Hunger Games

Yesterday we gathered at Weinberger's to cheer on Derek in an eating contest. He's been wanting to do the challenge, so what better excuse than his 32nd bday?!? He and a friend (Diana) had 1 hour to EACH eat a 2 foot sub with 4.5 lbs of meat, all the peppers, carrots, and fixins. When we arrived, we learned that 19 people had tried and only 1 had succeeded.

Add 2 more to the list of losers!! Derek finished 2 very easily, but that was his tipping point. For the next 30 minutes, he ate nothing! Diana ate 1.5 sandwiches, took a 20 minute break, then took down another sandwich. She only had half a sandwich to go when the hour expired!

If you're keeping track, that means Derek lost an eating contest to a GIRL!! :) After it was over, the owner explained something about the satiety gland and how eating the saturated fat from the sausage makes it almost impossible to eat all of the sandwiches. He said this challenge is just on the tipping point - some can do it but most cannot. So Derek lost the contest, but he did win a meat hangover: