THE HOLIDAY CHALLENGE!

Our local YMCA set up a program prior to Thanksgiving wherein the participants put up $20 cash and then you weighed in.  This weight was recovered and held with your $20.  You would weigh in again during the first week of January.  Those who did not gain weight would get their $20 back.  Those who gained weight would lose their $20. Then all those who actually lost weight would share the funds taken from the "gainers".

Well, all during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years season, we struggled to not gain weight.  On the last weigh in, The Bride had lost 4 lbs during this period and I lost only one lb.  Anyhow, we were excited about "cashing in" until the pay-off came. Besides getting our $20 back, we each got an additional $4.50! Oh Well, I guess it does not pay to compete with a bunch of exercise freaks!

The average person gains 7 lbs during this period, so I guess we can at least be proud not to have gained. The Bride was so disappointed that I gave her my hard earned $24.50 cause she did a really good job of losing 4 lbs instead of gaining 7 lbs.

Maybe next year, I will set this program up with the local American Legion Post. These guys just love the Holiday Season cause it gives them excuses to increase their booze intake and they love to snack and drink while telling "war stories"!  I might just win myself some big bucks from them!

Well, that's it for now!  Peace Y'all!