7/27 Old Friend
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Embarrassed to See an Old Friend
Thursday, July 27, 2006
I met an old friend tonight for dinner that I have not seen for almost 20 years. I was in much, much better shape back then and was almost embarrassed to meet her, especially after she told me that she was a personal trainer. I thought, Oh great, I am a fatso and she will be this skinny little thing. Before I tell you about the dinner, let me step back a little bit. I was never embarrassed of my weight. Yes, I knew that I was carrying a few pounds too much, and yes, I had already started to lose some weight before I found out about the diabetes to make my wife happy (she wants that in-shape guy she first met when we started dating) but I was never embarrassed by my appearance.
Since I have been diagnosed, and have begun to diet aggressively, I have become more and more body conscience. I am the same person - just a few pounds heavier. Over the last week I have begun to notice when a heavy person was eating an ice cream or some really bad junk food and thought how terrible it was for them to be doing this to themselves. Just a few weeks ago I would have either not noticed, or said hey, if they are comfortable with themselves, then good for them. One part of me thinks that this is a really poor way to feel, to judge people based on their weight the other part feels that I should do something to help them so that they do not wind up with diabetes or worse.
Anyway, we met for dinner (I walked the 2 + miles to the restaurant from the office) and she definitely looked good she was in very good shape. I did feel a little self conscious at first, but then said to myself that I was best friends with this girl all those years ago, it is not going to matter what I look like. I am not here on a date, but to reminisce about old times with a good friend. We had a good time talking. And what did I eat? We went to an Indian restaurant and I ordered the health salad to begin with (a tossed salad that was chopped up) and had the Lamb Takki (grilled lamb cubes) over rice (which I only ate a ½ cup). I had water and a little bit of the flat bread they placed on the table with some of the spices. Also, the only thing I drank was water. To summarize: I met an old friend for dinner and stayed within my meal plan.
PS: One of the recipe books I ordered from Amazon arrived today. I will try to give a review/preview of it tomorrow or over the weekend. To send a comment: If you want to comment on this post, please email me at info@ihavediabetes.net with your comments. Please note the date of the post you are commenting on and also tell me if you would like me to post it for all to see - also optional, you may include your name and email address. Please no SPAMs. |
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