In an attempt to lose 30 to 50 pounds, a Minnesota man is hoping that mowing lawns will help him with his goal.

Darrell Nelson, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, believes that he could get a good workout by mowing lawns for other people after working up quite a sweat mowing his own lawn.

Nelson even placed an ad on the website Craig's List, where he offered to mow lawns for free.

By eating better and mowing one lawn per day, he will be able to keep his exercise program going.

Even though he has a hard time sticking to commitments for himself, he states that he will be able to stick to commitments that he makes for others.

Nelson said to the AP, "this is no joke or gimmick. I need to lose weight. I have struggled on sticking to exercise programs, including just walking, for quite a while now."

Since his ad started, he has fielded calls from the media, strangers and even some women who have asked him out on dates.

Nelson said, "I was planning on doing five lawns: Mine plus four others. Now, I'm doing six lawns: Mine plus five others. ... I was just trying to do some yards and lose some weight, and it just - voila - away it went."