Kick Them Out the Door

I'm cutting back for a few days. My weight is up. I've been watching the swing* for a few days, and something's definitely not right. I'm up one pound.

My weight usually swings between 132 and 136. Right now, it's swinging between 133 and 137. 136 is my upper weight limit; 137 is too much. So . . . I'm gonna to kick that extra pound to the curb.

Yep, I can hear you right now: "One pound!? Big deal! Why are you being obsessive, Deb?

Actually, I don't think of it as obsessive . . . I think of it as smart weight management. I made a promise to myself that I would get to goal and STAY THERE. I drew a line in the sand. I said to myself, "136 is my ceiling, and if I go above it, I will take action." What I'm doing right now is making good on that promise. And not for the first time, either . . . this past Christmas put a couple of extra pounds on me, let me tell ya. But they're gone now. Poof.

That one little pound may seem innocuous, but it's not. It's sneaky. It's lonely. It doesn't like sitting out there all by itself, so it whips out its cell phone and calls a bunch of its buddies. It yells, "Hey, guys, Deb's got room! Come on over! We can par-tay!"

Sorry, fellas. Bar's closed. Go somewhere else.

Look at it this way: removing one excess pound is sure a lot easier than removing it and 4 of its rowdy comrades. I have to cut back for just a few days -- and not by very much -- and I'm back in my swing zone.

As I see it, the key to successful maintenance is managing those puny little gains, before they go on steroids and bulk up. Muscling those guys out the door takes more effort, and I'd rather save my exertions for my next bike ride. A small mess is easier to clean than a large one (please remind me of that, next time I'm tempted to skip cleaning the kitchen).

So, are you with me? I can do this, and you can, too. Go ahead, kick those little pounds out now, before they grow up and get nasty. Make 'em homeless.

Just don't give 'em my address, OK?

*When you're maintaining, you don't stay the same weight every day. You can't; your weight changes from day to day, and from hour to hour, in fact. But what you can do is get familiar with your own personal weight fluctuations. I did, and figured out that my personal weight swing is about 4 pounds.

Comments

[Kari]

I have never heard anyone put my EXACT thoughts into words....I see 1 lb and hit the skids with some BLT's, etc. Buckle down now and avoid any real hassles later!
You're on to something very powerful!
Kari