I was thinking that an exercise buddy might help motivate me to get in better shape. The trouble is, I've always been kind of a loner and the idea of having a scheduled commitment to "work out" has never appealed to me.
Back when I was a teenager, my mom and her friends formed a diet club they named "Fat City." Each month, the ladies would get together and weigh in, then enjoy a celebratory feast. If anyone gained weight, they had to contribute a certain amount of money to the kitty, which would be used to finance something fun for the gang.
I must have been confused about the goal of the club, because I remember that by the end of the year the ladies had jointly contributed enough money to fund a trip, with spouses, to Las Vegas.
I was thinking that an exercise buddy might help motivate me to get in better shape. The trouble is, I've always been kind of a loner and the idea of having a scheduled commitment to "work out" has never appealed to me.
Back when I was a teenager, my mom and her friends formed a diet club they named "Fat City." Each month, the ladies would get together and weigh in, then enjoy a celebratory feast. If anyone gained weight, they had to contribute a certain amount of money to the kitty, which would be used to finance something fun for the gang.
I must have been confused about the goal of the club, because I remember that by the end of the year the ladies had jointly contributed enough money to fund a trip, with spouses, to Las Vegas.