But You Don’t Look Fat: Tales of the Overweight.
One of my biggest problems with anyone hearing that I’m low carbing and NOW PSMF‘ing is that they think I’m being ridiculous.
“But you don’t look fat! Eat a piece of cake and relax.”
Fatty McFat Elon and his understanding G/F I have to be around 260. - Oct. 2006
This phrase is probably one of the main reasons I allowed my weight to go as crazy as it did. No one would flat out say “You’re fat.” I mean, yes, I DO have eyes so I should have been able to see for myself, but it’s very hard to look at yourself realistically. Who wants to say “Yup, I’m a big fat ass.” But guess what? I was a big fat ass. I’m not thin now! But do you know how many people tell me I am? They tell me I look great!
I mean, I am adorable, but still. I’m 25 pounds overweight. 40 POUNDS OVER WEIGHT! (According to the stupid healthy male weight that you can google and find on a few hundred websites. I’m still shooting for 190 and when I reach it I’ll tell all those sites to suck it 
)
I have a larger build. This is true. But I don’t believe everyones skewed vision of my size is due to the fact that I just wear fat so fabulously. It’s because in today’s America, we don’t know what fat is anymore.
In a land where so many people are overweight, some being ridiculously gigantic, the idea of whats heavy and
- Elon silently juding you. 225 Pounds April 1st, 2009.
whats not has changed. It hasn’t really changed when it comes to our health, but its changed when it comes to the perception of what’s healthy. Currently I’m at 214 pounds and I can’t tell you how many people think that I’m fine now. I don’t need to lose any weight at ALL.
But some people said that about me when I was 252 pounds. A good friend of mine said he didn’t know I was fat until I wasn’t fat. Upon comparing old me to new me he stood in amazement.
And thats whats going to happen AGAIN when I drop down to 190.
When I was fresh out of H.S. I was living on my own and had a brand new job that was paying me pretty well for an 18 year old kid. I remember when i first moved up to about 196 one of my co-workers made a joke I was getting fat. Everyone said she was nuts, I was just really thin before so I was finally filling out. BUT SHE WAS RIGHT. One of my friends Mom noticed i gained a few pounds around the same time. I dropped the weight, through sheer luck cause I surely wasn’t trying and my friends mom said “You look so much healthier.”
She was also a Doctor.
I remember mentioning this to people and everyone thought she was nuts. Don’t pay any attention to her, they said. You looked and look great, they said. Dear lord, why did I ever listen to them.
Dr. Eades (I know you were wondering when I would figure out a way to bring up my favorite low carb Dr. Well here ya go) wrote about how people often miscalculate how fat they are by FAR. I think not only do we miscalculate how fat we are but also how fat OTHERS are. Most times its just not nice to say someone is fat. I don’t know why, but its apart of our societies way of dealing. I think it may be in fact be our fatal flaw (besides hating people for ridiculous reasons, destorying the environment, not being better versed in our government, damn I could go on for a while) We need to acknowledge obesity outside of the 10 o’clock news segment where they show fat asses and say “The epidemic is rising!” We’re fat! You know fat people! Don’t try to make them feel better about their bodies. If they ask tell them the truth.
And for the love of God be honest with yourself. If you know you have a high fat percentage and that you are IN FACT overweight for your size, don’t wait for someone to tell you. YOU KNOW IT. Deal with it.
I’m overweight (I went from obese to overweight according to the BMI calculator.) I know it. I will do everything in my power to not be. I bought a scale that tells me my fat percentage. If I’m overweight and 12 percent body fat, I’ll totally be fine with it THEN. If I’m overweight at 27 percent body fat (As I am now) SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.
And thats all I have to say about that.
