The Steinhorn Stare

I mentioned my weight-loss bet in a previous post, and the competition is now over…

As I mentioned, a bit over two weeks ago, I still had 12 pounds to lose to hit my goal weight of 175 pounds. As of yesterday afternoon, I was down to 177.5, within two and a half pounds of the goal (yes, I lost 10 pounds in less than two weeks, mostly by cutting out carbs). While I still had a couple days to lose the remaining two and a half pounds (official end of the bet is next Tuesday), I had the option of weighing in early if I hit my goal weight, and ending my side of the bet.

While I normally would have just waited a couple days to lose the rest of the weight, my birthday is tomorrow and I really want to be able to eat a nice dinner (perhaps some dessert too) on my birthday. So, I decided that after work yesterday, I was going to lose the last 2.5 pounds and end this ridiculous bet.

It took about 3 hours of some ridiculous dehydration tactics I remembered from my high-school wrestling days, but I finally dropped the final 2.5 pounds by 7:00pm last night. I did my official weigh-in (exactly 175.0), and then the girlfriend and I went out to celebrate with sushi and fat-free yogurt!

I’m (not really) happy to report that Jason, my co-participant in this bet, also did his official weigh-in yesterday, coming in about a pound below his goal. So, neither of us have to pay up on this particular bet, and we both are 15 pounds closer to getting back into shape for the rest of the summer.

My next goal is 165 pounds and a body fat % in the 15% range in time for my best friend’s wedding in the Bahamas in October…

On a side note, good luck to Jason who starts playing in the World Series of Poker Main Event today in Las Vegas. It’s the first year in quite a while that I’m not there playing, and must admit that I’m a little jealous. Though I do have a 5% stake in him, so if he wins the $10M first place prize, I can buy a new Ferrari to go with my new body…

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