A tRaDitiOn In fUll ViEw

Thanksgiving = Eating = How much weight can you gain?


9:48am

Jeremy - 174

Nathan - 172

Molly - 129

Carla - 140


a mid-day weigh in will take place, please see udated post...at...maybe 1pm


12:59pm weigh in

Jeremy - 177 -- weight difference = 3 lbs

Nathan - 176 -- weight difference = 4 lbs

Molly - 131 -- weight diferfence = 2 lbs

Carla - 144 -- weight difference = 4 lbs

WE have yet to eat the turkey dinner!!!!
ck back after 4:01pm for further info.

5:31pm

delirium has set in...we are starting to hope that the 7:30pm weigh out time will come soon.


6:02pm

Jeremy - 181 = 7 lbs

Nathan - 180 = 8 lbs

Molly - 134 = 5 lbs

Carla - 144 = 4 lbs

We are now at 1 hr 24 min till weigh out time.


Half an hour till weigh out, we begin to think this may have not been such a good idea.

Molly begins to ask if we can just weigh out and get it over with.

Jeremy begins to realize his imminent defeat has drawn all to close.

Nathan begins eating a very large bowl of frosted mini-wheats, and drinks a very large glass of milk, seeking only to ensure victory.

Carla laughs care free of any desire or thought to win this stupid contest.


7:30pm - D-Day
it's weigh out time and it has come none to soon, we all limp in pain towards the white machine that will tell us how successful our day has been, and who the champion will be this year. We all walk towards the scale with our own brand of expectation, and wonder. There is concern in Jeremy's walk, he looks less sure of himself than did he at 9:48 this morning. Molly, walks wondering if she will pull off the upset over her husband and his brother? Nathan, walks...stops...winces...wonders if he can make it to the scale, and if he will indeed reach the all to high mark he has set for himself.
Carla bounds towards the scale with glee and freedom from any discomfort.
All at once we reach the scale. Father has agreed to be the "official" weigh out ref. Molly steps up on the scale, what will she have done with her efforts? The numbers come...135. She has gained 6 pounds today. She steps off, unsure of herself wondering if this will be enough to pull of the upset.
Jeremy steps up and on the scale, he can't look he is sick with uncerntainty. What will be said of him after this day, will he wear the victors crown? The numbers come from below...182 and 1/2...he has gained 8 & 1/2 pounds!!! enough to pull into first place, he steps off the scale happy with himself for beating his previous best by almost 2 pounds. At the same time he wonders if it will be enough for ultimate victory?
Carla steps on the scale caring not for victory or failure, simply to show she has what it takes to hang with the big boys. Then the numbers come...147 She has beaten her sister-in-law, yet failed to gain the ultimate victory so cuvitated by the family. She has however, shown herself to be able to "hang". There now remains only one who needs to weigh out, Nathan. He begins to wonder; will I have what it takes to win this a second time? will I be able to gain what I predicted? (11 pounds) will I be beat by my own wife and sister-in-law? Will I suffer the ultimate humiliation?...He steps forward toward the scale, one foot on, then the other, all surround him in expectation of what numbers will come from the official, he then rests his full weight on the scale. Gets situated. Then waits to hear the numbers...they come...his heart begins to pound, the first number comes, its a 1, then a deep breath what will the next number be? If it is anything less than an 8 he loses and suffers humiliation. The number comes...and it's an 8, his hearts springs forth with joy, there is hope. He can still win this thing. The next number must be at least a one for him to win, a zero does no good. Jeremy begins to sweet in anticipation. He begins to think that his 8 & 1/2 pounds will not be enough, but will they? The final number comes from the official...3. The three others can't believe what they just heard! They ask again for the official weight, 183 comes the answer. Nathan has not only won the contest he has become the Babe Ruth of eating, able to predict his weight gain before it happens! He has gained 11 pounds in a single day. Nathan though in pain lets out with a loud shout. For the joy of the victory was more than he could keep in.

The End