Fat people are harder to kidnap…

I figure at the current weight that I am, if someone tried to steal me, they’d throw their back out before I end up in a trunk of a Buick Regal…

I recently got my test results from my doctor and from what she said, I’m at risk. My cholesterol is borderline high at 206 and I’m at risk for diabetes. Then I also learned from Priscilla that my current health condition now (in my 30’s) will determine my overall health and well being later on in life.

My doctor suggested I lose between 5-15lbs to make a difference in my cholesterol and diabetes risk. After planning out my weightloss program, I decided to call my buddy Moe to see if he’d be interested in dropping weight with me. Apparently Moe and I have the same allergy to food, when ever we eat it, our guts get bigger…The more we talked about losing weight the more we got motivated to do so. We then factored in a bet to see who can lose the most amount of weight.

We finalized a deal…and as funny as it sounds, the loser will have to pay for dinner at Todai, a Japanese seafood buffet. We’ll have 8 weeks for our little contest, basically our final weigh in will be the week of Interbike. There was also another reason why we wanted to lose weight. We wanted to look all sexy and hot when we go to Vegas. We are representing both MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com, so that means we have to at least look like we ride bikes and appear healthy, right?

As of last Sunday, Moe and I weighed ourselves with the witness of Priscilla, she actually took pics of our numbers as we stood on the scale.

Moe weighed in at: 185lbs

RL weighed in at:214lbs ( yeah I’m a big boy)

We both have some definite goals, but in reality we’re just trying to get healthy. So who ever loses this bet, still wins…Wish us luck!

Oh I forgot to mention, the loser has to put on a hula out fit, complete with coconut shell bra and grass skirt. He’ll also have to do a little hula dance before the actual group ride that we’re planning.