you know you are fat when....

I took this from my older blog from last year and am adding to it now:
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

You know you are fat when...
I am most certainly a skinny girl in a fat 39 year old body right now. So it has taken several "incidents" to wrap my mind around my new size.
I call them "you know you are fat when"

You know you are fat when you are at the doctor's office and the nurse says I will be right back I need to get the bigger cuff.

You know you are fat when your friend and you decide to go to the real running shoe store to get a professional fitting, because dammit if they can run a marathon on the Biggest Loser you can run a 5k. And the salesperson says "no mam, you do not have a wide foot you have a "high volume" foot.

Or you know you are fat when at a different doctor's visit the nurse says "wow your blood pressure is really good for someone your size"

And for 2011...You know you are fat when....
You go to your primary doctor and mention that you read an article about the Lap Band procedure. The BMI requirement was lowered and if you have a medical condition that warrants the weight loss insurance will pay. In my opinion I think I might qualify and since I seem to be failing at all other attempts "what do you think Dr. that has known me since I was a teenager"

What I expect her to say is "No sweetheart, you are not that obese, no way do you qualify for that surgery, lets write you a prescription for this magic pill that will make you drop 30 pounds this month"

What she actually says "Wow, Dawn, I think that is a fabulous idea. You should really look into that. I will write any referral paperwork you need."