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10.1

On June 16, 2009 I bet my friend Russ that I could lose 15 pounds faster than he could. On August 19, 2009 I won the bet!

We started at about the same height and weight, and had both already been tracking our progress using the same mathematical formula to get a constant trend. While discussing our troubles in keeping our weight loss constant, I decided to challenge him to this contest as some added motivation for both of us.

Russ ended up having to cough up $100, and I got to bask in the glory of my victory. Although the reality is, both Russ and I won something here – we both lost. When the bet ended, I had lost 15 lbs and Russ had lost 10.1 lbs.

You can offer support and track Russ’ progress here.