The Weigh-In

As you know, I made a huge mistake and signed up for a weight-loss challenge that I cannot win. For some reason, there is still something inside of me that incorrectly believes I actually CAN win. So as the time approached for my initial weigh-in I decided I needed to be as fat I possibly could be. The only problem was, the weigh-in was that same night.

And so began my quest to become super fat in just 8 hours...and you may be shocked by the result.

How I Accidentally Thought I Could Win The Gold's Gym Challenge

One of the things I wanted to measure this time around was not just my weight loss but the actual growth of my muscles, and shrinkage (I was in the pool!) of my waist. I'm not sure if it is a myth, but I feel like when I'm losing weight and gaining muscle, they are at least minimally cancelling each other out.

So I went down to the gym to have one of the trainers give me the full gamut of measurements...next thing I know I was tangled up in something I wasn't ready for...