Day 55 - Up for elimination :( - Nobody said this was going to be easy....

Well yesterday was tough, that's for sure....I anticipated possibly falling into the bottom 2 since there are just 4 of us left on each team and 1 of the 4 already had a 2 pound advantage....and with my foot and losing the ability to do the bigger calorie burns on the eliptical and treadmill with my bad foot... What I did NOT anticipate was only losing 3 pounds since the last weigh in.................OMG!

-How on earth could that happen working out 6x a week?
-How on earth could that happen with eating such a clean diet, barely making my 1200 calories per day and writing everything down that went into the pie hole?!
-How on earth could that happen when I gave it my all, my very best....
-How on earth could that happen when every day I visualized my weight loss, how many pounds it would be......I was sure that would work

How on earth did it happen? Who knows and at this point, the answer isn't going to show up....

More importantly, what next?
My friend, Kathleen, whom I adore, is the other person up for elimination...she lost 9 pounds for goodness sake, but still fell into the bottom 2...that's not fair at all....
So my first instinct as we hugged each other, was to make sure she didn't get voted out but instead it would be me.....So off I went talking to the other contestants and then home to tell my kids and husband and a few friends and siblings....don't vote for me, vote for Kathleen....

I was quite surprised by the responses.....flat out - NO, we are voting for you...
YOU deserve it too
YOU are working hard
Yes, you lost 3 pounds but your foot is fractured and has been since February 14th

Wow, I must say I was blown away and did a lot of painful soul searching.....
Yes, I know I do deserve it too, we both do.....but
Yes, I want to stay, and so does Kathleen.....but
Yes, I worked even harder once I hurt my foot, but
Yes, I stayed faithful to my diet, but

That's a lot of "buts"......................................

So today I called Kathleen and we had a great talk....we both are at peace with what comes next....and I always believe that whatever is meant to be will happen and it will be for the best.

So, as my brother told me, just let the chips fall where they fall....................................
Dang, he is still right sometimes, don't you just hate when that happens?!

So here's the story....the deciding factor on who stays and who goes "home" is all decided by a vote on the website:

http://www.ksdk.com/sales/splash/lose_ton/winter_2010/vote.aspx

The voting began today and ends at noon on Friday....we will go down for a live elimination show on Show Me St. Louis on this Friday at 3pm......

Good luck to Kathleen and Maureen....they both worked hard and both deserve it.....
Whatever is meant to be will happen, I'm sure of it! But regardless of what it is, both Kathleen and Maureen will WIN, you see, because we already are winning and the contest isn't even over!

It is truly all how you look at it, isn't it?!
Just for today, think about that one!

Thanks for the love and support!!! I can truly feel it!