Looking Forward

We all know why we're here.

We are bigger than we want to be.
Our size is an issue.
Maybe even our health is at risk.

Or ultimate goal is to be thin,
eat smarter, and move easier.
In the end, we will have sought
and achieved the vision of the
person we want to become.

But-
As is, us big people are at a disadvantage.
It's true.

Here are 10 things you never have to worry about
If you're thin:

1. You never have to worry if the picnic table will
flip the entire group of party-goers
when you are left sitting at the end of the bench.
(Most guests don't like to have their bbq land in their laps).

2. You never have to avoid glancing in mirrors, wearing
Spandex, or spend days searching for a nice pair of jeans.
Or ever have to be caught yelling, "Let go of my Egg-o!!!".

3. You don't worry about supper. You are happy with
a wedge of lettuce as well as a giant slab of lasagna.
Neither one makes much difference.

4. You never have to count anything ever again.
Not calories, or points, or carbs, or grams.
....Just days until bikini season.

5. You never have to ask these three questions:
"Does my butt look big?" "Is she skinny?"
and "Is this the diet menu?".

6. For Halloween, you never have to dress as
The Great Pumpkin, The Goodyear Blimp,
or The Fat Bastard. (Or all Three Little Pigs).

7. You never have to ask the salesperson if they carry
a large enough size for you.

8. You don't know what spider veins, cellulite,
and thigh-chap is.

9. You don't have to wear men's tee shirts,
grandma's support hose, or your old maternity jeans.

AND, last, but not least....

10. You don't have to read stupid diet blogs!

We are here to move forward-
to look forward to our future.
Our vision must be clear-
our path must be straight.

We must persevere-
fight and push our way
across seas of skinny women, thin girls,
and lean ladies.
(And men.)

But soon, very soon-
we will join them...