I already made it to my goal of 209 before the end of the bet and I have a little over a week left! Who knows how much I can lose before the 21st! I just hope it is enough to win. I’m thinking my chances are actually pretty slim with my cousin who started at 140. She lost a lot of weight and is now in a size 4 and because we are doing it by percentage I can lose a lot more weight than her and STILL NOT WIN! I hope I win though because with $250 I will be able to see Equus on Broadway, pay a couple months at the gym, and go to a months worth of weight watcher meetings.

I’m not doing Weight Watchers but I think going to the meetings will help motivate me after this bet is over. The core program for WW is pretty similar to the South Beach Diet so I think that is probably a good idea. I like the meetings anyway because everyone shares good tips and everyone is going through the same struggle and usually very friendly people are there.

Last night was my friend’s birthday and I bought her cupcakes and chocolate. I had a tiny bit of bright red icing and two little chocolates and that was it! I was pretty proud of myself. My coworkers are all going out tonight for her birthday so I am hoping I can do well in a party atmosphere. I think I will be fine though because I love seeing the numbers crawl down!!