Swan #3 to gain on both of us and pull out ahead for a close race to 2nd place.

But all said and done, it was a lot of fun! And, we're just glad we didn't finish last :D