Well, let me get this set straight right off the bat – I have nothing against Sweatpants!
I mean they are comfortable, cheap, and come is all types of colors.  If you come over to my place on a cold winter night you might even find me wearing some!

Here’s my beef with sweatpants.  They are just so sterotypical.  It’s like the default outfit for a fat person.  If there is even a thought process, I imagine it goes something like this… “Crap, I need to go out! – Well, if I’m going to make the effort to leave the house, I should at least be comfortable – It doesn’t matter what I look like”  But this is a mistake! (one that even I am guilty of) It just feeds the whole “fat people are slobs” mentality.

Here is a great quote from a Yahoo answers board recently…

Question: Jogging in Sweatpants?

Is it alright for me to go jogging in sweat pants and a tee shirt over the
summer, or would that be bad for my health. I don’t want to embarrass
my self wearing the wrong gear.

This is a new blog devoted to life issues concerning big/overweight men & women.  I will be primarily discussing issues from a male perspective, as well… um.. I am a guy!

I have found life to be a tad more difficult as a big guy! (compared to a guy of normal size) 

Just to name a few…

• Constantly being stared at
• Difficulty in travel/mobility
• Finding comfortable seating
• Getting clothes that fit
• Facing the "fatism" that exists in our culture

These are all issues that I look forward to discussing in further depth.  I would like this blog to start a conversation and develop into something much more than just a monologue by me!
So, if you are a big person yourself or just interested in a trials faced by those that are… check back soon or subscribe to the feed.