Andy's Weigh-in, March 18: 227 lbs.

That's right. It's been two weeks since my last weigh-in, and all of that delicious food that was served at the conference I attended in Arizona has erased all progress made in February. It's just as well, as my brother has been so fucking grumpy lately that he should get a win.

In other news, things look bad for my brother as a recent study has determined that his neck fat may increase his risk of a heart attack.

A Close-up of John's Neck

To quote the article:

"Neck circumference was associated with cardiometabolic risk factors, even after adjustment for visceral adipose tissue," the researchers wrote in the report, which was to be presented Wednesday at the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention annual conference in Palm Harbor, Fla. The standard ways to assess obesity is to measure the waistline and determine body-mass index. But neck fatness could add to the risk assessment a physician makes by measuring the waistline, the researchers said. "Upper-body subcutaneous adipose tissue and visceral adipose tissue independently contribute to cardiometabolic risk," they reported.

What the fuck does that mean? I'm not quite sure, but I think it says that if your neck looks like John's, you might be in trouble.