The Cellar - View Single Post - You Don't Know What You're Doing (Or Why You're Still Fat)

lumberjim · 03-22-2006, 10:46 AM

i don't have any problem with is posting unexclusively. as long as it's his stuff.....writers need feedback. what's the problem? i think it's kind of cool that he takes the time to 'self publish' in this manner.

on the topc of what he writes, i think he's got a very good point. i think i must admit to doing almost exactly what he describes. it's a straw man of a sort. overeating is an escape. as is playing video games, reading books obsessively, vegging out in front of the tv, etc. i do at least two of the things i listed. i am overweight. it comes down to basic disciplne. if i was really on top of my life, i'd take care of the things i put off, handle problems immediatley, and just maybe, i wouldnt sabotage my ego by being a big fat guy. It feels to me like the laundry piling up, the cat box that i need to change, the basement i need to clean out, gutters that need love, yard upkeep, a sagging fence that needs to be replaced and all of that other shit lives in the same place in my head.

As for his 'peggie' post being a favor to fat people, i disagree. that was just humor at the expense of fat chicks, and irrelevant at the end of the day. this post is much better, and brings focus to the issue some fatties have. I've spent a fair amount of minutes in my life wondering why i do carry the extra weight. is it stress? depression? low self esteem? none of these sound right. It makes more sense that i need to have a visible flaw to obscure the potential of deeper issues. Other than being chubby, i'm actually pretty well off.

I am respected and appreciated at work, people like me in general(i'm nowhere near as cocky and obnoxious in real life....at least you can see me smiling when i'm poking fun, so people don't get bent like they do on here) i take good care of my family, and i enjoy life. BUT. i'm genetically predisposed to being heavy, and i run with it. now, i'm not REALLY obese, i can run, and am active....but i could easily stand to lose 80 pounds.

i'm not saying this guy;s post is going to change my life, but I DO find it to be helpful. thanks, robertL

03-22-2006, 10:46 AM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i don't have any problem with is posting unexclusively. as long as it's his stuff.....writers need feedback. what's the problem? i think it's kind of cool that he takes the time to 'self publish' in this manner. on the topc of what he writes, i think he's got a very good point. i think i must admit to doing almost exactly what he describes. it's a straw man of a sort. overeating is an escape. as is playing video games, reading books obsessively, vegging out in front of the tv, etc. i do at least two of the things i listed. i am overweight. it comes down to basic disciplne. if i was really on top of my life, i'd take care of the things i put off, handle problems immediatley, and just maybe, i wouldnt sabotage my ego by being a big fat guy. It feels to me like the laundry piling up, the cat box that i need to change, the basement i need to clean out, gutters that need love, yard upkeep, a sagging fence that needs to be replaced and all of that other shit lives in the same place in my head. As for his 'peggie' post being a favor to fat people, i disagree. that was just humor at the expense of fat chicks, and irrelevant at the end of the day. this post is much better, and brings focus to the issue some fatties have. I've spent a fair amount of minutes in my life wondering why i do carry the extra weight. is it stress? depression? low self esteem? none of these sound right. It makes more sense that i need to have a visible flaw to obscure the potential of deeper issues. Other than being chubby, i'm actually pretty well off. I am respected and appreciated at work, people like me in general(i'm nowhere near as cocky and obnoxious in real life....at least you can see me smiling when i'm poking fun, so people don't get bent like they do on here) i take good care of my family, and i enjoy life. BUT. i'm genetically predisposed to being heavy, and i run with it. now, i'm not REALLY obese, i can run, and am active....but i could easily stand to lose 80 pounds. i'm not saying this guy;s post is going to change my life, but I DO find it to be helpful. thanks, robertL __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan