But here he is, losing weight at the same time as me, and doing it under the very flimsy guise of a wedding that is still seven months away. Asshole.
When I asked Martha about Guy’s weight loss, she said something to the effect of “He’ll never cheat. He is on a mission.”
Who the hell does he think he is?
Actually, Guy and Martha’s weight loss make it a little easier for me. Lately, when I call Guy, our conversations turn to the blog, the method and the exercise. He’s been one of the more dedicated readers of these entries, and that’s pretty cool.
But there is the motivation of wanting to find your perfect girl and have her think you are perfect too. And then there is motivation of beating your best friend to a common goal. The latter is much more powerful, because it is much easier to foresee and much more real. I’ll be damned if I let that little Italian beat me to my goal. When I go back to Detroit for his wedding, and I am standing at the altar in whatever color tuxedo they pick out for me (one request: Powder blue with ruffles. Make this happen, Guy), I want people to say “You know, Guy looks good, but Dan looks fantastic.”
Yep, that’s the kind of prick I am. I want to be the star of his wedding.
Hey, you’ve gotta take the motivation wherever you can find it, right?
Article comments
1 - alexandria jackson
But Guy doesn't have Selma in his corner.
Just sayin.
2 - Walt Milam
WEIGHT LOSS:
Diet began 12/17/07
My age is 72, weight 240, height 5'8", male, BMI 37
Today 2/8/08, day 54, weight 215 and BMI 33
Diet Summary;
calories 1457
fat 90g 796c 55%
carb 52g 202c 14%
protein 95g 393c 27%
alcohol 9g 66c 4%
weight loss 25lbs 1457c 10.4%
I am retired, do not exercise, watch TV and take it easy.
If I get hungry, I eat protein (ham, beef patty, chicken, fish, salami, nuts, deviled eggs, and etc.).
This satisfies my hunger pains.
If I include enough protein in each meal, I am rarely hungry.
I have enjoyed this diet, except for the sugar, bread and pasta that I gave up.
I recommend you read GOOD CALORIES, BAD CALORIES by GARY TAUBES.
He is a science writer, who has researched most all studies on diet and has come to a different diet solution.
3 - norris hill
The secret to losing weight is to exercise. People who subject themselves to dieting ofthen lose weight at first...but put it all back on later. Here's a good video to explain it all. You just can't cut out eating and expect to keep weight off. You need to turn fat into muscle. That's my view, at least.
4 - Guy
I've got your thunder right here jerk. You know I purposefully didn't make a big deal about Martha and me following your lead. In fact all I've done is engage you and encourage you with regard to your own efforts. But you find the need to make this a competition. So now I'm going to bury you. I may even blog about it and follow suite with your fresh and original idea to do what no less than millions of people just bright enough to turn on a computer and mash their hand down on a keyboard have done.
At this wedding people are going to say, "Hey, did you see Dan? He looks great." "Yeah, but he still looks like Dan. Whereas Guy is a classically handsome man. I like him and I'm glad I decided to give Martha and him such a generous cash goft for their wedding."
5 - Guy
And for the record I am 5 foot 9 a-hole.