Marshmallow Minotaur
Short fat bear
I mean holding back from gaining, slowing down, not reaching or going for your fat potential.
For me it’s clothes. I’m just about 5’6”, currently 223 lbs., 47-48” belly, 40-42 waist pants. Up til last year I was 245 lbs, 53” belly 44 waist pants. I was going for 250 - 260, maybe even 270. As I gained, like anyone else I had to buy new clothes. The problem is I love clothes, and even being out of work the past year due to, well, y’know
and deciding to retire, I still love clothes and even still get dressed most days in my business casuals... dress slacks, chinos, button down shirts, polo shirts. I even wore one of my jackets to go shopping.
I would still like to get to that goal of 260 - 270, size 46-48 pants, get my belly up to a blubbery 55 - 57”. I have some room to grow into my current clothes but I think I’m subconsciously holding myself back because I may get to the point of replacing my clothes (again), which I just don’t have money for. Of course, I may only get as far as filling out my current clothes, or I’ll have to bite the bullet and put my clothes away and just get a few things that fit. After all, I don’t have to get dressed anymore. And this may all just be neurotic worrying ... I tend to do that.
But the question remains, has anyone ever held themselves back? I think of the Weird Al spoof of the Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ video. Weird Al pulls a rip cord on his clothes and he instantly blows up. I’d like to be able to pull my rip cord and let go.
For me it’s clothes. I’m just about 5’6”, currently 223 lbs., 47-48” belly, 40-42 waist pants. Up til last year I was 245 lbs, 53” belly 44 waist pants. I was going for 250 - 260, maybe even 270. As I gained, like anyone else I had to buy new clothes. The problem is I love clothes, and even being out of work the past year due to, well, y’know
and deciding to retire, I still love clothes and even still get dressed most days in my business casuals... dress slacks, chinos, button down shirts, polo shirts. I even wore one of my jackets to go shopping.I would still like to get to that goal of 260 - 270, size 46-48 pants, get my belly up to a blubbery 55 - 57”. I have some room to grow into my current clothes but I think I’m subconsciously holding myself back because I may get to the point of replacing my clothes (again), which I just don’t have money for. Of course, I may only get as far as filling out my current clothes, or I’ll have to bite the bullet and put my clothes away and just get a few things that fit. After all, I don’t have to get dressed anymore. And this may all just be neurotic worrying ... I tend to do that.
But the question remains, has anyone ever held themselves back? I think of the Weird Al spoof of the Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ video. Weird Al pulls a rip cord on his clothes and he instantly blows up. I’d like to be able to pull my rip cord and let go.
