Big Gals Unite

One pound lost last week. One lousy pound! But I'm hitting the weights again and kick-starting cardio (sort of, between insane work trips and family descending on my house like a plague of locusts). This was one really BIG pound, because I swear my jeans fit better. My trainer -- yes, big gals have trainers, too -- says to go by inches instead of the scale but no way am I letting UberfitMan near me with those freaking calipers and measuring tape. I could totally kick his teeth in, have I mentioned I'm a brown belt and won a sparring tournament? Fat girl has some MOVES, so step away from the measuring tape, pal.

Speaking of big gals, I'm surfing the internet looking for runs in my state. The idea here, thanks to my pal C., is to run a race (5Ks and more) every month so we stay motivated for the half marathon in May. In my Internet travels I found this:

Bop to the Top

The Bop To The Top is run-walk-crawl up the 36 floor OneAmerican Tower. The race will be strictly
on the staircase. Each participant will start separately on a 20 to 30 second stagger. Participants
will race against the clock and be given a separate finish time. Faster competitors will be
seeded earlier in the day to help alleviate passing on the staircase. Please indicate on the
entry form if you would like to be seeded. Non-seeded participants will be grouped together
between 11:00 am through 1:00 pm.
NOTE - This year's event will finish on the 36th floor due to construction equipment on the 37th floor.

The event is for everyone, young and old, big or small!

The "big or small" part caught my attention, so I investigated further. Turns out there is a Big Guy, Big Big Guy, and Big Gal category for participants. I know I shouldn't have checked, but I did... And I qualify for the Big Gal category. By 15 pounds, thank you very much. And that's only if I'm naked, just woke up, and haven't had anything to eat or drink yet.

So I suppose I can redefine my weight loss goal to:

To not qualify as a Big Gal in the Bop to the Top.