"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:19:53 GMT, Ignoramus4384
wrote:

Well, this sort of sounds like being fat is like being in prison. And
I suppose in some sense there's a similarity, but actually being fat
never made me unhappy at all. I was perfectly happy being fat -- had
a good job, a loving husband, good friends, fun things to do. I
seldom thought about being fat. Until I got to be thin I didn't know
how much I'd like it :-).

Interesting. Myself, I did not like being fat, but I did not realize
just how much I was missing, until I lost weight.


Let's say that, miraculously, one day you woke up at 262 lbs again.

Would that make you upset, now that you know what it is like to be
slim? I suspect that you would become quite upset.

Well, sure, now that I know I prefer being slim. However, I'd
probably be most upset because it happened without me knowing why. I
don't like things I don't understand :-). And that would make me
concerned that I couldn't lose it again. But I would start the same
day eating and exercising as I do now with hope that I would
eventually achieve the same result.

That's pretty much what I did when I had those sudden weight gains. I
decided to just get back to work on things. I think that in the past that
was one of the things that lead to me always gaining back all of the weight
I'd lose was the loss of hope and feeling out of control from the gains due
to the medical problems.

BTW, I was also not miserable when I was fat. I was always somewhat active
and my health was good. I never lacked for friends, dates, or eventually a
loving husband and good marriage. I was extremely successful in my career
pursuits and accomplished a lot on a personal level. It is highly unlikely
that I will be tiny again (like I was for all of about 10 minutes) with too
many things that get in the way, but that doesn't mean I can't be happy and
healthy at a slightly higher than "normal" weight. Happiness comes from a
lot of sources besides a number on a scale.
--
the volleyballchick