Image via WikipediaI'm sure I've burdened this blog with my peculiarities in regard to doing things in multiples of three. Reps, sets, laps, servings, anything that's measured is done in threes. It's a little quirky, I know, but hey- quirky is my best feature and a major component in what I refer to as my pseudo-charm.
Not everything can be done in threes- but I don't want to talk about them right now. That would be nuts.
Anyway, back on the 26th of August I set a goal to lose 10 pounds by September 30th. Since then I've lost a total of three (3) pounds. That was three (3) weeks and three (3) days to lose three (3) pounds. Triple threes! Yikes! If I were a superstitious guy I might have read something into that, some kind of triple-threat thing. And while I am a little superstitious, the only significance I see in this situation is that I have only eleven (11) days left and seven (7) pounds to lose in order to reach my goal. Seven pounds, in my mind, is a significant quantity of weight that isn't divisible by three.
Wait a tick. If I take the number eleven and break it down by it's number of tens and ones I get 1 and 1. Add those together and I get 2 (1 + 1 = 2). Add that to the seven pounds I have left to lose and I get 9 (2 + 7 = 9). Nine is three cubed (3^3 or 3 x 3 x 3). Triple triples again! Add those three triples to the three triples that have already occurred and I have six triples to lose ten pounds. Ho-lee Crap! What does it mean?
It means absolutely nothing. Here's the thing- I could go on all day every day for the rest of my life attaching nonsensical and mystical non-information to my efforts to return to a healthy weight, and it's all fun and good until I've become so distracted that I've forgotten the truly important tenets of healthy weight loss.
People, all to often, get caught up in tricks, fads, and gimmicks that promise quick weight loss. We all see them in spam and on television; we have friends that use them. We live in a world of gimmicks and fads few of which guarantee lasting results. So what do I do?
Stay focused. Eat the right quantity of good, healthy foods. Exercise in some way every day. Live life and enjoy the experience. I believe it's as simple as that.
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