Thursday, September 07, 2006
The scales keeps telling me I have lost huge amounts of weight. Common sense tells me otherwise. Jim sniffed at the reading and declared the scales to be broken. So I did some online research, hit the shops and came home with glossy leaflets. The days when all a scales did was register the kilos are long gone, my friend. Scales these day rely on Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to reveal your visceral fat rating, your metabolic age and your BMI to name but a few of their wonders. They can even tell you how many calories you need to ingest in order to maintain your present weight. Perhaps at the flick of a switch that could be converted into how many scoops of ice-cream...
Not only are these scales scientific marvels, they are also works of art. Such a thing of beauty should not be hidden away under the laundry basket in the bathroom but put on display for all who pass by to exclaim over.
"And what's more," I completed my spiel, "all this for a mere $277."
"What? The best part of 300 bucks for a machine to tell you what you already know: you're fat, should eat less and exercise more?" Was Jim's considered response.
Latest news: he claims to have fixed the scales and they are now working perfectly. It seems that they don't need to be replaced after all. With all the money I've saved I think I could justify a bucket of something cold and fudgy.
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Not only are these scales scientific marvels, they are also works of art. Such a thing of beauty should not be hidden away under the laundry basket in the bathroom but put on display for all who pass by to exclaim over.
"And what's more," I completed my spiel, "all this for a mere $277."
"What? The best part of 300 bucks for a machine to tell you what you already know: you're fat, should eat less and exercise more?" Was Jim's considered response.
Latest news: he claims to have fixed the scales and they are now working perfectly. It seems that they don't need to be replaced after all. With all the money I've saved I think I could justify a bucket of something cold and fudgy.
