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The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,110 posts)
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 09:51 PM Sep 2020

I think I have a case of Schroedinger's Body.

I've lost a fair amount of weight - almost 40 lbs. - since January; I've been eating better than I ever have because I can't buy fast food or eat out, and I walk four miles a day so I'm getting in shape. It's probably because it's the only thing I have any control over any more, but I look and feel better than I have in years. The problem is that nobody sees me; so because I can't be observed, I'm simultaneously fat and not fat.

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I think I have a case of Schroedinger's Body. (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 OP
LOL Joinfortmill Sep 2020 #1
Do it for yourself! Laffy Kat Sep 2020 #2
Well done!❤ Karadeniz Sep 2020 #3
I know what you mean. I have a fear of dying before distant relatives can see how fit I am now. Croney Sep 2020 #4
Yeah, me, too; I'm hoping to stay around so I can do the big reveal. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #6
You probably are, actually, gorgeous. We can see it in others but not ourselves. Croney Sep 2020 #9
You have to ... sorcrow Sep 2020 #5
I have a cat. She's not impressed. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #7
Don't forget the Law of Conservation of Fat... WheelWalker Sep 2020 #8
Donald has plenty already, but I'm glad to donate more. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #10
And then there are those of us with the Covid 20 LSparkle Sep 2020 #11
No particular virtue on my part - I have no control over anything else in my life The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #12

Croney

(4,864 posts)
4. I know what you mean. I have a fear of dying before distant relatives can see how fit I am now.
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 10:00 PM
Sep 2020

I guess I've just admitted to being awfully shallow.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,110 posts)
6. Yeah, me, too; I'm hoping to stay around so I can do the big reveal.
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 10:05 PM
Sep 2020

I won't be gorgeous since I never was, but I won't be fat - so that's something. It's like asking the doctor, "Will I be able to play the violin after my broken arm heals," and when the doctor says of course, you say "Great, because I never could before."

Here's to living long enough to show off!

WheelWalker

(9,186 posts)
8. Don't forget the Law of Conservation of Fat...
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 10:12 PM
Sep 2020

Fat is neither gained nor lost: it is just transferred from one body to another. Pick a worthy recipient for your fat transfer and focus on that observation. I suggest Donald is worthy.

LSparkle

(11,667 posts)
11. And then there are those of us with the Covid 20
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 10:20 PM
Sep 2020

Working sitting down (I miss my stand-up desk!) and much more than when I was in the office. I worry I’ll never recover from this and dread having to go back ou there ...

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,110 posts)
12. No particular virtue on my part - I have no control over anything else in my life
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 10:30 PM
Sep 2020

any more, so there was just this one thing. That's a way to look at it, I think.

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