Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Britney, I want your paunch, circa 2007

Weight= 175. 2 lbs

I remember thinking back awhile ago and asking myself, Which would you prefer: having incurable cystic acne or being ridiculously overweight? I had cystic acne in high school and was also classifiable as "corpulent" (honestly, a favorite word of mine). Being fat sucks, but having red, blistering postules on my face is significantly worse. No matter when you ask me that "which would you rather" question I will always answer that I'd choose the obesity.

Fortunately, it is 2013 and a few years ago, I took Accutane. Cystic acne, even in a "which would you rather" scenario, could never penetrate my skin now. I got in my Accutane doses under the wire. Apparently, the drug is now being banned due to patients experiencing depression and intense digestive ailments such as ulcerated colitis.

I'm currently fat. I have stretch marks on my arms and the sides of my stomachs. I've had stretch marks since I could remember and when I hear women complain about getting them after childbirth, I think to myself, You got a lucky break; I've had these fuckers since age 12. 

I'm back at Weight Watchers now, but apparently I am a weight loss reject. Despite calculating my points and writing down my food intake, the scales keep bouncing back and forth, week after week. This week, I gained 1.6 pounds. I did not partake in the eating of any Valentine's candy and allowed myself the gluttonous meal of an Indian buffet. I basically gained 1.6 pounds because of chicken tikki masala, goat curry, and okra. Hilarious.

Maybe jotting down my thoughts in a blog and making myself accountable to "my readers" (all 3 of you) will somehow help me be more successful with my weight loss path. I'm not asking for anything outrageous. I'm fine with being a double-digit size. I'm fine with being 155 pounds. My ideal goal weight would include me resembling Britney Spears during that timespan when everyone called her  "fat." I thought she looked amazing.

My weight loss goal (total ideal) can be found by googling "Britney Spears vma fat" or "Britney spears disaster." Aim high :)