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The Bet

Steven and I have been slacking in the fitness/health things we used to do: we used to go to the gym three or four times a week and we used to eat better during the week. Now, I'm lucky if I do fifteen or twenty mintues once or twice a day on the StairMaster, I eat crappy all the time, and I haven't been into the gym in months. I'm in pretty good shape, but I would like to lose a little weight since I've been unhappy with how I look in photos lately, especially with how my neck just seems to be fusing into one big column. Okay, that's a little extreme, but I'm unhappy with how I look.

Steven and I actually made it to the gym last week and we were talking about how we've really become sloths when it comes to our workouts. I am one of those people that work best when I have a clear goal and, preferrably, a clear reward. Steven asked me how much weight I would like to lose and I told him, ideally, fifteen pounds. I jokingly told him he needed to set me a reward for part of that so I could get motivated and he agreed.

So now we have a bet: I am to lose five pounds by the end of the first week in September - a third of my goal. If I do so, I get five intern massages from the local massage school (get your mind out of the gutter; real massages). If I don't, I think he's got in mind that I have to take him out to a really nice dinner, but we never agreed on that. Of course, the "fear" of having to pay if I don't make my goal might help inspire me.

Anyway, I am going to try and do the following:

Drink eight glasses of water a day
Go to the gym and do weights at least three times a week
StairMaster, at no less than level six, for thirty minutes four times a week
Eat a better at lunch time - no fries, no desserts
Tan at least three times a week

I'm hoping that by posting here I will become a little bit more accountable for my actions; that's the same reason I post my To Do Lists here. If I post them and someone else can see them, I'm more likely to do whatever it is I am supposed to. Wish me luck!

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I so understand...I've just started going to the gym, but I'm really enjoying it. I hope to lose about 30 pounds, but I'm not keeping track right now...just trying to get some endurance.

.: sandy said on July 30, 2002 07:31 PM :: link it :.

Love the determination here! The water was a hard move for me, but now I drink it all day at work. I'd recommend a BIG thermal coffee mug (22oz or more) or a bigger water bottle like you get at the 7-11. Fill it and drink it and refill it and so on. Eventually it will get easier!

.: Promo said on August 5, 2002 01:40 PM :: link it :.

You're too early! Come back at July 30, 2002 03:59 PM to see this post.

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