stickk.com

we all know that i've tried to lose more weight in the past with varying success (and some failure). i've not lost any weight since i lost about 40 lbs on weight watchers when i was in college. i've gained about 15 of that back, and i gained quite a bit of it back since moving to nyc. i've cancelled my ww membership.

i've found something new to try. i downloaded the iphone application lose it, which has almost identical functionality to what i was getting with weight watchers. it works so much better, however, because it doesn't rely on the internet, and it's free!

i'm using that in combination with stickk.com. i've made a commitment on stickk.com saying that i'll lose 0.88 lbs per week for 52 weeks. if i don't lose that much in one week, then i pay $10 to the george bush library. that has been really motivating! there are lots of people behind me, too, cheering me on. the combination of these two things may get me down to 150 lbs! i'm counting on it.

good morning, hallelujah

The fact of the matter is that we have made it this far. Despite the parade of disappointments and disillusionments with the world, despite our self-inflicted list of self-complaints about how we've slipped up, we are doing pretty darn well. Despite the nauseating bail-out requests, unaccounted for funds, Blackwater killings, Maul Mart deaths, and governor arrests by the F.B.I., we are still keepin' on keepin' on. If weight gain is the extent of our problems, then we are pretty blessed.

and i do love oprah
i would like to join a gym here. i can't afford it, so i need to make myself exercise anyway. and i need to give up the smoking. for good. and i need to, and i need to, and ... dammit i AM pretty blessed. i need to tell the voice inside my head to pipe down instead of berating me constantly.

give me a break self.