by Baldwin » Wed 07 May 2008, 22:12:35
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', 'I')t is actually funny, when I was fat.. people wouldn't even look at me, now that I worked my ass off and got in shape, I get all sorts of attention. It is actually disconcerting when you think about it. I mean the primary reason I got back into shape was because of peakoil and due to my own fears of being physically prepared should the shit ever hit the fan, but I also Know I did it to make myself more attractive to women. But it bothers me alot, because I have always had the same personality but now that I am in shape people can see past it, but before I never got any respect, people didn't listen to me. It is like being in shape for some reason makes people want to listen to you more. It bothers me a little.
When I use to talk about peak oil and depletion economics, people laughed me off, but now people are listening and I am just wondering is it only because people are listening to the person they see, are they listening because of the news, or is there some other factor that I am missing?
Or maybe I am just paranoid, okay well we know that is true. Though still not as crazy as our resident firefighter.
In mid November of 2007, I had enough of being 210 lbs. I decided to go till I had a 6 pick. Still working at it, though I am 170-175 on a 5'11" frame. I had survival, PO, and college girls in mind when I chose to lose the weight. (I'm 18. I wasn't going to start at a university on another continent as "the fat American kid")
You're absolutely right about respect. Even the way I am regarded now in my senior year of high school has changed dramatically. No one listens to the 210 pound kid with glasses right? For whatever reason, the 170-75 guy does. I am saying the exact same things. When I preach about economics or oil, people listen. They don't stare at me like the sheeple would at David Icke.
My goal is to have a 6 pack by 12 noon on Sunday, September 21, because I'll have arrived at St. Andrews University of Scotland. I am hoping for a European adventure of sex, mead, whiskey, a trip to Switzerland with my true love, and a degree. I have extremely little (less than 10 hours) of experience with the fairer sex. I go to an all male school and never felt like wandering around the neighborhood with people I didn't really care for (some people call them friends.)
I have wildly unusual ideas on friendship, dating marriage. Friends are a serious commitment and grow to be your brothers and sisters. You'll have alot of fun, but you have to suffer with them if necessary. In dealing with the opposite sex, my idea is to have your fun in high school and college, then marry soon after college. I'd rather raise a family after college than work like a slave for a corporation. In the last year or two of uni, I'll be looking for more serious relationships.
Right now, the diet and exercise routine is going to a higher intensity.
But yeah, people judge you by your waistline, usually subconsciously.
