I support this movement

Posted On: October 2, 2010 by Chris Cruz

After seeing Lamar and Wes’s recent blog and video I felt like I needed to reappear. I know I’m here and gone more times than Richard Simmons lol. Truth is I have had a lot of life issues that I was dealing with along with school I just haven’t had much time. Recently I went to the Doctors because I haven’t been to a family doctor in 15 years. Since starting this weight loss journey I have been meaning to get in and get a physical and to get my health issues checked out. Most of it was good news but during my physical they noticed something that I had to go see a cardiologist for. Turns out I have a borderline enlarged heart (little above the borderline) and the cardiologist said in the near future I will have hypertension.

Now why I have reappeared again is because the comment that Wes and the Fat Guy was not as uplifting or entertaining as it started out being. Well I will take some of that on my shoulders as a guest blogger who hasn’t blogged in a while that not hearing my struggle has somehow hurt the purpose of this website. What has made W&TFG so inspirational are the stories of struggle and success from the members who are on this journey with Lamar. However some people need to understand that losing weight is real it’s not a TV show and overweight people are not actors. We can’t script our lives anymore than you can, trust me I would be 6’4 215lbs of ripped cut muscle with millions in the bank if I could. What Lamar, myself and others like us are going through is as raw and real as you will see. We struggle with our weight, we struggle with our self confidence and we struggle with our social acceptance. Some days we just don’t feel like putting on that happy face and trying to inspire other people to join the weight loss movement with us. I think that is why this thing Lamar is doing is working for many of us when other things don’t. We understand the struggles, the falls the setbacks that affect our weight loss or weight gain. Its one thing to have a trainer or fit person say they understand but unless you have been overweight you really can’t understand the mental torture that goes on with a person overweight. How working out at a crazy pace or eating right upsets us when we don’t see the numbers on the scale change. Its easy for a person who doesn’t need to drop 30, 40 or 50lbs to say “it will come off just give it time.”

Look I’m sure the comment made wasn’t meant in a negative and in truth I have been meaning to get back on here and share in my struggle. It is very hard to keep the drive going and the movement moving but this is a journey we all started and we all are here to give support to others who need it. New members coming on board every day need to understand that their weight loss journey won’t all be smiles and sunshine there will be dark depressing days. As a guest blogger I will do my very best to help inspire and push you to reach your weight loss goals. One thing we could all do to help inspire each other is to get together. I feel making a personal connection with someone makes the commitment to be a part of something like this more real. There are always charity walks going on in Lexington and I think it would be great for everyone to do these together. It’s great for our community and its great for our journey, we can travel this journey together one step at a time. For those interested tomorrow is my beautiful little girls first birthday and there is a great charity walk going on in Lexington tomorrow.

The Buddy Walk (for Down Syndrome) will start at 11am the location is 3380 Paris Pike Lexington, KY 40511 you can also find more information at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Buddy-Walk/395113395243 I

hope to see some of you can make it even though its last min as more of these walks come up I promise to make more of an effort to get on here to share them with you so that we all could do them together.

Oh last thing, Lamar you got to put together some type of Wes and the Fat Guy monthly meeting. We could meet to bowl some games, take in a cooking class or anything that would help people feel maybe more connected and bridges that gap so people don’t feel so disconnected from a group of people who understand and share in their struggle. Blogs and videos are great but I think seeing someone while hearing their words can help them feel more a part of something. Till next time remember it’s not who you are that holds you back but rather who you think you’re not.

Comments