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Old December 11th, 2006, 04:12 PM posted to alt.support.diet
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Default Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian


Rachael Reynolds wrote:
I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm
weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket
and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in
addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the
spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your
parents warned you about" printed on his chest.


PS Love the t-shirt!


Thank you. It was an extra large! ONLY an extra large! Yes, I can wear
an XL, folks! ( I don't look great in it, folks - I'm still far too
'lumpy' looking - but I can wear it without looking like I'm trying to
fool everybody and only fooling myself.) Non-scale victory!

Also, T-shirts with messages on them are not the style of the old Neil,
even the teenaged old Neil. So the weight loss and sudden boost in
activity could almost be described as a second childhood for me.
Everything is new to me - hiking, with biking in the future; trips to
places I've always wanted to go to, but lacked the stamina to visit. I
may be 40, but I am still young. And soon, very soon, I will have a
body that will keep pace with me. And yes, I am the kid - an old kid -
your parents warned you about!

Neil
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