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31 posted on 04/08/2016 6:53:40 PM PDT by null and void ("when authority began inspiring contempt, it had stopped being authority" ~ H. Beam Piper)

The most I’ve ever weighed was just shy of 230. I had back pain and knee pain from just that. As a result, when I see someone truly obese shuffling around, I can’t help but think that it’s painful or at the very least uncomfortable. I managed to get the weight off after coming down with gout. Got it off and kept it off, haven’t crossed 200 lbs since, and it’s been at least 15 years. I sometimes miss beer, which apparently was a major contributor to gout in my case. I don’t drink much anymore, maybe a glass of wine with a nice dinner, or if I want a drink it’s a decent filtered vodka with tonic and lime.

I'm old enough to remember when boy's pants were slim, regular, and "husky".

As I was "slim" back then, I thought "husky" was something I'd never be.

But I'm a grown man now, and would actually like to be considered "husky".

Instead, I just wear whatever pants fit me.

And it ain't "slim".

45 posted on 04/08/2016 11:08:56 PM PDT by boop ("A Republic, if you can keep it."-Franklin, 1787. "We couldn't keep it"-America, 2016)