Yesterday I saw a fat guy who had eaten himself huge, and he was my height and build. This guy looked just like me at my fattest. I immediately hated him.
One of my biggest challenges today is in how I view fat people. They disgust me, yet when I was fat, I had actually allowed the self-delusion to sink in to the point of total denial. I was not fat - just big, and I carried it well!
Right?
Well, no, I did NOT! I was FAT -- F.A.T
F=FATAL
A= AWFUL
T= TERRIBLE
One would think if anybody would empathize with other fat people it'd me me, but no...
I JUDGE THEM!
And these slugs are everywhere, lumbering around the community...eating crap foods...talking... texting and just being loathsome. I see in them everything I hated about myself. At day's end it's more about my own self-loathing - not actual hatred of others. The truth is that my heart goes out to fat people, because I totally understand that struggle, and yet I still judge. I think most people do as well.
Our bodies are the one sliver of life where most have near total control, and when we allow ourselves to get fat and gross, people will judge. That's just reality. Fat is ugly, and a fat body denotes laziness, poor discipline and gluttony. When I was trying to get introspective about this, it suddenly hit me. I had without drama quietly severed all my connections with fat friends and associates.
In life you know guys by the friends they keep, and I have new connections with guys into hiking, swimming, MMA, tennis and training at the gym instead of eating and drinking.
I just don't want to hang with those dying the slow death of obesity. This does not justify being harsh or mean toward others, but it does validate the notion that like attracts like. When a person eats himself fat, people judge. They may not say it, but they do - ALL THE WAY! I am treated by others much differently as a fit guy vs a fat guy. I am treated better, and life is just more enjoyable.
That's just reality, so guys can either suck it up, or take ownership of their health. It always gets back to that. Life is governed by choice...so decide what is important. The world will judge either way.
ALL IS POSSIBLE!
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