Well, my big speech contest is finally over and I placed second. I missed first place by one point!! There were 54 possible points and they were spread out between 5 contestants. But that's a good thing. It just means that I'm "this close" to landing first place next year.
The woman who took first place will now go on to the World Championship of Public Speaking in Las Vegas in August. It's a pretty big deal. She will compete against 95 other winners from other Toastmasters Districts around the world to see who will be the World Champion.
Meanwhile, if you have 7 minutes, here is my video. It's much improved from the last time, so please watch if you have the time:
Mrs Mole's Award Winning Speech "We Need To Talk"Now that I'm done with all this competing, I'm back on track. Ironically, the first place winner, who could stand to lose about 80 pounds, asked ME how much more weight *I* had to lose. I said, "About 25 pounds." Then said, "Well, you should start now so you can look your best by next year."
It took everything I had not to say, "I'll race you!" But I kept my big mouth shut. And since the conversation was about me, I knew was true. It's just painful to get weight loss advice from someone who is far more overweight than you are, as I'm sure many of you can attest to, am I right?
Still, when you're right, you're right. And I've been stuck at 190 for about 6-8 months now. So I've decided to start hiking twice a week. I'll start gradually, and get my cardio into high gear. I know it's the kick in the ass I need to get me going in a downward trend again. Dieting alone just ain't cutting it, but adding this major thing will kick it into high gear.
I'm actually super excited and can't wait to post results. Thanks for all the love and support I get from everyone here.