It all begins tomorrow!

For those who haven't heard yet, I've been selected as a finalist in the Genghis Grill HealthKwest challenge. I'm one of 90 people across the country who are representing our particular franchises in a weight-loss competition. The competition begins tomorrow. This is for real money - $10,000.00 - and I will need your support to win it. A few notes from my initial post about the contest: 

• If I win, I'll be donating the $10,000.00 prize to charity. I don't deserve money for getting off my fat, lazy rear to lose weight.
• In order to win, 50% of my chance is based on my weight loss, 25% is based on my blog posts, and 25% is based on your votes and participation. So I need your help in order to win!
• I will need to eat at Genghis Grill in Chantilly every day for the next two months. So, I will welcome anyone who would like to eat with me! Most days I'll be there for lunch. If you're interested in meeting me, let me know!

I did my initial weigh-in this afternoon at my doctor's office: 199.5 lbs. I think the scale actually complained when I stood on it. 

My official Genghis Grill blog is located here: http://healthkwest.guestengine.com/peterhesse/ . I'll try and figure out some way to link these together, but if I can't, that's where you should check for updates. Votes and reshares are very much appreciated. Note: Votes won't count until tomorrow, February 1st - so save them up! I won't be able to win this without your support. Thanks!