D day: Diet Day

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My wedding is 28 weeks away. My diet is long gone - I've gained back over 1/3 of the weight I lost. I do, however, still fit in my smaller jeans. Well today is the day. Its 10/1. I start again. This weekend Planet Fitness is having a "sale." The sign-up fee is $1.00 and the monthly fee is $10.00. I may be broke, but not even I could pass that up.

I need to lost atleast 20 pounds to feel comfortable with myself when I stand in front of all those people. Its self consious and stupid but thats how I feel. I am not happy with myself. Its time to get happy with myself. Its time to put down the cookies and pick up the barbells and fix this issue.

So here it goes. I am telling the world my weight.

weight: 150
goal: 130
lbs to lose: 20

I can do this. I will do this. This is on. Its my weightloss challenge*. (I'm into challenging myself into doing everything but homework) I will lose 20 pounds in 10 weeks. Today is day 1 of week 1. Its 2 pounds a week. I can do it. Easy Peasy.


I thought long and hard about the goal. Ideally I would like to be 120. I know I'll never weight 100 pounds again, like I did in 2004 but I was happy in 2005 and 2006. These were good weights for me. However, 30 pounds in 24 weeks is a lot to ask of myself. If I set the goal of 130 and try to lose 20 pounds in 10 weeks then obviously I can accomplish 30 in 24. The fact of the matter is I don't expect to accomplish 20 in 10 - I just hope to try. If I lose 10 in 10 Ill be very happy with the results.





*of course I intend to finish the How to Cook Everything Challenge