Blankbaby

You may recall that before I got married I realized that I needed to get back on the bandwagon and shed some weight. The good news is that I did, in fact, lose some weight (enough to look good in my wedding photos) but the bad news is that we had lots of great food during the honeymoon.

That, in and of itself, wouldn’t have been a problem if I had gone back to the gym after returning home. I didn’t. I also didn’t stop eating like a mad man, and now I’ve gained all the weight I lost before the wedding back (and then some!).

What is a fat guy to do? Why, turn to a webapp that a smart Philly area developer just launched called Lose It or Lose It. The idea is simple: you decide on a goal (mine is to lose 30 pounds in 10 weeks) and the app lets you decide how much money you’re willing to lose should you not meet that goal ($200 in my case). You weigh in every week, and if you don’t hit your goal you are penalized a small bit. At the end of the 10 week period you get back all the money you put up if you meet your goal. If you don’t meet your goal you get back the money you put up minus any penalties.

Fairly simple, I think. Check out my profile here. I’m certain that by mid-January I will be at least 30 pounds lighter (and I’ll fit into more of my Hawaiian shirts!).