RE: Ask a fat girl 2.0
February 15, 2016 at 1:23 pm
(This post was last modified: February 15, 2016 at 1:24 pm by drfuzzy.)
Re: the OP -- I'm a fat girl too. I'm 5'3" and 250 lbs.
Once upon a time, I was a karate instructor. I would run 4 miles and teach class for 2-3 hours per day. I was a member of that karate school for 28 years. Then - - - all sorts of crap happened. Life stuff, work stuff, relationship stuff, burnout, disagreements with the karate school manager, and oh yeah - - I have had a respiratory problem for 7 years. The doctors have put me though dozens of medical tests and still don't know what it is. (More tests needed.) It's not asthma or COPD, but I don't have enough air to sing or play the flute anymore. I'll admit that I succumbed to the depression, stopped caring about my diet, didn't exercise, ate and drank too much, and the weight just piled on. My back, knees, and hips hurt a lot. Walking is very painful.
EP will probably accuse me of making excuses, or a whole bunch of other crap. When I was in shape, I made fun of fat people too. I thought they were stupid and lazy. Well, yes, I have been through a period of time when I was depressed and lazy, and I have literally no one in my life who cares what I look like. Maybe they are excuses. LIFE happened.
I now have a new, good full-time job. I'm eating more salads, veggies, and rice, and drinking more water. I have a . . . stepper pedal thingie (??) under my desk at work, which I am using as I type. I have a recumbent exercise bike in front of the TV at home which I sporadically make myself use.
I don't mean to hijack your thread BQ - - I just thought folks would like to hear from another "fat girl". You sound like you're in better shape than I am. Keep up the good work! Never get to the point where you can't enjoy rock-climbing - you'll regret it.
Once upon a time, I was a karate instructor. I would run 4 miles and teach class for 2-3 hours per day. I was a member of that karate school for 28 years. Then - - - all sorts of crap happened. Life stuff, work stuff, relationship stuff, burnout, disagreements with the karate school manager, and oh yeah - - I have had a respiratory problem for 7 years. The doctors have put me though dozens of medical tests and still don't know what it is. (More tests needed.) It's not asthma or COPD, but I don't have enough air to sing or play the flute anymore. I'll admit that I succumbed to the depression, stopped caring about my diet, didn't exercise, ate and drank too much, and the weight just piled on. My back, knees, and hips hurt a lot. Walking is very painful.
EP will probably accuse me of making excuses, or a whole bunch of other crap. When I was in shape, I made fun of fat people too. I thought they were stupid and lazy. Well, yes, I have been through a period of time when I was depressed and lazy, and I have literally no one in my life who cares what I look like. Maybe they are excuses. LIFE happened.
I now have a new, good full-time job. I'm eating more salads, veggies, and rice, and drinking more water. I have a . . . stepper pedal thingie (??) under my desk at work, which I am using as I type. I have a recumbent exercise bike in front of the TV at home which I sporadically make myself use.
I don't mean to hijack your thread BQ - - I just thought folks would like to hear from another "fat girl". You sound like you're in better shape than I am. Keep up the good work! Never get to the point where you can't enjoy rock-climbing - you'll regret it.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
