100 kilos of empty promises
A viral audio clip promised to drop from 100 to 65 kilos in a year. Reality was very different: contradictory statements and a weight that never added up.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
The odyssey of losing 40 kilos in a year: the story nobody believed
How much weight can you lose if you start at 100 kilos and promise to shed 40 in twelve months? One peculiar individual announced it in a barely coherent audio clip: he would ride his bike, lose weight and end the year at 65-70 kilos. The plan, seemingly reasonable, soon turned into a farce of contradictory statements.
A few days later, the same character was already claiming to weigh 75 kilos, then 70. "I'm below 80," he even said. But observers were sceptical: "He's up to 130," "he's at 95-97," they insisted. The gap between the official story and everyone else's perception kept widening.
The kokotuelo strategy and the medication
Besides cycling, his chosen method was a homemade recipe of "kokotuelos" which, he claimed, had made him lose weight. He also admitted to taking antipsychotics, adding a worrying note to his saga. Between threats of staging a protest in Madrid's Sol square and strolls around the city, the character insisted that psychological tests showed he had "great potential".
The open ending
By the end of the thread, the claimed weight was 70 kilos, but observers put it at 95-97. The discrepancy was never resolved. The only certainty: the exercise promises and the reality of his weight never met. Another reminder that losing weight is easier said than done, especially when credibility weighs more than the scales.
How much weight can you lose if you start at 100 kilos and promise to shed 40 in twelve months? One peculiar individual announced it in a barely coherent audio clip: he would ride his bike, lose weight and end the year at 65-70 kilos. The plan, seemingly reasonable, soon turned into a farce of contradictory statements.
A few days later, the same character was already claiming to weigh 75 kilos, then 70. "I'm below 80," he even said. But observers were sceptical: "He's up to 130," "he's at 95-97," they insisted. The gap between the official story and everyone else's perception kept widening.
The kokotuelo strategy and the medication
Besides cycling, his chosen method was a homemade recipe of "kokotuelos" which, he claimed, had made him lose weight. He also admitted to taking antipsychotics, adding a worrying note to his saga. Between threats of staging a protest in Madrid's Sol square and strolls around the city, the character insisted that psychological tests showed he had "great potential".
The open ending
By the end of the thread, the claimed weight was 70 kilos, but observers put it at 95-97. The discrepancy was never resolved. The only certainty: the exercise promises and the reality of his weight never met. Another reminder that losing weight is easier said than done, especially when credibility weighs more than the scales.
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