As I listened to this audio, I had my own ideas why Scott was losing weight so fast. Scott worked at home, he’s divorced, and the neighbor dog is getting on his nerves. The dog belongs to a lesbian couple who live next door. Scott has been complaining about their dog pooping in his yard. It seemed no one else like these neighbors either and it wasn’t because of their dog.
I liked it when Scott made the annual race a personal competition between his neighbor and himself. What Scott did at the end of that race, was more than I had expected from him though.
I thought it was amazing that no matter what Scott did, he lost weight. He could eat a huge meal and yet, he would still lose weight that day. The pounds just fell right off him. The ending was done in Stephen King fashion.