FatManChronicles

I was looking through my site analytics recently and I discovered a guy who found my page by typing in to google “I’m a guy and am tempted to cut my fat off.”

I got a chuckle out of it as I think every true fatty has thought this at one time or another. I know I have. We would never do it of course but this illustrates the frustration we have with our weight. This angst of desperation building up inside, wanting more out of life.

DON"T CUT YOUR FAT OFF. Healthy Tip for the day from FMC.

Well I want to tell you fatty google guy that you are normal. Please don’t cut off your fat…. we don’t want you to actually harm yourself…. but I don’t think you wrote this to actually see if you could. I think you wrote this out of shear frustration from what fattydom is doing to your life. And I say, “Good!” We need to get some angst and frustration….. we need to use that feeling for us instead of against us. How do you do that. Sit down and write out why you want to cut your fat off. Take some time for yourself and invest back into your well being. Sit down and write out all the ways that your weight is trapping you from your desires. Write out all the ugly parts that no one sees. Write out how it pisses you off. Get it all out. Now read over it a couple of times until you read it and the whole letter resonates and articulates all of your feelings of fatness and frustration. Now write out all the things that would be different if the weight were gone. How you would feel, think and live. What differences would be your favorite.

Now look at them both side by side. Now realize that all your small choices day to day have led you to one of these papers. And I can probably bet it isn’t the one you like. So what do you do? Take the sobering moment and use this extreme thought of cutting off your fat for you and not against you. Start cutting off things from your life at the root of the issue. Your daily choices. You must change the way you live. Your career, kids, marriage, etc. is a direct reflection of your choices….. so is your fattydom. Want out of the fatty club? Then you have to choose it daily like an alcoholic chooses to not have a drink daily. Choosing to say no to destructive momentary pleasure for the pleasure of enjoying a full life. It begins with you having some personal responsibility over your choices and where they lead you.

You didn’t get here because your gut decide to revolt against your body and make you fat. This is a symptom of unhealthy choices. It hard to hear that sometimes so I applaud you if you made it this far.

One thing you know by looking at this guy. It wasn't genetics.

Want to hear the good news? The great thing about this is your not trapped to a life of addiction. As your learn and change your choices you will go from feeling the frustration of an unhealthy life to feeling the numerous rewards of a healthy life including putting the unneeded shears away Look at your list you wish your current choices led you to. Add your dreams and desires in life and start making the small changes daily to get you there.

I was talking with my Exercise Physiologist yesterday about my comprehensive workout plan. I asked him what he would say to those fat people out there wanting to get back in shape… wanting to join a gym…… but they get to the gym and they don’t know where to start. His advice? Just start something. Instead of cutting off the fat with something sharp cut off the fat with your daily choices. You know that is the only way it is going to happen. You have to decide, fight, sweat, plan, prioritize, follow through, and and and. You know what you need to do to get started…. and the good news is you don’t need to know everything to get started. You know enough to get started. No more excuses. Start walking until you figure out what you should do next. Start eating fruits, vegetables, and grilled chicken until you figure out a healthy diet that works for you and your needs. Just Start.

Quit playing dead in life. You want more out of life apparently or you wouldn’t want to get rid of the hardship that you feel is holding you back. Living starts with choosing to live every day. Tomorrow will always be tomorrow. All you can control is today. So make today count. You may not see the end result today….but today mattered just like your past days mattered to the point that your contemplating grabbing the scissors. Each Day Matters. The affects of today will reflect in your future. Let today be the day you decide to live again.

Now the questions is….. do you want your life back? Grab a pen and some paper and begin reclaiming it back. You can do it. I believe in you.