Answer:
C - Gain Weight.
Explanation:
<em>The goal for weight loss is to burn more calories than you consume</em>. Seeing as this is the opposite of the aspiration described, Gregory will most likely gain weight.
Hiring a substitute so A is the answer.
It enabled them to increase their power over the trade business creating a complete monopoly which in turn led even to military expansions. Eventually, it led to the complete fall of Mughal empire and establishment of East India Company as the rulers of colonial India.