October 10, 2008
I've put on a lot of weight over the past few years. It's getting pretty crazy. When I got married I weight between 155 and 160 pounds. Now I'm up to between 190 and 195. I'm now going to be joining a contest with some of my co-workers.
The contest works like this. Each participant puts in $20 to join. After that, weight is tracked by weigh in each Friday. For every pound gained the participant throws $2 into the pot. The person who loses the most weight by the end of the contest gets all the money. Now, if someone has a lot of weight to lose and they can stick to the dietary change they make and working out they will probably win the money.
My primary goal is, simply, to not put anymore money into the pot. Considering I'm sick of weighing as much as I do and I have a gym available to me, I should not have a problem attaining that goal. If the contest runs until January 1st I should, legitimately, be able to lose 8 pounds in a healthy fashion.
8 pounds doesn't sound like a lot, but it's a start. If I can get myself into that routine then I should be able to lose then other 30 pounds or so I would like to take off. For my height, I should be in the 150 to 160 range. That is what I'm shooting for. Then I'll have to keep my dietary change and workout routine in place in order to keep it off.
I'm feeling pretty confident that I can pull this off.