I was overweight and ugly for most of my childhood. It wasn’t until I shed the weight that my peers stopped tormenting me and my legal guardians stopped making me feel like shit.
By all accounts, unless I look presentable, I’m not respected or loved or desired by anyone.
I won’t for a second deny that many people judge by appearance. But I don’t think everyone does it to the same degree.
And I think what is more important is that you have something to offer the world. You’re unique.
Besides, if we ostracize people who have some sort of weakness, that weakness will only grow. And we’re all weak in some way. We need each other. I mean, think about how much we actually depend on one another. It’s just not a feasible route to take.
Anyway some people won’t love you. Others will. It’s the same for all of us. Even THE most popular people on the planet have their haters.
Ooooweeee.
I made me some scratch fudge brownies’ and substituted 1lbs. of grated Hershey Dark Chocolate for the fudge, ate them all with my coffee this morning.
Mmmm…
3 large Anaheim peppers
4 large serrano peppers
1 basket cherry tomatoes (aged 1 week on table)
All sliced (rounds)
Either 1 whole chicken quartered.
Or Pork Loin w/bone
Crock pot 8hr/high
You mentioned bingeing on sugar… sometimes I do the same thing, but other times I feel like I need to binge on savory/spicy things instead.
Anything with spicy seasonings or hot savory flavors.
Tacos, burritos with extra hot sauce,
Pizza with lots of sausage and hot peppers,
General Tso Chicken with extra hot peppers,
Spicy Italian subs with extra hot peppers,
Chicken wings with extra spicy barbecue sauce,
Breadsticks dipped in diablo marinara sauce.
(Making myself hungry just by typing that).
Sometimes I crave sugary stuff too, especially chocolate fudge cakes or lemon bars or blueberry pie, but I have to admit it’s usually the spicy savory stuff I love most.
Are you the same? Do you sometimes crave spicy things too?
Actually, yes. But only very specific things. Most of the time, I avoid all spicy/hot foods, but every once in a while I just stuff my face with them. I guess my masochistic tendencies extend even into my diet.
[BTW, that list is making me drool. Sounds so good!]
I have, besides sugar cravings, really strong meat cravings as well. Man, I could never go vegan. Not in a million years. I need delicious flesh to survive; I need to absorb the life-force of a murdered animal. Up yours, Ingrid Newkirk!
@whiskered-fish: LOL! I had to Google to find out who Ingrid Newkirk is. 😉
I love hot spicy things. The hotter the better. A couple friends grew ghost-chilies in their garden last year, and they shared some with me. Whooo, those things are great! Hot enough to explode a small village (and, when I say “small village”, I mean my intestinal tract), but they’re great!
@Anrakushi: I agree! I briefly tried going vegan a few years ago. I tried it for one week, just to see if it was something I might be able to tolerate. Nope. It was awful. My brain never felt like it was getting fed. I could have a stomach full of fruits/vegetables/grains, but my brain was in a complete foggy haze the whole time. I even felt sick because I just couldn’t handle it. My brain needed more than a vegan diet could provide.
I’m with you, bring on the meat!
I ate a box of blueberry pop tarts the other day and flew my middle finger at diabetes. Then at three donuts and polished off all the potato chips. and all the tiny cocktail hotdogs. And a bag of marshmallows (that was the night of the marshmallow m@thod).
Yeah. well. It’s all cottage cheese today. And chicken breast. I hate being old.
It isn’t so bad now, I can control it with diet since I lost 40 or so pounds. When I was pregnant with my youngest I had to inject two kinds of insulin four times a day. Plus test my blood sugar 6 times a day. It was extremely difficult. I have a lot of respect for people who can’t control their blood sugar with anything but insulin injections. I could’t take oral medication because none of it is proven safe with pregnancy, couple that with the fact I was 40 years old at this point and the meat sack I live in pretty much said screw it, this is ridiculous. At one point I told my diabetes dr. I was going to stop seeing her because she gave me nothing but bad news. She doesn’t have a sense of humor, most endocrinologists don’t. I think it is because they deal with angry hungry people all day long. They need more Pusheen clip art.
I tend to buy lots of candy bars, and stuff like that. The bakeries down here have awesome cinnamon rolls and butter bread. it happens man. My parents desperately want me to lose weight and to be honest, it’s not working at all…. simply because I’m being forced to do shit..
Anyways, your looks aren’t all you are. You have a great personality and to the right people, that beats out looks so much of the time.
The right people will be there for you and accept you no matter what you look like, no matter how bad you may think you look, and the right people will cheer you on when you decide you want to lose weight for your own personal reasons and not because society is shoving the idea down your throat.
Just my input. 🙂
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You do know that people can love you despite your bingeing, right?
I was overweight and ugly for most of my childhood. It wasn’t until I shed the weight that my peers stopped tormenting me and my legal guardians stopped making me feel like shit.
By all accounts, unless I look presentable, I’m not respected or loved or desired by anyone.
I won’t for a second deny that many people judge by appearance. But I don’t think everyone does it to the same degree.
And I think what is more important is that you have something to offer the world. You’re unique.
