Please try not to throw things at me, but I’ve just noticed that even though I’ve gained a pound or two all of my pants now seem too big.
Okay...go ahead and hate me a little, if you’d like, but I’m just as surprised as you are. Over the past month or so I’ve noticed that I’ve put on that extra pound (or two), and it’s surprised me a little bit. I mean, I think I look the same as I always do, and I can’t see where a pound or two of extra blubber might be hiding. I have, though, put on a pound or two, and as we all know, scales are NEVER wrong, right?
Then I went to put on a pair of shorts I hadn’t worn in those two weeks, and noticed that as soon as I put them on they started to slide down my waist a little. That got me to thinking; I’ve also had to tighten my belt one notch more than usual when I put it on every morning. And yet, I’ve gained a pound or two over the past month. Should my shorts not slide down? Shouldn’t I have to let my belt out a notch instead of making it tighter?
And that‘s when it hit me. I may finally be adding a little muscle to my body.
Those of you who’ve read this forever know that I’ve been trying to add muscle to my body for as long as you’ve been reading this. I work out, I eat lots of protein, but I’ve never succeeded, thanks mostly to my genetic makeup and thanks in a smaller way to the fact that I run, and you hardly ever see a bulked up runner, right? I mean, I’m not (in any way) trying to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger; I just don’t wanna be the skinniest dork on the block.
However, the fact that I’ve put on weight while shedding an inch or two from my waistline means that I must be adding muscle somewhere, even if I can’t see it. Muscle weighs a lot more than fat; that's why they’re always telling people who are trying to lose weight and get in shape not to look at the scale but to look at your clothes instead. When you replace fat with muscle you don’t necessarily lose weight, but you will lose inches.
Apparently, that’s what I’ve finally succeeded in doing.
I have no idea where this muscle is; like I said, to me, at least, I look pretty much like I always have. But it must be lurking in there somewhere, the same way that the fat it replaced was floating around. Hopefully, I’ll start adding more muscle, and then you may even be able to notice it. Of course, I’ve been trying to add bulk for 20 or so years now, and if it’s taken this long to add a couple of pounds, I’ll probably be in my 70s or 80s before I add enough that you can actually see.
Oh well; by then I’ll be old, but at least I’ll be the buffest guy at the Senior Center, right?
I’d be curious to know what finally prompted my muscles to start growing. I know that I’m always changing up my workout routine to trying and fool my body into thinking it’s working hard. Maybe that’s what caused it. Maybe playing soccer with Loraine on a weekly basis has done something strange to my body and/or metabolism. I don’t know; I’m just happy that it’s working.
Even if it does mean that someday soon I may have to go out and buy new shorts. And maybe a belt, while I’m at it.
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