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Yes, the official name is “the diet” – and it all started off as a contest among a few friends. Since that time the diet has flourished into a much larger “movement” online to lose weight. Thousands and thousands of pounds have been lost on The Diet.

And now it is back again. This time starting as a smaller challenge with an invite to anyone that would like you join. This page is used to keep people up to date with all of the latest news.

Latest news

• March 23, 2009: The Diet – Part Thrice!

My weigh ins for The Diet

Here are my weigh ins over the course of the diet. I am not weighing in as often anymore, but I continue to monitor my progress since I am now trying to maintain my weight. If you’d like to start weighing in every Tuesday – read below for instructions on how to sign up.

1. Initial weigh in: 225.6
2. Week one: 218.8 (-6.8)
3. Week two: 221.8 (+3.0)
4. Week three: 219.0 (-2.8)
5. Week four: 214.4 (-4.6)
6. Week five: 213.4 (-1.0)
7. Week six: 211.2 (-2.2)
8. Week seven: 206.6 (-4.6)
9. Week eight: 206.6 (+-0.0)
10. Week nine: 202.0 (-4.6)
11. Week ten: 197.2 (-4.8)
12. Week eleven: 194.4 (-2.8)
13. Week twelve: 192.2 (-2.2)
14. Week thirteen: 192.0 (-0.2)
15. Week fourteen: 190.2 (-1.8)
16. Week fifteen: 188.4 (-1.8)
17. Week sixteen: 185.6 (-2.8)
18. Week seventeen: 185.6 (+-0.0)
19. Week nineteen: 186.5 (+1.1)
20. Week twenty seven: 189.6 (+3.1)
21. Week twenty eight: 190.0 (+0.4)
22. Week twenty nine: 189.4 (-0.6)
23. Week thirty two: 190.2 (+0.8)
24. Week thirty seven: 199.0 (+8.8)
25. Week thirty eight: 198.0 (-1.0)
26. Week thirty nine: 196.2 (-1.8)
27. Week forty: 194.1 (-1.8)
28. Week forty two: 192.2 (-1.9)
29. Week forty three: 190.0 (-2.2)
30. Week forty four: 189.2 (-0.8)
31. Week forty five: 189.4 (+0.2)
32. Week forty seven: 188.4 (-1.0)
33. Week forty eight: 186.4 (-2.0)
34. Week forty nine: 186.6 (+0.2)
35. Week fifty: 185.0 (-1.6)
36. Week fifty one: 185.0 (+-0.0)
37. Week fifty two: 185.0 (+-0.0)
38. Week fifty three: 190.00 (+5.0)
39. Week fifty four: 187.4 (-2.6)
40. Week fifty five: 188 (+0.6)
41. Week fifty nine: 191.2 (+3.1)
42. Week sixty four: 196 (+4.8)
43. Week sixty five: 193 (-3.0)
44. February 26, 2008: 195.2 (+2.2)
45. June 24, 2008: 207.0 (+11.8)
46. March 23, 2009: 207.0 (+- 0.0)
47. March 29, 2009: 203.0 (- 4.0)
48. April 6, 2009: 199.0 (-4.0)
49. April 14, 2009: 196.0 (-3.0)
50. April 20, 2009: 196.0 (-0.0)
51. April 27, 2009: 194.0 (-2.0)
52. May 4, 2009: 192.0 (-2.0)
53. May 19, 2009: 189.0 (-3.0)

Want to join and lose a few pounds yourself? All you need to do is send me an email. Please be sure give me your full name, and web site address if you have one, and I will add you to the ever-growing list of dieters.

Want to post your before picture? We’re special, so we have our very own flickr group for the diet. Our Flickr group is not just for posting before pictures though, you can post any photos pertaining to the diet that you’d like, as well as partake in the discussions that are happening there. Signing up for Flickr, if you do not have an account already, is quick, easy, and free.

Want to follow all your fellow dieters? Visit each one of the dieter’s sites and subscribe to the ones you would like. Also, you can follow the discussion via Technorati. If you have a blog, and tag your posts with the-diet – this will make it very easy to keep track of everyone. Need help doing this? I jotted down some simple instructions on how to accomplish this.

Let us all hope that we can reach our goals, and maintain a healthy weight. Be sure to check out all of the dieters sites to track their progress.