This morning is officially the FIRST day of my self-imposed weight loss challenge. I’m giving myself until June 1, 2015 (can’t forget the year, otherwise I would just say I meant 2019) to fit COMFORTABLY in a size 8 at The Limited (it’s where I buy 85% of all my work clothes), or get down to 160 pounds. I think those 2 things will line up, but if they don’t, I’ll take whichever is greater. Meaning, if I’m 170 pounds and wearing a size 8, I consider that making my goal. Or, if I’m 160 pounds and still wearing a size 10, goal accomplished.

Today I weighed in at 187 pounds and I am a comfortable size 12.

In order to get to my goal weight, I am mandating that I must go to the gym 5 days a week. When I say “go to the gym” I really mean work out, but I live in the arctic October through April so working out 99% of the time means going to the gym. Conversely, my gym has a full salon and restaurant so I could go there and never actually do anything beneficial in regards to my weight loss goal.

Enter negative reinforcement – If I don’t work out at least 5 days a week, until June 1, 2015 or until I reach my weight loss goal, I have to donate $50.00 to the worst organization I can possibly think of. At the beginning of each week, I’ll post the name of the organization, then I’ll follow by putting my previous week’s workouts in the post – to keep me honest – along with my weight and an occasional faceless body shot, in the name of fat shaming. I didn’t want to postpone starting, using the excuse, “I weigh in on Thursdays, so I’ll just start then” said in a really whiny voice, so this week will be short, Sunday to Thursday. Being only 5 days, I’ll give myself 1 workout rest day, so this week there will be 4 workouts and I’ll start the 5 days and the full challenge Thursday, January 8, 2015. This week, my organization of an undesirable nature is the Westboro Baptist Church. MAN, those guys suck…. Wish me luck!