catherine thought it was funny – that when asked why i wasn’t having more to eat or declining a beer – that she’d start to say i’m on a diet, but i’d answer that i’m on a weight bet. the two are a bit different. closely related, but different driving forces.<\/p>\n
other weight bets that have come up – race to 1000 pounds. i think i can get there by 2010. i’d stop being able to move myself at around 2007 or 2008 – so i’d need help getting the last 300-400 pounds. and so far, i haven’t been able to find a teammate willing to commit to feeding me and taking care of me in general as i get up to a half ton.<\/p>\n
okay then – we’ve tossed around the idea of racing up 10 or 15% of body weight and then back down to the original. i like this one. kelly prefers to go the other way – lose 10 or 15% and then gain it back. that way you’re sort of rewarded once you’re done by coasting back up to the original weight. I see several things wrong with that.? <\/p>\n
1- takes away half the challenge. the race is over halfway through, its half as long. <\/p>\n
2- the losers have lost weight. which kind of makes them winners. if you race up first, then back down, then all the losers are heavier than when they started. double losers. <\/p>\n
3- the clothing situation. if you lose weight and then gain it back, you don’t really need new clothes – your clothes just sort of fit you better or you buy a belt. but if you gain weight, well, then new clothes come into the picture.? new clothes bring attention. attention brings questions. questions are answered by – “i’m gaining weight”.<\/p>\n
or well, i guess “weight bet” will do too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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