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Chapter 1 - The Plan

It had been a trend online among fitness influencers and trainers for a while to do this "challenge". To spend some time putting on weight then drop it again. To learn to sympathise with those who struggle.

Now Glenn wasn't one of these influencers nor did he work in a gym. In fact, he worked as a manager at a local fast-food chain. Most of his job was dealing with staff, managing stock, and dealing with cashing up at the end of the day. Despite his profession, Glenn was in good shape, always had been. Exercising in his free time and letting his employee discount collect dust staved off the weight that most gained as they aged.

Inspired by those he saw online he decided to give it a go. He felt as though he was in a rut. Eating the same meals, and repeating the same schedule week in and week out, it was all rather... boring.

Glenn started on the first of the month, screenshotting the email that notified him of his cancelled gym membership. He'd be logging his journey but he didn't know if he'd do anything with the photos afterwards. He wasn't doing this for any sort of attention, more so it was just for his curiosity.

He was planning on taking half a year to fatten himself up. See how big he could get. Then he would try and lose it in another 26 weeks, see if he could get back to where he started any faster than he puts it on.

As a manager, he got a hefty 65% off food during the week which was bumped up to 70% on weekends and holidays. Glenn was planning on taking full advantage of the company's generous policy as he didn't want to spend too much extra on food each month. He was also planning on taking advantage of the 'flavour of the week' menu. This is a special promotion the chain runs featuring a new limited edition main each week. They always sent more than they could sell in that time period and as manager, he could keep the unused stock. He normally took no interest in this and usually donated it if he had the time. In preparation, he took the previous two weeks of leftover specials home. He hoped that the overstock would remain steady so he had enough to really do some damage.