Besides, if we ostracize people who have some sort of weakness, that weakness will only grow. And we’re all weak in some way. We need each other. I mean, think about how much we actually depend on one another. It’s just not a feasible route to take.
Anyway some people won’t love you. Others will. It’s the same for all of us. Even THE most popular people on the planet have their haters.
Ooooweeee.
I made me some scratch fudge brownies’ and substituted 1lbs. of grated Hershey Dark Chocolate for the fudge, ate them all with my coffee this morning.
That sounds delicious. 😮
Mmmm…
3 large Anaheim peppers
4 large serrano peppers
1 basket cherry tomatoes (aged 1 week on table)
All sliced (rounds)
Either 1 whole chicken quartered.
Or Pork Loin w/bone
Crock pot 8hr/high
It was chicken tonight’s (HEAVEN).
White rice cooked separately
I’d need to add a bunch of fresh minced garlic to mine, but yeah, this sounds good!
Sounds like heaven. You have my envy, ToTrees.
Coooollbeans.
G.nite
You mentioned bingeing on sugar… sometimes I do the same thing, but other times I feel like I need to binge on savory/spicy things instead.
Anything with spicy seasonings or hot savory flavors.
Tacos, burritos with extra hot sauce,
Pizza with lots of sausage and hot peppers,
General Tso Chicken with extra hot peppers,
Spicy Italian subs with extra hot peppers,
Chicken wings with extra spicy barbecue sauce,
Breadsticks dipped in diablo marinara sauce.
(Making myself hungry just by typing that).
Sometimes I crave sugary stuff too, especially chocolate fudge cakes or lemon bars or blueberry pie, but I have to admit it’s usually the spicy savory stuff I love most.
Are you the same? Do you sometimes crave spicy things too?
Actually, yes. But only very specific things. Most of the time, I avoid all spicy/hot foods, but every once in a while I just stuff my face with them. I guess my masochistic tendencies extend even into my diet.
[BTW, that list is making me drool. Sounds so good!]
I have, besides sugar cravings, really strong meat cravings as well. Man, I could never go vegan. Not in a million years. I need delicious flesh to survive; I need to absorb the life-force of a murdered animal. Up yours, Ingrid Newkirk!
I have some vegetarian/vegan friends and I can’t even imagine doing that myself. Bring on the meat!
@whiskered-fish: LOL! I had to Google to find out who Ingrid Newkirk is. 😉
I love hot spicy things. The hotter the better. A couple friends grew ghost-chilies in their garden last year, and they shared some with me. Whooo, those things are great! Hot enough to explode a small village (and, when I say “small village”, I mean my intestinal tract), but they’re great!
@Anrakushi: I agree! I briefly tried going vegan a few years ago. I tried it for one week, just to see if it was something I might be able to tolerate. Nope. It was awful. My brain never felt like it was getting fed. I could have a stomach full of fruits/vegetables/grains, but my brain was in a complete foggy haze the whole time. I even felt sick because I just couldn’t handle it. My brain needed more than a vegan diet could provide.
I’m with you, bring on the meat!
I ate a box of blueberry pop tarts the other day and flew my middle finger at diabetes. Then at three donuts and polished off all the potato chips. and all the tiny cocktail hotdogs. And a bag of marshmallows (that was the night of the marshmallow m@thod).
Yeah. well. It’s all cottage cheese today. And chicken breast. I hate being old.
“Flew my middle finger” is such a triumphant expression. I love it.
I didn’t know you were diabetic, though. That sounds rough.
It isn’t so bad now, I can control it with diet since I lost 40 or so pounds. When I was pregnant with my youngest I had to inject two kinds of insulin four times a day. Plus test my blood sugar 6 times a day. It was extremely difficult. I have a lot of respect for people who can’t control their blood sugar with anything but insulin injections. I could’t take oral medication because none of it is proven safe with pregnancy, couple that with the fact I was 40 years old at this point and the meat sack I live in pretty much said screw it, this is ridiculous. At one point I told my diabetes dr. I was going to stop seeing her because she gave me nothing but bad news. She doesn’t have a sense of humor, most endocrinologists don’t. I think it is because they deal with angry hungry people all day long. They need more Pusheen clip art.
BTW Whiskered, you’re beautiful.
Hey Fish….. I think the spatula thing is hot… don’t get me wrong !!! I’m not one of weirdo old guys. Well??? Hehehe
In my twenties I had a foil cap and I still have my home made spear
That sounds awesome. Maybe we can start a militia.
Thank you. I don’t believe that, but I have no energy to argue.
I tend to buy lots of candy bars, and stuff like that. The bakeries down here have awesome cinnamon rolls and butter bread. it happens man. My parents desperately want me to lose weight and to be honest, it’s not working at all…. simply because I’m being forced to do shit..
Anyways, your looks aren’t all you are. You have a great personality and to the right people, that beats out looks so much of the time.
The right people will be there for you and accept you no matter what you look like, no matter how bad you may think you look, and the right people will cheer you on when you decide you want to lose weight for your own personal reasons and not because society is shoving the idea down your throat.
Just my input. 🙂