So let me share a little bit about me.

Disclaimer: I’m not trying to offend anyone. This is about me and me only.

I have not blossomed, not bloomed, but ballooned to 193 pounds. I have been living a life of stress and perimenopause for about 4 years. Between eating like crap, not sleeping and just being generally unhappy, I have absolutely let myself goooooo.

My 35 year high school reunions (I went to two schools during my childhood) are next year. I have decided THEY are the reason I need to make changes. It could be for my health, my family, my comfort, but truth be told, those reunions are my motivator.

I have joined more Dietbets in the last 10 years than I can count, I have given up hundreds of dollars, I have eaten more junk food and spent more time in recliners than any person ever should. But this time I am determined to make it stick. When I took my photos this morning I really realized how much I had let myself go.

I have started simply by cutting out the junk food and drinking probably 10 times more water than I had been (which was nearly zero ounces) each day. I’m going to make these two small changes for the first week and see where it gets me. I will add exercise and more vegetables to my diet as time progresses.

Thank you for your time and I wish luck to each and everyone of you.

I find the dietbets where people chat in the comments and in the game feed more helpful and inspirational! Let's try to get it rolling! I'm excited that I've exercised for 3 days consecutively(started Sunday)! I hadn't done that in awhile. What's something that you've switched up since starting this bet?

I just finished today another Dietbet and it was very motivating ! Ready for this new challenge !

Hello! I could use some advice… and I might not be the only one in this situation :) My menstrual cycle is 24-25 days, and the end of the challenge falls right on the day my cycle is expected to start—so the day I’ll be the most bloated. I’ve almost reached my goal and I’m very confident I’ll hit it by the end of the challenge, but since I tend to gain about 3–4 lbs due to hormonal fluctuations, I’m afraid the scale will say I didn’t make it on that particular day. Do you have any tips for reducing hormonal water retention without having to cut water intake for three days? Thanks in advance for your help!

I have my Spartan races this weekend. I’ll make sure to medal Monday here. Until then, I’m MIA. Work, prerace dinner and all the things.