I’m fat. My wife hates it when I say that, but she doesn’t know how to get online to challenge me, so the comment stands.
Oh, I could say I’m big boned or that it’s mostly muscle underneath, but in the world there in small, medium, large, extra large and ‘Oh My Gosh It’s Coming Towards Us!’ Yeah, that’s me. The truth is when my mom died, I didn’t give a damn about myself anymore. I stopped all exercise and personal maintenance. Yeah, I had a lifetime of lifting weights, but my gut looks like some buffet experiment that went very, VERY wrong (it’s the scoop n’ move syndrome I swear).
The other day I looked at myself and noticed something life changing. No, not the notches on my belt, but the fact that I have always been sad to one degree or another since I gained my weight. I realized that I have been waiting until I could run again, look good in a slim suit, or do a double spinning back kick again before I could “be happy”. Always self conscience, always afraid to go out in public and do speaking engagements, teach, etc. on a larger scale.
Screw that. I want to be happy now.
So you know what? I’m fat. So what. I am a decent person with pretty decent potential and I love helping people and being a strength to others. I should feel comfortable in my own skin and choose to be happy today…just because I can, not because I can fit into my parachute pants.
Ok, bad visual…but you get the meaning.
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You are awesome, and the visuals is how you roll, keep up the good work. And congrats on being happy
Way to go, Jaime. Couldn’t agree with you more, though my struggles with myself have been in the opposite direction, at least in the past. Just last year I was called “two toothpicks stuck together” by a friend. But that’s okay, I love him regardless.
Glad that you made a breakthrough. Keep up the good work.
Dear Jaime,
I’ve never experienced being fat. When I was 17 I saw pictures of my Dad when he was young and skinny. Some where along the line he gave up too and has been obiest for as long as I can remember. I made a determination back then that I would never let myself go like he did.
It’s been sad to watch him deteriorate slowly over the years. First, it was cancer. He had a golf ball size tumor removed from his jaw. Then, just 8 months ago he suffered from a heart attack at age 65 and underwent triple bypass surgery.
He is doing much better now but I expect that he will have further health issues in the future because each time something major like this happens, he goes on a diet streak for a few months and then falls back into his old eating patterns which are the ROOT of both cancer and heart attack. Thats not a guess, that’s a fact.
Jaime, we’ve known each other long enough that I don’t have to mix words with you. I know you love your family more than anything, your wife and your kids. If you continue with your eating and lack of excercise, your children are going to lose their father at a very young age. As you are right now you’ll be lucky to live into your sixties. If you make a commitment to change right now then you can expect to ad 20 years to your life.
There are a ton of resources to help you. I would recomend you go to http://www.biggestloser.com and consider the nutrition plan and the excercise videos. If you’ll commit to excercising 3 times a week with the videos for the next 60 days, I’ll pay for the videos. That’s a commitment of 2 hours a week for you. There is also a book called “6 Weeks to a Healthier You.” I’ll buy that for you too.
There it is my friend. That is my challenge to you. I want you on this planet for as long as I can have you. You have a lot of people depending on you to keep alive and healthy. Please consider this challenge.
Love and Respect,
Jason