Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Doing and Being

All my life, I've been haunted by a noun: fat.  I carried so much extra fat in my body that it became part of my identity.  I didn't have fat, I was fat.  The noun became an adjective.  The adjective became me.

When I looked at myself I saw fat.  I didn't see smart or funny or caring or kind or talented or anything else.  I saw fat. 

I'm changing that.  I'm replacing the fat with fit.  Another adjective?  No.  A verb.  Fit isn't something you are, it's something you do.  I am doing fit today.  I will do fit tomorrow.  I will continue to do fit as long as I am able.

The second you start doing fit, you cease being fat.  So get up and do it.

10 comments:

  1. Hi! I am new here. Found your blog a few days ago and I feel so inspired!!! I look forward to keeping up with your blog and journey through weightloss. I am now following your blog. Please feel free to drop by my new blog sometime. I'd love a new follower.

    It is so great to meet others who have the 100lb goal

    http://losingoverhalfofme.blogspot.com/

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  2. Great attitude Andrew. Keep it up.

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  3. You gotta post a loss this week. You don't want to lose your momentum from last week's big drop. Keep it up.

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  4. Sounds good to me, I'd like to be fit too.

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  5. Love this post! :) Very inspirational!

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  6. Great post... thought provoking... uh, I resemble that.

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  7. Love.This.Post.

    So true.

    We are doing!!!

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  8. Fat sucks. Fit is way better.

    Great job on all your progress! Love that you have rewarded yourself along the way. I plan on doing the same.

    Stop in some time:
    www.watchsarahshrink.com

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  9. Wow, Andrew. That is the most condensed, beautiful post ever. Wow.

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