The Biggest Loser @ Studios, v3

We've all gotten fat again over the summer due to the numerous barbecues, free ice cream, and such. It's time for another diet bet.

This time we have a smaller group playing because of a few flakes that we struggled to get money from last time. They were dealt with appropriately. With five players this go around and a $20 buy in, we should have the same amount of intensity and encouragement as we did the first time.

This is the third diet bet and not the second because I did not participate in the second one, so I didn't bother talking about it. Andrew was also the big winner of the second contest, so I'm going to have to focus on beating him.

We are dieting for five weeks this time. I weighed in at 200.6 lbs. This is the first time that I have weighed over 200 lbs. in my entire life. Not something to be proud of, but I'm actually quite impressed with myself. Little did my 18-year-old, 125 lbs. self think I could ever reach this weight. The scale does not lie. I'm hoping to ditch 20 pounds during this competition and instead of completely going off the diet at the end, I will be switching to a less strict diet to maintain a healthy body weight.

As before, I will be following my own diet guide. It works. It helped me lose 15 lbs. the first time. I don't like it when people say that crash diets don't work. They really do if you stick with them. The only reason I gained weight again was because I flat out stopped dieting. So, don't blame the diet, blame the individual.

Well, wish me luck.