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Sep 3

Success Story: Bet with a friend jump-starts councilman's weight loss

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Jim Strickland lost 65 pounds over the course of three months eating a low-carb diet. He cut out sugar, vegetables with carbohydrates, and bread. He also won $100 through a bet with a friend he could lose more weight.

Lesley Young/Special to The Commercial Appeal

Jim Strickland was so inspired by the first round of his fitness challenge that he and his friend decided to go double or nothing.

Memphis City Councilman Jim Strickland knew he wanted, or needed, to lose weight.

He just wasn't sure how to do it.

In October Strickland, 47, who lives near the University of Memphis, answered a phone call from a longtime friend, and found the catalyst he needed.

"(My friend) was just talking about how he was going to start a low-carb diet, and I told him, 'I've been meaning to do something like that.' He said, 'Why don't you do it?' "

It didn't take long for that exchange to turn competitive, and before the two knew it, one bet the other $100 to see who could lose the most weight in 45 days.

"I won, but I had more weight to lose," Strickland said. "He should have done percentage."

Strickland lost between 25 and 30 pounds his first go at it.

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