The memory fades

Hey!  Your gonna hurt my feeling! 

Time for you to head over to Tuna Town  if your feelings are hurt that easily, amigo! Boner

There sure ain't hurt that bad  Tuna Town, my friend, is a fate worse than death    I 'd rather flatten my nutz with a ball peen hammer than exile myself to that foul den.  Besides, I'm sure a lot of them broads lurk over here - they'd rip my ass to shreds 

Yepper, I'm sure you wouldn't last very long over there in "that foul den" as you so eloquently tagged it. I imagine you are the talk of Tuna Town you bastage.   Disclaimer: Baja's comments do not represent the thoughts or opinions of Boner or the rest of the CroMagnums here in the locker room.

Boner is right, all the bad stuff starts to fade and gets replaced with all the great things. At 20 months out I do take a lot for granted these days. I keep a picture of old fat boy Tim on my desk so I never forget what a huge guys I use to be. I also have the last pair of my fat guy pants at home and I take them out every once and a while to try on. It blows my mind just to try them on now. I work hard to remember what I use to be like at 460lbs and part of doing that is coming to the locker room to talk to the new guys just starting out and also being active in the WLS groups here around Raleigh. When I read the tales of others it reminds me how far I have come. I also make a point of going back to Duke every couple of months to meet and talk to folks at their weekly WLS infomational seminars who are looking into surgery.  I think the real trick to being successful long term is changing your lifestyle as well as your eating habits on the way down and work hard to maintain those changes long term. For me it was sitting on my ass stuffing my face all the time that got me to 460lbs. So now I don’t stuff my face AND I don’t sit around on my butt anymore. The more I keep moving the easier it is to keep moving (makes sense to me??).  Folks tell me that I go at 100 mph all the time these days and are amazed at what I can get accomplished. I did not realize what I was really missing at 460lbs till I got back to 220lbs. As I have expanded my hiking efforts over the past few months I have been pushing the envelope in regards to time, distance, and speed. I had some folks at a hike recently tell me that they were not sure it they should sign up for my 11 mile hike since I was a reputation in my club (500+ hikers) as the fasted hiker. That just blows my mind considering I could barely walk 200ft a few years ago. I do look at things a lot differently now, a 10 mile hike is a challenge but not really very hard for me now. I am looking at doing a 20 mile hike next month. I do remember what it was like to wipe my butt, tie my shoes, hell who could even cross their legs back in the day. Remember finding a place to prop your foot on so you could grunt and groan to bend over to reach it. Seems like a long time ago as I just bend over at my waist and tie my shoes now without even thinking about it.  When I see obese folks out in public I do try and make a point of looking them in the eye and smiling at them. I had women at a WLS support meeting tell me that I made her day because of that simple gesture since most folks treat obese people like they have the plague. If we forget where we came from then we are doomed to repeat (my 2 cents).  Regards,  Tim

 

That is so cool, Tim especially the: "When I see obese folks out in public I do try and make a point of looking them in the eye and smiling at them."  Damn, I remember the looks of distain I used to get when I was super obese. "Twice as big, yet half the man" heh?  Thanks man!

"When I see obese folks out in public I do try and make a point of looking them in the eye and smiling at them."  I guess that's one of the things that finally forced me to accept the fact that I was obese. When people, especially women, would walk right by me as if I wasn't there it was a blow to the ego. I've never been the best lookin' sum***** in the room, but I've spent most of my life having my presence at least acknowledged by others. You guys just gave me a new goal. I'm going to strive to be friendly and outgoing to obese people when the day finally comes that I'm not.

It is amazing.  I find that I get down on myself a lot about not having as much success with the weight loss as I think I should have.  Then I turn around and look at the big picture.  I try to think about buying the slip on shoes that I didn't have to tie and literally hurting my shoulder trying to button my pants.  There is a lot to be thankful for.

We do have a lot to be thankful for don't we, Scott? The FART link brought back some good memories from the board as well. What a hoot! Keep on keepin' on Sheriff!! Boner

It is for thoses very reasons that I stay around here in the locker room .

Pluse there are a couple good laughs to be had now and then .

If you want , read my post in Baja's saggy sack . Funny stuff !

     Nick