I’m FAT

For 35 years I’ve been FAT… I was the fat kid at school and I’m the fat one at work – And the way our industry works doesn’t really help those who are horizontally challenged. Sitting for hours in a control room; or on a stakeout eating crap if someone bothers gets you something… Have you ever tried to find something healthier than Macdonald at midnight on your way back to Melbourne from bushfires, when you haven’t eaten since breakfast or lunch?


One of my 7 colleagues asked me the other night why do I need to have the operation… My simple reply “I’m sick of being FAT!”


Finally I have found something that’s going to help me look like a “normal” person again. Never in any attempt at weight loss have I been so focussed and determined on what I’m doing. Nor have I even been so blunt about how I feel when I’m talking about my body…


I’m not happy with the way I was and being able to talk positively about the negatives, like the statement above; only serves as to reinforce what I am doing is the best for my life…


Don’t get me wrong, the cravings for some foods still haven’t gone away, but the good thing will be once I get the band, when I do fall off the wagon (I could say if , but we all do at some stage) I wont be able to eat as much crap food, or I the first time I try it, I just wont be able to eat it – which is what one of my colleagues who’s got a band has told me… I still walk past Subway and smell their fresh bread, or past a Pizza joint and think how nice; but for the moment I’m focussed on Wednesday and the month ahead of me before I can even think about what I might or might not be able to eat…