Andrew Clinton was the primary to beat the Brickhouse Pizza & Tapoom, Prime Rib Problem in March, however that milestone was to place it on a brand new weight reduction journey.
It was Saturday, March 22 when Clinton was late and saved his urge for food for Brickhouse Pizza & Taproom in Graham when he opened later a day.
He entered with the intention of consuming a salad and a steak earlier than seeing the signal on the entrance asserting the problem.
The problem is a 60 -minute contest by which you eat a rib of 56 ounces, chopped Italian salad, Alfredo, butter, a baked potato, a mini bread cargo, a drink and a portion of chocolate clay cake.
He paid his $ 100 prematurely and with a victory he might select to get well his cash or earn a $ 150 present card to the restaurant. In Clinton’s thoughts, he was already successful $ 50.
Clinton had thought of attempting the hand within the Massive Texan Steak Ranch Problem in Amarillo, which means consuming a 72 -ounce meat dinner with a shrimp cocktail, baked potato, salad and roll.
He questioned why he ought to result in yellow when a problem is true subsequent to Graham.
“The meals problem was one thing to do earlier than attempting to attempt to shed weight once more, critically this time,” he mentioned. “I wished to go to Massive Texan, however … I wanted to stick with Olney, and that chance appeared.”
Clinton mentioned he’s a non-public individual and that competitors was a method of presenting himself and actually makes a distinction in his life-style.
“I’ve established the target, even earlier than the competitors, to return in October 2026. I’ll have 100 lighter kilos. My family and friends who had not seen me in 10 years might see it on-line, and possibly I might shock them earlier than the vacations subsequent yr,” he mentioned. “I might additionally like, in fact, return 100 lighter kilos and eat it once more.”
He exceeded the problem in slightly below 45 minutes and received a $ 150 present card, a shirt and a picture on the wall of fame in Brickhouse Pizza & Taproom.
Clinton grew up in Midland and labored within the oil area in that space from 15 years.
“I’ve been on each side, manufacturing and drilling, to the gasoline evaluation laboratory, water and oil,” he mentioned.
He moved to Olney in 2014 and makes the journey to Graham each week. He mentioned his want to eat got here from a youthful age.
“After I was a toddler, I performed three sports activities a yr, generally two baseball seasons, and (my dad) at all times inspired me to eat … he would attempt to see if I might beat him in consuming. He was a small man, however he might eat,” mentioned Clinton.
Clinton mentioned that consuming large has turn out to be frequent for him, with an awesome 2 -pound breakfast each morning.
This isn’t the primary competitors by which Clinton has been concerned, with challenges from 1988 to 2016. Throughout that point it surpassed 37 Jalapeños, a 5 -pound sandwich, a 52 -ouns fillet and a ghost hamburger from Chile.
He mentioned that weightlifting and meals have been hand in hand and that he beforehand misplaced and recovered once more.
“I solely have private targets that I want to obtain. I’ve misplaced greater than 130 kilos twice in my life,” Clinton mentioned. “The weightlifting has supplied me with self-discipline. Truthfully, the good stomach and all that, that doesn’t wish to do cardio. You wish to have a variety of weight in you, however it’s reaching the place it’s reaching me.”
Clinton thanked the Graham neighborhood for having a spot like Brickhouse.
“The environment, the environment, lighting, structure and workforce right now is simply an unbelievable workforce and you may see how they work collectively,” he mentioned.