Weight Loss

I have a goal to lose weight this year. I would love to say I decided to lose the weight because I was motivated to start out the new year healthier, or because I want to get fit, or because I want to look better for summer... but that is not the case. Even Kelly's "cardiac event" wasn't motivation enough. My life is never a simple choice, because what is the fun in that?

My motivation came last Friday at the Barnes and Noble bookstore by my house. I had received a gift card for Christmas from a co-worker and was ready to spend it. I saw a food diary that caught my attention (because it had an awesome picture of a beach on it), and picked it up. I had heard they helped you lose weight... Who was I kidding, I would never stick to it, but I picked it up and carried it around anyways. I found Kelly in the cookbook section and showed him the diary. He said it was a good idea but I didn't need it. That made me want it more. He said that if we followed his diet we would lose tons of weight... blah, blah, blah... I hate it when he gets that way... Typical New Yorker thinking his way is always the best way. So I got irritated and basically told him to put him money where his mouth is.

So, after a few ground rules, we came up with a competition (YAY!!) to see who could lose the most weight in 60 days. Winner gets $100. GAME ON!! I love to complete and win. So we started on Sunday and I can't wait to step on the scale on Sunday to see who is winning.

I like this competition because no matter who wins, we both lose (weight). We both need to get healthier and I am glad we are finally doing something about it. (By the way, I didn't but the diary... why spend $$$ on that when I have a nice notebook at home??)

I have set a healthy goal of 3 pounds a week for 8 weeks, bringing me 24 pounds closer to my goal weight... which is still a long way away. My long term goal is to fit into the clothes I have from college in my storage unit again. So I traded in candy for carrots, McDonald's breakfast for yogurt and apples, and Diet Coke for water and Crystal Light. 3 days in and I'm not sick of it yet!!