Infinite Critique

I watched an episode of The Biggest Loser and I didn’t know whether to <expletive deleted> or throw up. This show is an awful idea. It screws up relationships. I saw the longing in my wife’s eyes. She wants to be as small as she was the day we met. She wants to squeeze into that same short denim skirt that took my breath away nearly 6 years ago. First off: it ain’t happening. What worse: there’s no arguing with her about it. Men only: ever tried to convince your woman that your lust for her physical form hasn’t diminished over time? It’s an argument you can’t win, brothers, so don’t bother. Between work, our 2 year old, my blogging, our personal business and BBQ’ing - we just don’t have as much time to give into debauchery. The women folk will argue that this weight loss thing ain’t about sex. That’s a point I don’t feel like arguing right now. Enough to say: Of course it’s about sex. It’s also about feeling sexy. Getting in shape is about getting sex, feeling sexy, looking sexy and feeling/looking sexy while having sex. I see her jiggly bits all the time, so she ain’t running that extra mile for me. She’s running for herself and because she likes the way other men treat her when she’s less jiggly. More to the point…

As someone who has always been a ‘Big man’, I understand the pressures big folk are under. In my life time, I’ve lost upwards of 60lbs 3 times. I’m currently working my way back down from 330lbs and I just hit 230lbs. I didn’t go on any special diet. I didn’t increase my work out regiment. I didn’t take any crazy drugs. I made a life change. I cut a lot of junk from my diet. I eat at sensible times - a.k.a. NOT after 6pm. I work out at a gym once or twice a week and in my own every day. It can be done, and I’m proof of such.

The biggest loser, however, has people losing nearly 15lbs a week. That is very unhealthy. None of the contestants looked very healthy. Their skin was hallow and their eyes were sunken. I can’t imagine what these guys did to lose so much weight in so short a time. Maybe it was Atkins. I lived on the Atkins Diet for nearly 4 years when I was active duty army. This is an awful way to lose weight. I used to go carb-less a month before a PT test and easily drop 10-20 pounds. It was the epitome of a yo-yo diet. Maybe these guys eat-and-hurl. The smallest female certainly looks like she might need some nutrients. But as soon as I ETS’d, I gained 100lbs back within 3 years,

To everyone big person out there slobbering over the prospect of losing big time weight in a short time… forget about it. The only way to change your life is to change your lifestyle. Eat properly. Get used to being hungry, then choose healthy snacks. If you saw the same show I saw, do what I was doing: get your fat ass off the couch and on to the floor. Knock out some calisthenics. Develop a light work out that works with your schedule. Coordinate your food around it. Eat the bad stuff in moderation. Don’t go junkless cold-turkey. And don’t let anyone get you off track because once you cheat, it gets easier and easier.

Also, remember thus: the worst vice is AD-vice. Don’t take advice from people who haven’t been in your shoes. My closest friend dropped 50 pounds, but he did it the wrong way. He was fat because because he’s lazy as [expletive deleted]. The he decided to stay on the Adkins diet for 12 months. His methodology might work for me, but having been there I know it will ultimately lead to failure. I also had more weight to lose and I was in worse shape. Develop your own plan and stick to it.

Follow your dreams. You can reach your goals. I”m living proof. Beefcake. BEEFCAKE!