Dude, I got fat.

[kylecassidy]

WTF dude, I got fat

Trillian and I went to an event where she was promoting a new play and a few days later, someone sent us some photos. Being behind the camera you rarely see yourself and when I opened the email, there was no denying it ... somehow since the last time I'd frozen the mental picture of how I looked, I got fat.

Comments

[darkmagess]

College was really the first time where I had that thought that I'm not terrible, so this can be a nice thing that I do for not-terrible me. It's a fleeting sort of thought, but it's what got me started. That was LA Weightloss Centers. My parents paid for it provided that I go, which I did. And I have never seen the top size of 300lb since. But it was just a start

I could write a novel in this space but this is the short version

[tsarina]

As someone who spent most of their life trying to pretend I wasn't transgender, I basically pretended my body didn't exist. What I had did not match what it was in my head and all the fucked up feelings that went along with it left me with a visceral sort of horror for my own flesh. I didn't want to admit it was me

Re: I could write a novel in this space but this is the short version

[kylecassidy]

Dude! You look great! 71 pounds is something to be really, really proud of. You are an inspiration.

Re: I could write a novel in this space but this is the short version

[tsarina]

Thank you. I got so tired of looking at photos of myself and hating them. I want to look more like my rock star heroes, if I'm honest. It was cutting my hair off and thinking about getting a mohawk that really helped push me into taking it seriously. Losing the weight, and especially the mastectomy, have made it easier to stand up straighter and to be less afraid of things.

Re: I could write a novel in this space but this is the short version

[scarletwildfire]

I agree. Thank you for putting your story out there.

You are inspiring to me. :)

[lawbabeak]

It feels a bit doofish to say it, but I'm proud of you. What you have done and will continue to do is hard, hard work. Yes, the physical workout, but also all the mental stuff you have had to do.

You look so much healthier. It's not just the loss of weight. Your >color< is better. Your skin looks better. You don't look like you're a few martinis away from a heart attack

[kylecassidy]

I think this would be 10x more difficult if I were completely on my own. Trillian has been a huge help, mentally & dietarily.

[rayvyn2k]

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in April. I am not dumb, I was expecting it...but somehow, hearing the doctor say your blood sugar is 263 and you're lucky you haven't had a stroke yet, made it REAL.

I started that night, changing the way I eat. I started measuring things, cutting down on processed sugar, reading labels. Cutting back on pasta, candy, cake, ice cream. All the things I LOVE. At first it was hard...I railed and cried and screamed "Why me?" The answer, of course, was you did it to yourself.

As of today, I've lost 41 pounds without really exercising any more--and my sugar averages about 125. With medication. My goal is to get it down to under a hundred then work harder to get it down without or with less medication.

My first goal was to be able to ride the Hogwarts roller coaster in Universal Studios in December. I am going to meet that. My next goal is another 60 pounds in the next year.

You look amazing, Kyle. Keep up the good work. You inspire me with your wonderful life, your photography and the driveway wars.

[kylecassidy]

Thanks so much for posting this. Looking at the kind of food thats available when I go out -- it's like the world is conspiring to kill us. "Here, have three pounds of spaghetti for $6! would you like bread and butter with that?"

What an inspirational story, let me know how Hogwarts is!