My official starting weigh-in number Monday afternoon was 225.6 pounds in my work attire minus boots. When I returned home Monday evening, I weighed said work attire and came up with 3.0 pounds. So, I have set up the ticker to the right at 222.5, with a goal weight of 160.
My preparations seem to have been successful. I went into the weigh-in with a full bladder, and having consumed a heavy breakfast, and my packed lunch within the preceding four hours. Eight hours later when I got home, I weighed 216.5 on my home scale. I don’t know how it compares to the official scale at work, but I will assume that they are identical. By Wednesday morning, I was at 210. Only fifty pounds to go, and over eighty-five days in which to do it. I got this. (Probably not, but I’m trying to stay positive.)
There are 31 people entered in the competition, so if when I win, I will net $300. Not sure it’s worth depriving myself for three whole months, but I’ll be healthier at the end, and that’s worth something, too.
Grumpy Bastard 