May 13, 2017
Life can be funny sometimes - if you let it!
Yesterday I had one of the best days I've had in a long time. It
started with a haircut - meeting one of my amazing leaders,
weighing in and then seeing my picture in the WW magazine for the
first time and ended with a FB live session I've posted on my
website FatDag.com
I decided to have a little fun with the magazine on connect and
almost got kicked out of Barnes and Noble for "starting a
spontaneous autograph session without permission"! I'm kidding no
one said a word, - because we took the photo quickly and ran
;) 😂
Here's the take away.
I've withheld my ability to have fun because of my weight for
years. It's an internal struggle I've had but I never wanted to
call attention to myself because I knew as others would describe
the events they would eventually have to say "and then the really
fat guy..... said, did, whatever."
The easiest way to describe me to the police, if it came to that,
was by my size first and my actions second. So I held back and
tried my best to go unnoticed. My weight had defined me in so many
ways to strangers who didn't yet know me.
I no longer have that hanging over, or on me. I'm "new and
improved" and "fat free". I'm enjoying life and now if someone
comes up with an adjective to describe me, I can dispute it as
subjective. It's a matter of their opinion if I'm ugly, my jokes
are lame, my fashion sense is off, my hair is a mess..... all of
those are disputable and I get to cast my own vote!
But no matter what, I can no longer be called fat in the derogatory
sense, and that has set me free!
I've wanted this for so long and now I'm enjoying every single
second of it. I thank you for following along as an
amazing #wingman! If you aren't already, I want you to join me
at Goal! It's worth the fight to get here, I promise you!