This is not a pretty picture on many levels. (Note to self: Ablutions before taking the picture. Maybe a pedicure. Nobody needs to see those toes.) Still, it must be the picture of record, as it was taken on the morning of November 14, 2007 in order to confirm a bet with F-Train. As many* of you know, F-Train recently won a lot of bets when he gained over 17 pounds in under two and a half months. I tried to get him to take a double-or-nothing bet that he couldn’t do it again. Because he has been eating, he had enough energy to think through the bet and he declined. I assume he suspected that it was worth $20 to me to give him a heart attack.
In any event, in an effort to get back my money (or at least to delay payment) we have come up with a separate double-or-nothing: I have to get down to 195 by March 1, 2008. I have to lose 18.5 pounds in three and a half months. As in F-Train’s scenario, I will be dressed the same in every pic and the same scale will be in the same place when I take the picture. I’ll post an updated picture every two weeks or on any day when I feel like it. By the end it is my hope that I will not have to hold the camera as low to keep my gut out of the frame.
And now I’m opening the betting to you. Betting closes on Sunday and all monetary bets are the same for everyone: $20. If you want to get creative, I’m listening (and, FYI, married and a member in good standing of the New York State Bar). Betting closes on Monday, November 19, 2007 or, should I actually get 15 people to read this and care, $300. Leave the bets (or suggestions) in the comments.
Short FAQ after the jump.