From Fat to Furious

[Cingulus 0]

Since the Blogs are down, I decided to post today's in the general forum.

I just saw the fourth installment of Fast and the Furious. I am a gear head, so this movie was easy for me to like, but even my wife liked it as well. It certainly is not high theater, but for what it was supposed to be I gave it a “B+.” All of that aside, I looked at Vin Diesel in the movie and said, to myself, for once in my life I could look like that…wear clothes like that and look good doing it.

I was so pumped up I went to the gym again after the movie. I know styling you goals after actors is a bit shallow but, hell…2/3s of the reason I am doing this the vanity factor. Does health matter? Yes. Do I need to lose weight for my joints? Yes. However, I am still focused on the results, it is a key motivator for me. I know my size has hurt me in my career, I know it has cost me promotions in the past, and I do believe it will hinder me going forward if I don’t get it fixed. Despite, all of those rational reasons, I am sick of being fat and I want the emotional and psychological benefits of improved looks…I think I here Carly Simon singing a song. :welldoneclap:

[bandpal 7]

Hi Cingulus,

Congrats on the 14 pounds down, you are off to a good start.

The vanity factor is undeniably part of this for all of us. I am having a blast buying clothes now, and trying on pants has gone from being pure torture to an unadulterated pleasure. The compliments are real nice, too.

The question of how much of the motivation for this journey comes from which place is one we all have to answer for ourselves. For me, the motivation has to be internal. I am doing this because this is how I want to be - that's is. It's a reason I can't untimately explain to anyone else - and I don't have to, either. I am not doing this to please my doctors or my fans. I've had enough experience with trying to rely on the "vanity factor" to know that it is not enough for me. It won't sustain me or my weight loss. The real reason has to come from within.