fund raiser

I need to find some motivation. I thought I had the other day. But it was fleeting. I want brownies. Brownies slathered in peanut butter. Yum. And I am pretty sure that it is not on my diet. But I want it. I haven't had it but I might dream about it tonight. I am pretty sure I will dream about it tonight.

I started my diet again at the beginning of August and I have lost a total of ... drum roll please ... 7 pounds. 7! That's it. Pathetic. I know I can do better. I have done better. But I need to find the motivation. So I wanted to put a challenge out to people. This is a challenge for me. And for you.

Here is the idea -- which still needs some thought to it.

I will donate $1 for every pound that I lose between October 1, 2010 to June 29, 2011. October 1st gives me time to formulate the plan in detail. June 29th is the anniversary of my referral call. I want to have other people pledge to donate $1 for every pound I lose to the charity of my choice -- or your choice. It's not much. Really. I have 121 pounds to lose. I can't do that by June 29th. But the maximum anybody would have to donate is $121. That is the max. That is not a lot for any one person. And you have 9 months to save the money. But if I can get a lot of people to pledge then that is a lot of money that I can help raise for a cause. And if I find a cause I want to support then I will feel motivated to stick with the diet. And I don't money to come to me with the promise that I will send it on. I want you to give the money directly to the charity. Write a check on June 30th and in the memo write my blog address.

Crazy? No, really! Tell me. Is this a crazy idea? Will anybody pledge? Yes, I am asking for comments (really!). And if this is a good idea, any ideas for a charity? Some of my passions include:

1. Adoption - international or foster care (since both are in my family)
2. Ethiopia - I love this country and it needs so much assistance
3. Domestic Violence

Send me your best choices in charity (another begging moment for comments) and I will try to decide which one.

I promise not to lie about my weight. I will post more headless photos of my journey - Ladybug will love to play photographer again - so you can see the progress (hopefully) of my body shrinking. And I promise to take a photo of my scale with me standing on it showing my weight on October 1, 2010 and June 29, 2011. And I promise to keep you updated through this blog on a regular basis.

Tell me you will help me succeed. Succeed in raising money. Succeed in getting healthy. Succeed in helping a good cause. Any takers?

Oh geez, once I hit publish I guess I am committed to doing this. Here it goes...

Mean Mama