Well, my original plan wasn’t motivating enough, so I finally just decided to join the online program for Weight Watchers. I’ve done the point system before—a few years ago and really liked it. The problem was that I learned how to manipulate the program so that I could bank my points until the end of the day where I could binge. And then of course guilt would set in, and then I eventually gave up. So, perhaps now that I am a little more mature, maybe I can do this program responsibly.

My goal is to lose 20 pounds by October 20th. (Which will be my 30th birthday!