Welcome to Day Zero.
I weighed in for my first DietBet this morning. Whoof. That was the highest I'd ever seen my weight. It was shocking. I need to lose 21 lbs. over the next six months. 21! Argh!
The six month DietBet seemed the better than the one month because I know that losing 4% of my body weight in a month would mean only a temporary change. It would be a difficult and hard-fought month and then I'd go back to my old ways. I'm not interested in temporary changes. That's how I got here.
I have a big birthday (i.e., one ending in a zero or a five) in about six months, so the timing of this works well. This birthday starts a new decade, so it is a big, big birthday. Heh. And I want to come into the next decade in the best shape I can, physically, emotionally, financially, and all the other -ally's that I can.