The Monday Weigh In: Thank You Fat Miller!

As usual, my BIGGEST enemy is MYSELF. Well I should say, WAS. You see, today was the first day in about three months that I stepped on the scale and saw an actual LOSS. Thank GOD. I love you -1.1 pounds...  :)

Allow me to explain. In March, the wife and I took an AMAZING trip to the Bahamas and to Sea World, Orlando. It was the best week of my life. For real. We had never had the chance to Honeymoon, so we went all out. Part of going "all out" for me was eating whatever-the-heck I wanted while we were on vacation. I know - sounds stupid, but "Skinny Miller" had such a positive attitude, and had this to say:

Sure you can eat what you want. I mean, you lost over 80 lbs and you deserve to eat whatever you want just for this week. You'll get back on track when you get home... No worries. Have fun!

He is such a positive guy! But - I should have stopped myself right there and asked "Fat Miller" what he thought. "Fat Miller" is always inside me, and I am convinced, no matter what, that he always will be. He knows better. He has been down that path before. Here is what he would have said If I would have listened: (warning: Fat Miller is an ignorant fuck who has no feelings or emotions!):

Hey there Tubs. Your still not at your goal you know, so you should lay off the snacks. Besides, you'll gain 10 pounds and then keep snacking when you get home. You know I am right. You used to be a lazy ass, Slacker. Remember those Bitch Tits you had? Yeah - they are one step away. You'll be all jiggling again. Then you won't wanna work out cuz you'll feel fat & depressed! Muhahahahahahaha!

Like I said, "Fat Miller" is a dick. But I digress. The point is that I am NOT crazy. Wait - that's not the point.

The point is that sometimes we need to let our old selves remind our new selves that we are always just a few bad choices away from sliding down the slippery slope of weight gain. By keeping focused on our goals, and listening to both "sides" of ourselves, we can do our best to keep ourselves on track.

This is part of what makes the "maintenance phase" so difficult. We get content and think we can stop pushing - and that just isn't the case. "Fat Miller" was totally right. I did gain 10 pounds while on vacation - and when I got back, I had zero motivation for awhile and gained a few more here and there. For awhile, I thought I would never see a loss again!

What I learned: I now know that I can forgive "Fat Miller" - all 240+ pounds of him - for being a total asshole, because sometimes, a little negative attitude is just what the doctor ordered.