$100 challenge

My husband and I have put on a lot of weight over the years. I have pregnancy weight to loose and my husband does too. haha. so he decided to make it interesting. He said he would pay me and himself $100 for every pound lost. We weigh in every week and for every pound I loose, he hands me a $100 bill. For every pound I gain back, I pay back $100. So far I haven't had to pay any back. I can't spend any of the money until it is officially mine. It becomes officially my money when I reach my goal and stay there for 1 month. I started this on June 9th. My starting weight was 188lbs. (ouch! it hurt to write that--oh well, it is soon to be lost forever) It has been almost 3 weeks. I have lost at least 5.2lbs (weigh-in is in two days). My husband has lost at least 7lbs so far. (so not fair) I can't wait to see the scale on Sat. Show me the money!!

I haven't started exercising yet due to back issues. I am seeing a Chiropractor and right now can only doing special stretches for my back before it is strong enough to really exercise. She calls them exercises, but come on...they are really just strengthening stretches. I can't wait to see how much weight comes off once I add some exercise in. For now I am just eating healthy (going by the book : Eating for Life) I LOVE this book. Easy to make recipes and easy to follow rules (only 4 ) and I get a free day each week to do whatever I want with! It is not a diet plan, it is just a way to eat healthy and happy forever! and I never have to count anything. Love it! I will keep you posted on how it goes.

*pictures soon to come*