You know something? I can live without chocolate. I'm down 117.6 lbs in 30 weeks since surgery; I have 80 lbs to reach my goal (105 to reach the goal the surgeon set).
I had a big fight with my mother 8 days before the surgery; she was scared and didn't want me to do it. I told her that, 37 years old with high blood pressure, incipient diabetes, constant knee, hip and back pain - and gay - I didn't relish the thought of living another 25 or 30 years and dying old-before-my-time and alone. (There are no body-fascists in the world like gay men; I hadn't had a date in a year when I had the surgery.) I was (and am) more than happy to trade some difficult-to-manage foods, and some seriously bad eating habits, for a chance at a longer, healthier life... and maybe, just maybe, when I've lost the weight and had the plastic surgery, I'll meet someone attractive who actually likes me back. And if not - well, I'll still be healthier and happier than I was when I was fat.
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Date: 2007-09-27 05:06 am (UTC)I had a big fight with my mother 8 days before the surgery; she was scared and didn't want me to do it. I told her that, 37 years old with high blood pressure, incipient diabetes, constant knee, hip and back pain - and gay - I didn't relish the thought of living another 25 or 30 years and dying old-before-my-time and alone. (There are no body-fascists in the world like gay men; I hadn't had a date in a year when I had the surgery.) I was (and am) more than happy to trade some difficult-to-manage foods, and some seriously bad eating habits, for a chance at a longer, healthier life... and maybe, just maybe, when I've lost the weight and had the plastic surgery, I'll meet someone attractive who actually likes me back. And if not - well, I'll still be healthier and happier than I was when I was fat.
It's all good. :)