Status of the $1000 Bet

Yesterday was the deadline for the $1000 bet. But neither of us lost the 20lbs. All good betting folk would say that I owe John $1000 because he lost more weight than I did. We talked about it, and he says, the bet is still live. Even though I said it was the person who lost the most by the 15th, he has over ruled me and says, it's still the first person to get to 20lbs.

The bad news is, the $1000 bet does not factor into our motivation at all.
The good news is, we got serious about losing the weight three weeks ago.

John started Weight Watchers the week before I got home, and I had my first meeting two Thursdays ago. We're doing out points trackers and that is helping a lot. We brag about how we made our points for the day, or whisper how many we blew - almost as much as we talk about what's going on in the world of all things Borat.

We're about to step out to a meeting and a weigh in right now. But I just weighed in at the house (they tell us never to do that) and I came in at 179.  That's the lowest I've been on our scale in many months. I think I started the bet at 185, but I'm near certain that jumped to 187 within a few days after and have been considering 187 (if not 188) as my start. So, I'm down eight pounds. John is down 9 pounds. Since we've just done this math, he says I'm in trouble and he's going to buckle down because if its one thing John Caldwell hates doing, it's losing.

So, for those of you who bet on us bettors, do what you need to do. Losing the weight is the most important thing to us so we're going to keep the bet live. I'd like to lose 40-45 pounds, but Weight Watchers has my first goal at 18lbs. In terms of the $1000 between me and John, the first fatty to 20lbs wins!

CURRENT: PASADENA
NEXT JEN: SAN DIEGO (Nov 18-25)