On no longer being fat, and more
This Saturday marked a significant personal milestone for me; I have lost 77 pounds. Incredible, no? That's a loss of a full 25% of my starting weight -- and good riddance!
On thing that I have found to be very interesting -- and this might strike people who have never had a weight problem as odd or outrageous -- is that now that I have a more average body shape, I am treated considerably different by strangers. I find, for example, that people smile at me more; shop assistants are more eager to help; people open doors for me with greater regularity. Hot guys and girls look in my direction more often.
Further, public accomodation is easier and more comfortable to use. Seats which, while able to accomodate my previous width, were uncomfortable to sit on for long periods are much more comfortable. Turnstyles no longer seem like forbidding barriers.
Shopping is easier, as well, as 34 and 36 are always stocked (and I can get around the problem expressed in my previous post by buying a 34 leg).
I also find that I'm more often in a good mood, and I find eating much more pleasurable than previously, as odd as that may sound.
To celebrate this milestone, and for doing well on my first semester back in school, I decided to reward myself with an Xbox 360 and a copy of "Gears of War". If you have a 360, you can add me as a friend; my Gamertag is Daynjerus.
It seems like the perfect good week -- good grades, the return of Congress to the control of the Sane (at least we now have 1.5 branches of government composed of rational thinkers), and a significant fitness milestone. Hooray!
On thing that I have found to be very interesting -- and this might strike people who have never had a weight problem as odd or outrageous -- is that now that I have a more average body shape, I am treated considerably different by strangers. I find, for example, that people smile at me more; shop assistants are more eager to help; people open doors for me with greater regularity. Hot guys and girls look in my direction more often.
Further, public accomodation is easier and more comfortable to use. Seats which, while able to accomodate my previous width, were uncomfortable to sit on for long periods are much more comfortable. Turnstyles no longer seem like forbidding barriers.
Shopping is easier, as well, as 34 and 36 are always stocked (and I can get around the problem expressed in my previous post by buying a 34 leg).
I also find that I'm more often in a good mood, and I find eating much more pleasurable than previously, as odd as that may sound.
To celebrate this milestone, and for doing well on my first semester back in school, I decided to reward myself with an Xbox 360 and a copy of "Gears of War". If you have a 360, you can add me as a friend; my Gamertag is Daynjerus.
It seems like the perfect good week -- good grades, the return of Congress to the control of the Sane (at least we now have 1.5 branches of government composed of rational thinkers), and a significant fitness milestone. Hooray!