Because nothing fosters determination like the yin and yang of ridicule and support...

Ammy and I have decided to simultaneously diet, and keep a running blog-tally of our progress. She and I are aiming to lose 21 lbs and 18 lbs, respectively, though her's will probably be a greater challenge since it constitutes losing 13.9% of her body mass, while mine only equates to 9.6%.

Here's the deal: You'll notice a new module on the left-hand navbar, titled "Blogger Diet." That's where we'll keep everyone apprised of our respective progress. Later I might add something nifty like a dynamically-generated graph or something, but I need to get better at gnuplot before that can work.

We're aiming to lose the weight by March 1st or so. 1-2 lbs a week is a supposed 'safe rate', and that means sometime between the end of January and the beginning of April.

Good thing we both had big dinners last night!