Maybe it'll work this time.

So one of the things I love about Facebook is that I have been able to get back in touch with a lot of people I hung out with in my hometown before I became a complete shit and flaked out. This morning I saw a post from one of those people asking if anyone wanted to lose 40 pounds in 40 weeks with him. I thought about it and decided I would do it. Maybe having a partner this time (albeit one that is a couple thousand miles away) will help since I will have someone to hold me accountable for achieving this goal. After hearing his plan to lose the weight I am sure he will hit 40 pounds well before 40 weeks gets here, if he can keep up with it. Since I only have to lose 1 pound a week I am taking a less ambitious track. I am going to cut out soft drinks, use saucers instead of dinner plates and not eat anything directly out of the package it came in. I am also going to up my level of physical activity by riding my bike more (I haven't been very good about this the last couple of weeks) and trying to fit some walking in before work and during my breaks. Since I do a fair job of maintaining my weight as it is, I just need to cut out 3500 calories a week between diet and exercise. I can totally do this. Tomorrow morning is the official weigh-in. I'll keep you posted.