No one knows more about than a fat person. After all, we've tried anything and everything. We know exactly why each miracle diet doesn't work — and the ultimate truth is that any of them can if you stick with them strictly enough.
As a fat guy, I also learned that I had to fit into certain roles. There's the fat villain, à la Fat Bastard in . Then there's the funny, fat party guy.
That's the approach I took: partying and making people laugh to avoid the anxiety that was dictating my life. Then, I and realized that we need more compassion and nuance when it comes to talking about weight. Fat people don't need pity or judgment; we need understanding — and a bit of radical honesty.
I started a strict diet during the pandemic quarantine Like lots of people, I started the pandemic . It was a stressful time, and I was an anxious eater. Well, I ate for all emotions: if things went well, I ate.
If they went poorly, I ate then, too. Soon it became clear that we weren't all sheltering for a short time to flatten the curve. After about three weeks of , I realized things were going to end badly if I didn't change my pandemic habit.
At the time, I weighed about 420 pounds, and my blood pressure was getting dangerously high. I started and built my meals around vegetables, proteins, and fruit. I was super strict, and over the next 14 months I lost 200 pounds.
I never used any weight loss drugs, although, to be honest, I was a bit bitter that they became available only a few months aft.
