Weight Loss Hate Loss

When I was twice the size of my current self, I successfully walked for miles daily. I often played team sports, did at least two hours of regimented exercise every week and even have published photographic evidence of my active outdoor pursuits.

By contrast, since becoming thinner, I generally spend my days sat in front of a computer screen writing blog posts for a website called ‘Weight Loss Hate Loss’ (maybe you’ve heard of it?). I do far, far less exercise now than I ever did back then.

And yet, for some reason, peoples’ assessment of my physical capabilities remains inversely proportional. While no-one utters a sound as I wheeze my way to the top of the stairs as an averagely-weighted male, my former breathe-easy self would be met with cries of:

“Do you need to take a quick break before we go on?” and
“How about we take five so you can recuperate?”

Who needs self-esteem anyway, eh!?

#013 You’re now considered "fit", even if you aren’t.

Image: Michal Zacharzewski