Wednesday, June 10, 1987
239 pounds

I weigh 239 pounds

today. When I lose

an additional:

2 pounds (237), Jay will go to an AA meeting. (He promised to, if I lost 25 pounds.)
7 pounds (232), Mom will give me $30 for a 30-pounds loss.
9 pounds (230), I will try on all my clothes to see what fits me.
15 pounds (224), I will need to lose only 99 more pounds.
19 pounds (220), I will ride my bike.
27 pounds (212), Mom will give me $20 (for a total 50-pound loss).
29 pounds (210), I will weigh what I did when I became pregnant with Tyler. I will try on all my clothes again.
40 pounds (199), I’ll be in the 100s.
44 pounds (195), I will weigh less than I have in over ten years.
46 pounds (193), I’ll be halfway through dieting; I’ll have lost 69 pounds.
49 pounds (190), I will wear hats.
69 pounds (170), I will try on all my clothes.
79 pounds (160), I will be three-fourths through dieting; I’ll have lost 102 pounds.
84 pounds (155), I will weigh less than Allen!
89 pounds (150), I will be lower than I’ve been in sixteen years. I will try on all my clothes.
96 pounds (143), I will weigh what I did the day I was married.
109 pounds (130), I will weigh less than I have in nineteen years—less than I ever have as an adult.