weight check!

*Edit* Rae is doing the same thing as me (not that SHE needs to lose ANY weight!) But she gave me a few websites to look at and also sent me a copy of the chart she uses to keep track of her calories/exercise. It all looks super simple so I think I'm gonna try using her system and see how that goes! Because of the way her chart is set up, I'll probably be making my "weight check" posts on Sundays--I don't want to change around the way she has it set up since it seems to work for her! So anyways, expect my posts on Sundays instead of Mondays! Also, I'm going to try to not get disappointed if I don't see any weight loss this first week since I'm starting in the middle of the week...still, wish me luck!

I am officially signing up for a gym membership tomorrow.

I had initially said that I wanted to get a job first but then I realized that if I have all this extra time right now, I might as well make use of it right? Plus , at Snap Fitness, with insurance it only costs $15/month. Also, you can put a "hold" on your membership for 3 months per year. So, if--knock on wood--I'm still unemployed in a couple months and find that I can't afford it, I can stop my membership for up to 3 months.

So, in the spirit of getting healthy and holding myself accountable, I'm going to post an update every Monday with how the week went and how much weight I've lost. *Note* I will NOT be saying what my current weight is (I still have that embarrassment issue going on) but I will post how much I've lost.

So...if you haven't heard from me by Tuesday mornings, harass me and make sure I own up to the week! I think the knowledge that I have to post how much I've lost will encourage me to keep it up (especially because I don't want to GAIN!)


One last thing...my friends and I are having a "college reunion" weekend at the beginning of April...is it too ambitious to hope to have lost 15 pounds by then?! Here's to hoping err hard work!