Today I am the heaviest I have ever been. I wasn't surprised by the scale readout, I was present for every bite I took. Rather, I was surprised by my lack of accountability to myself. Being this overweight is very uncomfortable - physically and emotionally, as well as very unhealthy.
My sister recommended the app, my fitness pal, but like I told her, that app won't motivate me. You have to engage in the app for it to be effective, and maybe for some people the facebook disclosure of how many calories they've consumed is enough to shame them, but not for me, I can simply turn it off.
Money, however, does motivate me. What a brilliant idea, this losing weight for money. It's like a modern spin on weight watchers, where we compete for the gold - so to speak - and cheer each other on.
It's unfortunate that being healthy isn't the motivator, but as long as we are being honest...
So here we go (again).
-K