Onederland
Stone Zone
I’m bilingual when it comes to weight. I’m also aware that everyone seems to have a Wall Weight – that number that is particularly difficult to get past.
For North Americans it tends to be a number ending in zero or 5.
For the UK weight watchers it’s a number divisible by 14 or 7. (Go here for an explanation of that one if you are a non-UK weights and measures nerd)
Why is that? Given the cultural differences, it must be a psychological wall rather than a physiological one. Regardless, it seems that it’s possible to sit on the heavier side of one of those numbers for ages and finally think – “I can’t do this any more.” It’s really quite bizarre how I can imagine 140 flashing up on the scale but not 139. I can imagine 10 stone even but not 9 stone anything.
I don’t know if this is at all useful but, for the rest of this journey, instead of looking at a wall looming in my way, I’m going to see a landmark about to be passed by on my way to where I want to be. I’m not sure of my destination yet but I won’t let it be at a weight wall.
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