I went shirtless today...

Hey remember when a hairy chest was thought to be sexxxy . Not anymore , All the little girly's like their men BARE chested now . OOOOO whats a gorilla like me to do (shave? ) I dont think so !!!    Nick

Going shirtless at the beach is one of my post-op goals this summer. I remember doing it once in 1997 when I was 19 and not feeling embarrassed about myself.

I haven't been to a water park since 1993 and my kids keep asking me to take them. Just the thought of walking around all day with a tank top on and having to take it on and off when getting on the rides really scared me. I think this is going to be the year!

Yeah....next time you do this,  jazz up the story a bit with something like ...... and then this hot little co ed stopped by just to give me (((((HUGS))))) and I ended up with my hands on her ho ho's.  That would rule. That would be the fart to end all farts.

Can we have Ho Hos post op?

 of course, but all things in moderation my good man! Boner

I go shirtless in public all the time..... it's when I decide drop trou that things get dodgey, tasteful thong or no 

"tasteful thong or not" ----  

Never seen, nor do I want to, a man in a tasteful thong!

I guess this must have something to do with feeling some good pride.  Not the type they warn about in the Bible, but rather the simple dignity in being true to yourself. I ain't got none of that.  I thought nothing about going shirtless when I was 570.  Why should I care now that I'm only 365?  But, I do admit that I asked the people at the gyms I went to last year if they wanted me to wear a shirt when in the pool.  When they said they had no problem, I went shirtless in the first one that had warm water.  In the second one the water was only 85 and I got a special insulating shirt to wear there.

I don't know if I am a minority but I felt better taking my shirt off before surgery.  Then I was just a fat guy in a world of fat guys.  I take my shirt off now and it looks bad, loose skin and droopy everything.  Unless plastics come into play at some point I don't think I will ever take my shirt off again. Jim D