Only One Pound

Hello, do you know me?

If you don't, you should. I'm a pound of fat,

And I'm the HAPPIEST pound of fat that you would ever want to meet.

Want to know why?

It's because no one ever wants to lose me;

I'm ONLY ONE POUND, just a pound!

Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds, or fifteen pounds, but never only one.

So I just stick around and happily keep you fat.

Then I add to myself, ever so slyly, so that you never seem to notice it.

That is, until I've grown to ten, twenty, thirty or even more pounds in weight.

Yes, it's fun being ONLY ONE POUND OF FAT, left to do as I please.

So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying, "Oh, I only lost one pound."

(As if that were such a terrible thing.)

For you see, if you do this, you'll encourage others to keep me around because they'll think I'm not worth losing.

And, I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you.

Happy Days!!!

After all, I'm ONLY ONE POUND OF FAT!!!

- Author Unknown

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  • love it!
  • oldmutt
    oldmutt Posts: 6 Member
    Great post. I was feeling sorry for my self this week as i had done more gym and cycling than ever and
    yes i ONLY LOST ONE POUND !!! .
    this i have printed off and put on my desk cheers for motivation
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    **like***
  • wndfrancis
    wndfrancis Posts: 18 Member
    :bigsmile:
  • Lisa6206
    Lisa6206 Posts: 57 Member
    ROFL!! So VERY good!! Love it! :flowerforyou:
  • lacewitch
    lacewitch Posts: 766 Member
    great motivation thanks!
  • witchmoon
    witchmoon Posts: 13
    :flowerforyou:
  • Cassie8877
    Cassie8877 Posts: 177
    Great way to look at it! :)
  • DeterminedRealist
    DeterminedRealist Posts: 21 Member
    LMBO! I've never heard this before today. Very good perspective, thanks for taking the time to share it with us.
  • merry_abandon
    merry_abandon Posts: 140 Member
    Thanks so much for posting this!
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    Yep, every pound counts, and they have friends. :)

    It's taken me over a year to lose 19 lbs, and I can see how frustrated people get when the progress is going slowly. It does add up, though. People at work are always telling me how I've changed, even if I only lose a pound or two a month.