I really mean it this time!

Getting in shape, that is. So I've gone public, announced it to just about everyone I know and I'm participating in the 2009 Team Meltdown at work. It's like The Biggest Loser, but with way smaller contestants. I could win cash money if I lose enough! It's only been a week, but I think I've already lost 4-5 pounds.

The most helpful tool in my weight loss so far has been my phone. (I know you're rolling your eyes now, so quit it.) There is an app called 'Lose It!' that you can record your daily meals and exercise and it gives you your calorie "budget." If I want to eat more food, then I have to go for a run to expand the budget. I haven't lost interest yet, and this bodes well.

The second most helpful tool has been the TEAM MELTDOWN wrist band they gave me at weigh-in. It allows the contestants special deals like classes, personal trainers, dieticians, etc. I just wear it as a reminder. That, plus the fact that I told at least a hundred people at work that I was going to win and if I weighed the same at the end of the 10 weeks I deserve to be ridiculed.