August 1- Weigh In Report

As promised at the beginning of each month I am divulging how much I have lost since I started my program on May 8.  But before I do that, and since I know some of you might stop reading after you know the number, I want to say thank you first.

As of today 190 people, couples, families or companies have pledged $571.75 per pound to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.  Please give yourself a hand if you are one of those wonderful people.

While you are reading this blog it can be easy to become distracted by all the witty repartee about my dieting adventures, but please don’t forget about those for whom dieting is not an option.  I am lucky enough to be able to afford to pick the food I eat, when I eat it, how much I eat and where it comes from.  I suspect you are too.

Through your generosity to me and my escapades to lose weight you are becoming a life-line to a hungry neighbor.  You also keep me motivated to stay the course, which is a huge feat as I pass by each pain au chocolate, caramel gelato or gooey grilled cheese sandwich.  So thank you from those you are giving food to and from me whom you are keeping the wrong foods from.

I am still sucking wind on trying to get to the $1,000 per pound lost goal.  Of course I am preaching to the choir since you have probably already pledged.  In case you have not, it is never too late to pledge.  If you think you pledged and want to make sure I got it please look at the supporters tab on the blog.  If your name is not there then go on and send me an e-mail of click on the pledge tab and make your intentions known.

I love feedback or comments on the blog, so don’t be shy.  Let me know what you think.  But now I won’t make you wait any longer, how much weight have I lost…32 pounds so far!  July was a good month.  I am hoping that my two weeks of travel in the Pacific Northwest will also make August a good month.   You will have to stay tuned to find out.

Go forth today, knowing that you are my hero.  You are making the world a better place and I love you.