[phantastica]

Oh, why the heck not? My birthday is next month - May 16 - and I would like to lose 15 pounds by then. That's 260 by May 16, or 3.75 pounds per week. Weather is nice so exercise should be good, I've been stagnant for a month or more, and I'm due for a jump-start.

If I lose the weight, I'm going to ... crap. I'm not good at this 'incentive' stuff. Ideas, anyone? Maybe a new bra. Yeah, a new bra that holds my boobs up where they're supposed to be ... you know, "lift and separate"?

Based on prior weight loss, I know that 15 pounds is feasible. So if I lose more than this, I'll go to my favorite flower shop and purchase a single stem for each pound ... a stargazer lily, a rose, an orchid. If I don't reach this goal, for every pound I am off, I will donate one bag of groceries to a food shelf.

Fair enough? I think so. Anybody care to join me?

April 18 ... 275 pounds
April 25 ... 269.5 pounds (lost 5.5)
May 02 ... 270.25 pounds (gained .75)
May 09 ...
May 16 ...