Fans of Agatha Christie’s Hercule
Poirot would not nominate him for any fitness awards, as heavy lifting with the
little grey cells does not count.
His love of cuisine, dislike of outdoor sports, and fondness for
spotless outfits also do not speak in his favor. However, when we look at the mystery of our shrinking
clothes, he may have some key training points.
For example, he collects the
data. What did we do? Who was there? What did we notice? How did we feel? What were the results? He does not ask what we were supposed
to be doing, or what we intended to do, but what we actually did. Recalcitrant witnesses eventually admit
that they did, in fact, go back for the second piece of cheesecake, or that they
saw Granny do it, but denied it because they weren’t supposed to be in the hall
surreptitiously texting that cute boy from down the street, the one with the
motorcycle and the unfortunate haircut.
Then he looks at the
patterns. What little thing that
was so ordinary that no one bothered to notice it made all the difference? (Besides the fact that someone
substituted poisoned mushrooms for chanterelles on the pizza…) Was it that we no longer walked to the
village to get our newspaper and so missed out on some healthful exercise? Was it that we got extra excitement
searching for the missing jewels?
Finally, he puts everything
together into a plan. Some time
spent reflecting on all he has learned allows him to create a solution. And soon the offending desserts can be locked
away where they can’t do any harm.
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