For Chris Crary, the most recent casualty of Top Chef: Texas, losing isn’t always a bad thing. Two years ago, back when he weighed a hefty 245 pounds (“and not in muscle,” he pointed out), he decided it was time to lose weight. “I wasn’t sure how my body would react,” he said on the phone earlier today, “so I just stopped drinking alcohol and soda.” In two months, Chris lost 17 pounds. He then moved on to cardio and weight-lifting, “almost obsessively.” Today he’s around 175 pounds despite being surrounded by food all day (he intentionally has no food at his home). He is also a Top Chef “Fan Favorite.” If he maintains the lead by the show’s end, Chris will receive a $10,000 prize. So who cares if he oversalted the brisket and ribs?