Eating Contest
I signed up for an eating contest. I starved myself for two days before the contest. Alas, I became very sick due to the starvation. I had to eat a meal before the contest. Thus, I lost the contest because I had eaten beforehand.
Thus, I lost the contest because I had eaten beforehand. I signed up for an eating contest. Alas, I became very sick due to the starvation. I had to eat a meal before the contest. I starved myself for two days before the contest.