my brother is not a pig....he's just morbidly obese

i have a brother who weighs about 180 lbs but is just over 5'3". if you have a good grasp of proportions, you can visualize that my brother is fat. it doesn't make him any less of a person. hes' still a person. a person with the constitution of a pig!



yes! my brother is overweight. and so are my eldest and youngest sisters. they unfortunately inherited my dad's fat gene. but we shouldn't be entirely blaming on genes. after all, DNA doesn't chew your food or choose how much you eat. because aside from being graced with a metabolism that runs slower than a turtle on valium. they do share an undeniable fondness for food. they, 60% of americans, and who knows what percent of the world.

obesity is a current issue. and at the other side of the weight issue are the malnourished. which is where i previously fell under. five years back i was 118 lbs and 5'8". so i near resembled a stick figure puppet.

i didn't starve myself though. people even often commented a lot as to where i was putting what i was eating as i certainly wasn't gaining weight. it's just been recently that i've been growing sideways. i don't know whether i should be happy or depressed. the dilemma of how i should respond is of course encouraged by the fact that my pants before don't fit anymore and that i can barely see my cheekbones.

so i've been planning for quite some time to sign up for membership at a local fitness gym. to buff myself up. or look like i've got pandesal abs. i know i've got the finances to pay for month's of membership but i can't even make myself sign up yet. i've inquired at several places. holiday spa's offer was really interesting. considering that you get to pay P4500 for 3 months and you get a lot out of it. and then there's a nearby gym that charges only P550 per month. quite cheap and it's just less than 5 minutes ride from our place. but then again, i still haven't signed up for it.

that's one vice i can't seem to get rid of. i'm short of being a narcoleptic. i'm too lethargic to move about or make something out of my life. damn, i'm such a sloth!

.....but at least i'm not a pig.