On the Crispy on the Outside podcast today we talked about not eating. Specifically, we talked to Sam MacDonald, author of the new book, The Urban Hermit: A Memoir, in which he explains how he lost 160 pounds in about a year eating only 800 calories a day. The interesting thing is that Sam never meant to lose weight. He had gotten himself in a financial mess, owed a lot of money, and so he massively cut back on food and beer. Weight loss was an unintended side-benefit of his crazy scheme.
Also on the show is Ray Lehmann, a journalist who does intend to lose weight, but instead might find himself in a financial mess himself. He recently made a $60,000 bet to lose 60 pounds in 90 days. Talk about motivation: If he doesn’t make it, he’ll find himself in the poorhouse. You can track Ray’s progress on his blog or on YouTube.
