Big Fat Follow Up

If you listened to The Larry Stanley Show last week (again...you must do this weekly or you're a loser) you heard me and Larry go completely OFF on a certain sect of the public. Ok ok. We might have gone a little overboard. Maybe we shouldn't have been so hard on our brothers and sisters of the heavier breed. But, in our defense...it's just the ones who are total jerks and think they're the hottest thing since hot itself. I mean, my cat is fat and I love her just fine. Why? Because she knows she is fat and doesn't act uppity and well; skinny. ;)

I will admit that I feel I can be more free with my jabs because the other thing we talked about last week on the LSS is the fact that I once was a card carrying member of the Fatty Club. I put in about 2 years of hard work and lost over 50 pounds. I hope that can be an inspiration to those who struggle and I honestly do encourage and offer help to those who are serious about making that very important life change. Yes...LIFE CHANGE. It's not just a thing you do to fit in a dress or a suit. It's not something to take casually. Dieting, excercising, and being generally healthy and fit is a life decision. It doesn't come and go. It's a part of you should you choose it to be. I think that's what got me so torqued last week when the subject came up. I am around countless people who talk about losing weight and working out all day long but when it comes to choosing lunch they sit down to a plate of fried fish and dip their hush puppies in BUTTER with each bite. Um....if you are going to do that don't ask me questions about workout technique because it's NOT GOING TO HELP YOU until you put down the hush puppy covered in butter. ;)
So, Larry and I cleared up the issue. We just have a small hatred for those fatties who decide to have an attitude towards those of us who work hard. They think they're hot stuff to look at and carry themselves like Angelina Jolie down the red carpet in their own head. Confidence is a great thing but it can get annoying when you're an ass about it. ;)

All that being said, there is another side to this dangerous coin. Being overweight and unhealthy is risky. BUT, being underweight is just as unhealthy. Let's all remember that being fit, healthy, comfortable in our own skin, and pretty to look at for others (let's be honest...nobody wants to look at you if you're overweight. Porn is a perfect example of this) are all very good things. But, don't get so obsessed you go the other way. There is such a thing as too skinny. Calista Flockhart is a great example. It's sad how the images that hollywood projects as the perfect body can distort us "regular" folk's view. We seem to forget about all the air brushing and lighting that goes into magazine shoots. We don't think about camera angles and makeup artists making their subjects appear as perfect as possible. And it is sad how young people, girls especially, can strive for such an unreachable goal. I also find it sad how hard the men and women of Hollywood struggle to maintain such standards. Imagine making it to Hollywood and then being called fat by some red carpet fashion guru when in the REAL WORLD you are a healthy and acceptable size. That's got to be what happened to Calista, the Olsen twins, Angelina, Nicole Richie, etc. This week we all watched The Golden Globes and for days networks like E ran shows such as the fashion police. Ok, all fun and games and I will admit I like to watch who's wearing what and hear what these idiots have to say. lol. But, this week Mad Men's Christina Hendricks was called fat. Guess what. According to the men I surveyed nobody saw FAT. We can all agree her boobs are bigger than her head but my God, most women pay good money for that! There are lines in this battle and they're very grey for most of us. I think the best we can do is OUR best. Not somebody else's best. Not Hollywood's best for sure.

So, in our stuggle to be beautiful and ripped (verbage for the guys) let's not forget the real reason we need to reach our weight goals, whatever they may be. Health is key. And remember...when we're beautiful on the inside it shows on the outside!