The Bet!

D and I decided that we were going to start a small wager.  Since recovering from surgery I haven't really been dieting and paying attention to what we've been eating, and slowly a few pounds creeped back on.  After surgery and my hospital stay I lost a total of about 10lbs and sadly in the 7 weeks following that time I gained those 10 pounds back and I really don't want them.

So tonight on the way home from gorging ourselves on Christmas dinner #2 at the in-laws I thought there had to be a way to get this under control and my solution a bet, a big bet.  I proposed a small wager of the first person to lose 50lbs gets $50 from the person who didn't get there first.  And if that wasn't enough I added another level of the 1st person to 100lbs gets $100.  And finally the grand prize if we get our ultimate goal weight and lose 125lbs each he gets the experience of a lifetime which he has always wanted to do but we really didn't have the money to do it.  It's called "Hand on the Throttle" it's a chance to drive a locomotive engine with classes and about 45 minutes to drive.  And if I get to my ultimate goal weight I get a beautiful Michael Kors purse that I have been lusting over.

I don't know if this is going to work, but I do know that we are both very competitive people and we both refuse to lose so this might get ugly but I think in the long run the benefits will outweigh (forgive the pun) the fights and bickering over the next 6 months to a year and bring us what we need.  Health and well being.

Wish us luck because I know we're going to need it.