At the start of the New Year your father and I began discussing our desires to live a healthier lifestyle. Having a precious baby girl like you really made us realize what’s truly important in life!
After giving it a lot of thought and doing much research we’ve made what we hope will be a life-altering decision. We signed up to go the Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge – or “The Ranch” as your father and I affectionately refer to it. http://www.biggestloserresort.com/
The Biggest Loser is a very popular reality show that sequesters extremely obese contestants and puts them through an extremely rigid diet and exercise program. The goal is to be the one who loses the most weight. It’s been wildly popular and is in its 9th season on air.
The BL Resort at Fitness Ridge was not associated with the TV show until recently. Having firmly established a system that encompasses all aspects of a healthy weight loss plan (exercise, coaching, nutrition, training, education, etc), The Biggest Loser sought them out with an offer to join forces with their well-known program. It was a win-win for both parties…as evidenced by the 8 month waiting list!
I will be gone for an entire 4 weeks and your father will join me for the last two. I leave August 8th and return September 4th. Your dad will care for you the first two weeks I am gone, then Luli & Papaw will watch you for week three and Grandma Karen (and maybe Grandpa Bruce) will be here the last week.
Though I cringe (and sometimes cry) at the thought of being away from you for so long, I feel very blessed to have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change all of our lives for the better.
The program is rigid – we are limited to a 1200 calorie diet with a scheduled 7-8 hours of exercise per day! This is not for the faint of heart and it will not be an easy endeavor. But you are, and will continue to be, our strongest motivation to succeed!