One is done.

Starting weight: 212 pounds
Ending weight: 205.6 pounds
Difference: -6.4 pounds
Total weight since beginning GO!: -26 pounds
Goal: 160 pounds
Points: 826

The Dream Team: Ben - 772, Geoff - 826, Toni - 814, Vanessa - 850.
Team Average: 815.5

I had a fairly solid first week with a perfect score until Tuesday. That's when my bad habit reared it's ugly head and I instantaneously began to reply to a text while driving. I struggled with whether my misstep really warranted a point deduction ("I was only driving in a parking garage, after all, and everyone knows that doesn't really count as driving," the logic went.) before I remembered that, in this game and in life, our integrity with others and with ourselves is all we have. So, I took the bad habit penalty because I earned it.

I also had to take a good habit penalty for Wednesday night because I neglected to write down my thoughts for 20 minutes. It was a stupid mistake and one I could easily excuse by saying, "Hey, I'm on vacation in California." But in reality, I have no excuse. I was simply careless with my commitment to myself, my teammates and the game.

All that said, the prospect of three days on the road heading back to Utah makes me doubt that I'll post a perfect score next week. I'm going to make every effort to attain that score, but the situation may not permit me to do so. We'll just have to see how things shake out. Until then....GO!