Part of the reason we read blogs? To see pretty pictures. To get information. And to know another person more fully. That last bit — the knowing more fully — well that’s what I dare you to do this week. Tell a story. Share information, or a favorite place. A treasured image. A big ol’ smooch for your favorite coffee shop or sandwich shop or boutique or babysitter. Let your readers in!
To live up to my own challenge…I’m starting Jenny Craig. (Hey man, I said personal! This is the real deal!) 
When I got married in 2006, I weighed 137 pounds. I had just lost 30+ pounds to fit into that wedding dress, and I was feeling miiiiiighty fine. Fast forward to 2010. (Am I really going to tell you…can I…I weigh 179 pounds. I think. Because I am afraid to weigh myself. So I just added ten pounds to the last time I weighed myself a few weeks ago. YAH. I said that, internet.) So Jenny and I are going to lose forty pounds. I’m not going to have cheese for lunch and a chai milkshake for dinner. Jenny and I are going to take long walks and play Wii pingpong instead of eating ice cream.
I’m gonna weigh 137 pounds. And when I hit that goal, I get to book a trip to Paris. To Montmartre, specifically, and to revisit Sacre Coeur and all that my favorite neighborhood has to offer.
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So, dear readers…I revealed how much I weigh. On the internets. Where it will live forever. Surely you can blog a story or two?
Go Kristen!
A trip to Paris would motivate me too!
good luck! what gave you the kick in the pants?! I’m ready to get started soon, too!
can’t wait to see what you post from Paris!
Are we the same person? My weight story exactly! I am right there with ya. You can do it!!!!
Recently I’ve lost about 12lbs ~ but for the past couple of years that you’ve known me I’ve weighed 175-182lbs. How come it looks so much better on you? Seriously, I’ve never thought you were overweight – I think you just look like a woman, and you have such awesome clothes and style that it totally works for you.
I’m around 166lbs now…. um, when you lose your 40lbs, can I have all of your awesome 179lb clothes? LOLOL
And do you happen to wear a size 9.5-10, b/c I want those red heels you wore at the Pets for Haiti event!
Kylene and I have the Wii balance board – we should have a Wii day and rock it together.
You are awesome and I am cheering for you. I am on a WW/hybrid plan myself.
So.. I just posted this… http://www.mundanedetails.com/2010/04/the-dilemma-of-the-diy-girl-when-its-ok-to-not-do-it-yourself/
Which is kind of personal… that’ me bailing straw. But the best recent thing would be my posts about our trip to Europe!
http://www.mundanedetails.com/category/europe/
How fitting – although we didn’t go to France. Next time. Yay for personal posts!!! =)
Wow, my typing skills are EPICally bad today.
Good luck with your new challenge, I’m sure you’ll succeed! And I too LOVE Montmartre, we’re planning on moving to Paris later this year and that is my number one neighbourhood to move to!
That’s awesome! Are you going to blog about your progress!! Good luck and God speed!!
Hahahahahhaha. YOU STOLE MY BLOG! That was going to be MY revealing moment!
We’re starting a biggest loser challenge at work and I was tossing around writing about it, to really own it. But I really don’t want to own my number….because it’s much higher than yours!
i’d love to see montmartre through your eyes – such a wonderful, wonderful part of paris! and i’m gobsmacked by your honesty on the interwebs. wow. and best of luck!
Alrighty, then!
I will confess that I have gained a whopping 30 pounds a year since I started my business five years ago. Yes, that’s what I said. You do the math.
When I am not shooting, I spend all of my time in front of the computer, worry about why my biz isn’t doing better (and let me tell you, it’s not about the pictures) and eat. I have eaten myself right into a Code Blue Disaster.
Thanks for posting. When I leave here, I’m going straight the h*ll over to Weight Watchers, and then I’m going for a walk.
See you in Paris!
I’m almost the same…I think a healthy, attractive weight for me is 140-145. I got down to 135 for the wedding day. It’s been five years and I’m at 160. If I can drop to 137, can I go with?
hahaha Love that you shared that. You have a TON of female readers shaking their heads goin’ “yup…that’s me, for sure.”
Thank you for this challenge. I just wrote a personal story on my blog, and I’m still kinda queasy from it. Mine’s not about weight loss, but instead coming clean about what I really want. It was scary, and I did it, and it’s still scary…