I was agonizing on if I should do this. I'm doing a fair amount of training and know it's not wise to try to lose too much weight but it is going so slowly on exercise alone. I started at 189 and while people think I look like I've lost a LOT of weight, I haven't. My exercise week consists of three run workouts, three swim workouts, and two bike workouts. Not all of the workouts are difficult, of course.

So if it isn't too late, I am at 186.5. I'd LIKE to be back at my 130 lb days (hah!) but for this challenge, I'd like to get down to 175. My ultimate goal is to run the Portland Marathon in October and I know it'd be easier on my body if I was lighter.