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Never Judge a Book by Its Cover
Along that same line — don’t assume I’m lazy just because I am fat.
There will be no punches pulled. Let me just state for the record that I am a fat guy.
A little context — I am 5’6” but weigh around 260lbs. I have been overweight pretty much my whole life. All of my excess weight is in my gut. My arms are relatively muscular, and my legs are entirely made of muscle.
No excuses will be made for my state of being. I am not as diligent as I should be about my diet, most specifically portion sizes. Also, I have had a tendency to eat when depressed, stressed, or otherwise feeling bad.
Without a doubt, I could stand to get more exercise, too.
However, let’s put this into some context, shall we? I’m not lazy, I DO exercise. I am sure I could (and should) exercise more — but as anyone in this situation knows, exercise is but a small part of weight loss and getting into better shape.
I have been doing medieval rapier combat (fencing) for over 27 years. I fence anywhere from 1–3 days a week. Fencing is mostly aerobic, and because it’s medieval-style we use heavier swords than modern weaponry — and multiple weapons at a time.
My favorite fighting forms are what we call case of rapier (a sword in each hand) and rapier and dagger (sword in one…
