The Leaky Faucet ...

Rant about a rant
I read a post on a live journal the other day about losing weight, the issues and complications that someone a hundred pounds or more overweight might encounter, the many obstacle one would have to overcome to make this weight-loss regimen a lifestyle in order to maintain a healthy weight.

While I don't discount a single point the author makes, I couldn't help but feel argumentative toward her. Although she claims not to be complaining, she is, pure and simple. Acknowledging this might actually have made me feel less resentful toward her complaints. Yes, it's hard; yes you're going to have to put in A LOT of work. And yes, this is her rant bitching about that. Done.

But instead she tried to disguise it as a helpful guide to anyone wanting to lose weight. Yar. That's a laugh. It might not help, but it will certainly help dissuade those who didn't really want to lose weight in the first place.

The thing I find most infuriating about reading this is the attitude. "It's hard work. Oh my, it's so hard. Here are all the tremendously hard things I have to do to be healthy." Wah-fucking-wah. I got news for you, sweetie: that's what EVERYONE has to do. Just because you've negated to learn those skills before it had a negative impact on you/your body, doesn't mean it's any harder for you than for anyone else. Of course, your attitude is what's making it hard, and if you don't like to learn new sports or skills, find activities that interest you in more ways than just losing weight, or figure out the general basics about nutrition or cooking, then you might as well resign yourself to being a fucking lard-ass.

And as if this wasn't enough, she complains about having to buy new clothes after she's lost a hundred pounds. Well what the fuck did you think was going to happen, honey? You knew it was coming, why should this be something that makes the experience worse? Why not see it as something making it better? You're working towards your goals; you're actually getting there. Needing a new wardrobe is a good indication of reaching a milestone. Sheesh.

I just can't help but think that the weight issue is only a symptom of deeper problems. With an attitude like that, her whole life is going to be hard because she chooses it to be that way. "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% attitude." I think the actual ratio might even be higher in favour of attitude...


I think I'd like to try to rewrite her post, stating the same facts but from a more positive point of view. Maybe something that will actually encourage people to embark on such an enormous undertaking. With the right attitude, it can become so enjoyable.

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