being fat
I'm not sure when I realized I was fat.. I think it was in my mid to late twenties. See, I was never the "fat" kid in school, I was always the "big" kid, picked first for football, last for track kind of big. 175 pound senior in high school kind of big. I was always ok with my size; in fact I kind of embraced it. See, my size, for the most part kept me out of fights, kept me in the "in" crowd, and lots of chicks dig "big" guys.
At some point "big" turned to fat. 180 pounds turned into 265 pounds. It was a very slow process, and I don't remember gaining all the weight. But at some point I looked in the mirror and said "who is this fat fuck"? When did I turn into getting picked first for football to getting picked first for Olympic beer drinking? Once I came to the realization that I was a whale I tried to rationalize it... "Hey, I'm married.. this is what happens to married guys". A nice round gut is a sign that you're successful right?
I recently mentioned the fact that I realized I was getting fatter by the day to a friend and he said something so ridiculously simple, yet amazingly profound at the same time.
"Stop being like the typical American, stop eating and drinking so much"
BRILLIANT! Why haven't I thought of this? I laughed when he said it... what the fuck do you know you skinny bastard I thought.
Later that night I was sitting in front of the T.V. working on my 3rd beer, thinking about what my friend said, and it occurred to me. He was absolutely right... it really IS that simple. There is no reason to over eat or drink other than the fact that it is in front of you. We're not starving.. we don't have to hurry up and stuff our faces so that the food isn't stolen from us. Americans are the epitome of gluttony... we eat so much simply because we can.
I'm not going to get into my whole theory of fat Americans, just let me say that conversation my friend and I had really hit home. That was in December... since that day I've changed my eating and drinking habits in a big way. I work out 4-5 days a week and I'm down 30 pounds. My goal is 25 more pounds and I don't see how I can't reach it if I keep doing what I'm doing.
Yea me!
Now get off your collective asses and stop being the typical American!
At some point "big" turned to fat. 180 pounds turned into 265 pounds. It was a very slow process, and I don't remember gaining all the weight. But at some point I looked in the mirror and said "who is this fat fuck"? When did I turn into getting picked first for football to getting picked first for Olympic beer drinking? Once I came to the realization that I was a whale I tried to rationalize it... "Hey, I'm married.. this is what happens to married guys". A nice round gut is a sign that you're successful right?
I recently mentioned the fact that I realized I was getting fatter by the day to a friend and he said something so ridiculously simple, yet amazingly profound at the same time.
"Stop being like the typical American, stop eating and drinking so much"
BRILLIANT! Why haven't I thought of this? I laughed when he said it... what the fuck do you know you skinny bastard I thought.
Later that night I was sitting in front of the T.V. working on my 3rd beer, thinking about what my friend said, and it occurred to me. He was absolutely right... it really IS that simple. There is no reason to over eat or drink other than the fact that it is in front of you. We're not starving.. we don't have to hurry up and stuff our faces so that the food isn't stolen from us. Americans are the epitome of gluttony... we eat so much simply because we can.
I'm not going to get into my whole theory of fat Americans, just let me say that conversation my friend and I had really hit home. That was in December... since that day I've changed my eating and drinking habits in a big way. I work out 4-5 days a week and I'm down 30 pounds. My goal is 25 more pounds and I don't see how I can't reach it if I keep doing what I'm doing.
Yea me!
Now get off your collective asses and stop being the typical American!
posted by kanabul at 11:27 AM
1 Comments:
Congratulations! (on the weight loss)
I personally never thought you were fat, but I suppose I've never seen you neekid either. :)
My goal is still to NOT be that person who hits 50 and can barely muster up the energy to get out of a chair, let alone run a few miles. I get up at the ass-crack of dawn so I can get to the gym before work and run a few miles, lift some weights, and stretch.
It's an enormous pain in the arse, but from all the health conditions I see in my family as people grow older, it's the best thing you can do for yourself (and for your kids, by the way).
Lots of love and encouragement are being sent your way...
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