jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
Those of you who have met me in person or seen the very few pics of me that have been posted are aware that I am, to be blunt, fat...at this point I am about 5' 7" and am tipping the scales at right around...400...
...yeah...
Lately there have been some real issues starting to stack up...plantar fasciitis in my left foot, some kind of strain in my right ankle, what I think is a torn meniscus in my right knee, lower back issues, out of control blood pressure (need to get back on meds), more frequent asthma wheezing...I could go on...I had to swap vehicles and take the garbage cans (on wheels) out to the road this evening when I got home from work and could barely get my leg high enough to reach the running board on my truck...
I missed my annual physical due to the weather and need to reschedule...I'm thinking it may be time to start listening to my doctor about possible surgical intervention...
I'm NOT a gluttonous pig...those of you who went to Pragestock this year can attest that I don't eat huge calorie counts, but I just cannot lose weight, no matter what I do...I've been on many diets, none have had any effect at all except for the summer of '83 when I pretty much just stopped eating for 3 months and got down to 200 from about 245...this latest weight gain has been a slow, steady build up that has been unchecked for about 15 years...at one point I said I would never let myself get past 300...that was 100 pounds ago...
I think I may have to get the process started after the first of the year...so I guess I'm going to spend my 50th year in a manner I had never anticipated...hopefully I can get through the most unpleasant procedures in time to get my shit together for Pragestock 2015...
It's funny...I never wanted to live forever...but the closer I get to my "senior" years the more I want to get to enjoy the time I have left (Wow that sounded morbid)...
I'm not sure what I wanted to accomplish by posting this...I think maybe I just wanted to actualize the thought process that's been going on in my head for the last few weeks...maybe seeing it in print will make me commit to it...I don't know...but I may be standing at an actual crossroads in this mess I call life...
...yeah...
Lately there have been some real issues starting to stack up...plantar fasciitis in my left foot, some kind of strain in my right ankle, what I think is a torn meniscus in my right knee, lower back issues, out of control blood pressure (need to get back on meds), more frequent asthma wheezing...I could go on...I had to swap vehicles and take the garbage cans (on wheels) out to the road this evening when I got home from work and could barely get my leg high enough to reach the running board on my truck...
I missed my annual physical due to the weather and need to reschedule...I'm thinking it may be time to start listening to my doctor about possible surgical intervention...
I'm NOT a gluttonous pig...those of you who went to Pragestock this year can attest that I don't eat huge calorie counts, but I just cannot lose weight, no matter what I do...I've been on many diets, none have had any effect at all except for the summer of '83 when I pretty much just stopped eating for 3 months and got down to 200 from about 245...this latest weight gain has been a slow, steady build up that has been unchecked for about 15 years...at one point I said I would never let myself get past 300...that was 100 pounds ago...
I think I may have to get the process started after the first of the year...so I guess I'm going to spend my 50th year in a manner I had never anticipated...hopefully I can get through the most unpleasant procedures in time to get my shit together for Pragestock 2015...
It's funny...I never wanted to live forever...but the closer I get to my "senior" years the more I want to get to enjoy the time I have left (Wow that sounded morbid)...
I'm not sure what I wanted to accomplish by posting this...I think maybe I just wanted to actualize the thought process that's been going on in my head for the last few weeks...maybe seeing it in print will make me commit to it...I don't know...but I may be standing at an actual crossroads in this mess I call life...