In my teen years and 20s I was a skinny dude, broom legs and arms and flat torso, I’m also very tall for a latino so made it more noticeable. But now that I’m on my mid 30s and that anything that I drink or eat is getting harder to “digest” I’m now overweight, still skinny limbs but with a protruding belly, like majority of Latinos here (we don’t believe in diets) and I don’t care anymore.

I was worried about my look as a kid but then realised that I wasn’t going to do anything with it, I’m not a model or role model for anything, unfortunately I will not be able to have my own family and I’m hoping to have a short lifespan so my health isn’t something that I care that much, don’t give a shit about my life tbh.

There’s a certain sensation of solace with that realisation accompanied by depression, then pain, but hey, life sucks after all, took me 30 years to get there.

  • neidu2@feddit.nlMEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    Similar situation. Grew up skinny, no matter what I ate. It got to the point where I kind of gave up early on to get a “beach body”.

    In my 20’s I got reasonably comfortable with myself, as it turned out that I did fairly OK no matter my shape.

    I never really tried to get into shape except when I was practicing karate a few years ago and it became really apparent that my stamina was awful.

    Now I’m a middle aged dude, and I don’t really care, I’m doing fine. I’m blessed with genes that prevent me from getting fat and losing my hair, so I don’t see why I would want to change anything.

    • PythagreousTitties@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      4 months ago

      Same here. But you’ll kind of start to care again when your doctor starts giving papers with lists of food you can eat on it.

      • neidu2@feddit.nlMEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I had a coworker with such a list. After being on a texan BBQ diet all his life, he now has to compensate through his lunches. When the rest of us grabbed a kebab or something similar, his lunch consisted of one (1) hard boiled egg.

        • sunzu@kbin.run
          11·
          4 months ago

          I don’t see how TX BBQ is at fault… unless he eats that shit every meal. It is good protein, just needs to be part of the balanced diet.

          He prolly slurps soda and his idea of vegetable is potato salad…

      • sunzu@kbin.run
        12·
        4 months ago

        our doctor starts giving papers with lists of food you can eat on it.

        I don’t understand how fucking quacks are the back stop to this shit… these rent seekers are about as reliable as vet sellign you pet food.

        as always too late to really help but in time to profit off it