The Challenge

My husband Lucas is constantly reading about food on Google Reader and recently came across this article.

Now, like many people he has fair skin that quickly burns in the hot summer sun. I do not find this to be a problem and I never suspected that it bothered him until he announced he was going to try the "carrot tan." I assumed he was joking, but after a trip to the market, I realized this endeavor was both, very real and kind of amusing. Thus, this blog was born.

Because of my Sicilian heritage (and dislike of constant carrot consumption), I will not be joining Lucas in his quest for a carroty glow, but I have noticed I could use some sort of motivation to firm up my once muscular-now squishy arms. This, strangely, is the best reason that has come up so far.

Here is the challenge:

Lucas will consume 5 servings of carrots everyday until the end of July... or until he turns a frightening shade of orange/ encounters a health issue due to his choice of diet.

I (Michelle) will do 50 push-ups/triceps daily.

Evidence:

Each week, I will update the blog with pictures of me and Lucas as we continue along our journey toward becoming Carrot and Muscles!

Controls: I will attempt to take the weekly picture in the same setting with the same lighting.

The Goal: To see what will change first, my muscle tone or Lucas's skin tone.

Week one: Sunday, June 6th!