Day 296 - 5th Goal

Well happily I made the fifth goal, so now onto the 6th.  This one goal is a big one, I am now into the 80's.  I had been going up and down with my weight for  about 5 years, and I had finally hit an all time high (little did I know there were higher highs to hit) and my father being the loving and caring man he is wanted to help me lose weight so we made a bet.  The person who lost the most weight in six months would win.  I am not sure what he would win, but I would get a new outfit.

So I wasn't about to tell him my weight, and he didn't trust me to tell him the truth so T2 became the faciliatator, we both wrote down our weights and sent it to her.  I then proceeded to sign up for Nutrisystem, and asked if he would lend me the money.  He said no, so I went looking for the money to do the program.  I don't even remember how I came up with the money, but I did, (I think I sold my mom my half dollars which I bought back later) and I faithly followed the program for 6 months.  I won, I never really got my outfit, but it was a moral victory and I was satisfied with the outcome. 

When I went into the program I did not cry like a baby when I got on the scale, but I was a bit horrified by the weight.  I remember I was shaking after I got off the scale wondering how I had ended up so heavy.  I followed the program, every week going in and getting the food getting weighed going to class.  I affectionately called it my fat class.  I remember I hated the food, and after awhile I just stopped eating it, which meant if I didn't eat it I didn't eat anything because I was sticking to the plan no matter what.  

During this period I was in serious hunger mode.  My stomach was always hurting, and I was alway light headed.  It was the worst six months of my life, and I swore that I would never diet again.  If I gained the weight again, it would be just too bad.  

That is twenty one pounds from where I am today.  I want to hit that by my birthday.  Now I have two goals - a weight goal and a date goal.  It is also the one year mark on this program.  Go Team!!!