Hey my friends. Today I'm looking at weight loss from a musical comedy perspective. I'm going to show how I lost 100 pounds by listening to Funny Girl. You know the part where she sings "Don't rain on my parade?' Mah torch song! Just listen to these wise words.
Don't tell me not to fly
I've simply got to
If someone takes a spill
It's me and not you
Who told you you're allowed
To rain on my parade?
Essentially, what's it to you? Why do you care so much about whether I can or can't do it? You never cared that much before? In fact were perfectly willing to watch me fall, not lend a hand, cause me to fall and stand back and laugh? You should be thanking me for risking my neck! And you're not the one who will take a spill.
And what does that have to do with how I lost 100 pounds? More than you might think. It's surprising, or at least it was to me, how many naysayers there are about weight loss. How you do it: intermittent fasting, calorie restricting, portion control, keto diet. Everyone's a critic. And the FDA, CDC, AHA, WHO and Wikipedia all rolled into one. One thing you can be sure of, is that if you declare this or that method, calorie restricting for example, 9 of 10 people will tell you you are wrong.
But back to the song, why do they care? If they're the narcissist type to enjoy watching you fall, well they should be glad. Apparently they'll soon have the opportunity to gloat. The ones that crack me up are those who tell you you won't when you already did. Part of how I lost 100 pounds was to just sorta fly my freak flag and do my thang. To quote the rest of the song:
I'll march my band out
I'll beat my drum (gorgeous crescendo)
And if I'm fanned out
Your turn at bat, sir
At least I didn't fake it
Hat, sir, I guess I didn't make it.
I'm going to try. Maybe I'll fail, maybe I won't. But it seems a lot of weight loss detractors don't want you to try. They wanna rain on your parade before it's even begun. A doctor who was not an obesity medicine specialist told me "you'll never lose weight on your own. You need gastric bypass surgery." Well, challenge accepted. Thrown gauntlets are part of how I lost 100 pounds. Never tell a Netherlander no! Red flag to a bull.
So why all the finger-pointing around weight loss? Because on some level weight loss critics have a vested interest in seeing you fail. Critics come in six forms. And you should be careful of all of them.
Sour grapes. These are those who tried and failed at weight loss. Now they work to undermine anyone else's success. If I can't have I will ruin it for you. These are the people who say you can't lose weight calorie restricting because they couldn't. You have to be careful because some will go to great lengths to sabotage weight loss. Part of how I lost 100 pounds was by ignoring them.
Devil's advocates. These are the people who argue against this or that diet just for the sake of argument. They really don't care how of if you lose weight. They just want to throw their weight around. Beware because they are not above disseminating untruths or lying. Usually they're just rumor-mongering.
Fake concerned. These are the "I'm just saying what others are thinking" people who are "worried" because you've lost so much weight. Or that you'll ruin your health with intermittent fasting or calorie counting. You won't if you're careful which you will be. No one is thinking anything that they know of. They just want to imply a quorum. Usually because they resent your weight loss but don't want to be seen as petty.
Self-Righteous Know-it-alls. These are the ones who said after I shared how I lost 100 pounds with calorie restricting, that it can't be done. Well, I just did. Or they'll say "you do know that's been debunked, right?" What, my weight loss or intermittent fasting? It wasn't. They are just exaggerating some tidbit to make themselves sound informed. You have permission to smirk, lol.
Green-eyed monsters. These are a combo of all. They are jealous of your weight loss. They probably resent any good thing that happens to anyone but them. (cough, narcissists). They will say rude, dismissive or awkward things. "You don't look like you've lost that much." "Wow, you really brag don't you?" They always turn it back to themselves. "That guy can't keep his eyes off me." These are the folks who try to outshine the bride at her wedding and end up looking silly.
Profiteers: the worst kind. These weight loss critics profit from obesity, selling weight loss drugs or surgery, like that doctor. They don't make money if you lose weight without medical help. Avoid them as you would Covid. They do not have your best interests at heart.
So part of how I lost 100 pounds was not only with calorie restricting and intermittent fasting but by just letting the weight loss critics rant on and doing me.
Photos of my are before and after I lost weight, in 2014 and currently. So this post is about how I lost 100 pounds and kept it off.
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