Before...
Of course I have. So what? All those fatty greasy foods have not all just totally disappeared into my system without a fight. From staying up on my bum for too long in the apartment, and working on the computer in a single spot where – in a different clime – I would have had to walk a short distance to get to the internet, and from a generally conditioned sedentary lifestyle that is not totally in my hands to change, I must have let myself go. I looked in the mirror a few day ago and found patches of flesh on my cheeks, and in different, previously ignored parts of my body’s frame.
Being a naturally restless fella, the effect of this gradual transformation has not been too devastating. What would it have been like if I didn’t have a bicycle, and I rode in the bus all the time, sitting in one spot for much of the day? Today, I can still recognize my own face and body frame in a sea of crowds, and most people who last saw me eight months ago would most likely still be able to recognize me now. But when I stand up and walk, I am not oblivious to the little drag that could only have been conditioned by weight. How did that happen? When I first got here, I weighed about eighty kilograms (176 lbs). I have not weighed myself since then to measure the fattening effect of fast food on me, but I am sure that it might be approaching 200lbs. Oh, damn you Papa John’s pizza ๐ !
After...
So we had a little discussion on weight in class yesterday which started from my curiosity about whether it is such a big deal to ask male friends if they’ve gained weight or not. I’m already aware of the strict unwritten laws against even remotely mentioning that one’s female friends looked a little bigger since the last time you saw each other. But what about male friends? Apparently – from consensus – it is the same for males as well. Very nice. But why didn’t I get the memo on this ahead? Why did I have to learn this hard truth the public arena of an American classroom? Come on, I tease my brother about his weight gain all the time!
Oh well, I’m on a new quest to discover the extent of my current weight. And God help that Nigerian friend of mine who is the first to comment that I have grown bigger. Consider this a fair advanced warning right now in the interest of our friendship and your jaw bones: DO NOT! ๐ #okthanksbye. We are clear.
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BBB at http://YourWebsite
before nko
why wont u gain weight
enjoy wan kill u
lol
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 5:11am.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
Ha. Remember that I’ve warned you o. I’m the only person allowed to say that I’ve gained weight. Everyone else is supposed to deny the reality. That’s the only way we can remain friends.
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 3:14pm.
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Bola at http://YourWebsite
Well, I think its good that you gained some weight. Before you were just skin and bones. At least now you got body! ๐
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 5:32am.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
Oh really? Don’t think I’m going to thank you. If I’ve gained weight, let me be the only one who acknowledges it. That’s the American way. All you’re allowed to say is: “No, I think you’ve got skinnier.”
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 3:15pm.
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Bola at http://YourWebsite
If you had gotten skinnier, you wouldn’t be here anymoreว
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 4:14pm.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
I’m warning you o. ๐
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 7:29pm.
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Bola at http://YourWebsite
(Can anyone understand these men? You tell’em they look perfect and they still complain!)
Yes, Kola, I noticed you lost about 10kg. How did you do that!? ๐
Posted at April 14, 2010 on 4:02am.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
Now, you’re talking. Haha.
Posted at April 14, 2010 on 4:09am.
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Clarissa at http://clarissasbox.blogspot.com/
There are some women who have a healthy attitude to their weight, actually. ๐ Like me. ๐ I’ve gained quite a bit of weight last year. This almost always happens when people start their first full-time job for some reason. So I knew this would happen and I have no problem with it. What’s funny, though, is how people try to pretend like they don’t notice and fake surprise when I mention it. “Weight? You??? get out of here!” they say in horror.
I now realize that I need to write a post about it. ๐
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 8:40am.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
LOL.
One of my students told me yesterday that it is normal to gain up to 15 pounds during the first year of college, I guess to make me feel better. The fact is that I’m not so worried. All I need is another three months in the sun of Ibadan and I’ll be back to my old skinny self.
The part about people ignoring it. I can so relate to that. I’ve learnt my lessons, and my policy is: If anyone tells me about their weight – particularly women – I ignore it, or deny it. “Oh, you don’t look fat. Come on!” It’s the American way ๐
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 3:18pm.
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Bola at http://YourWebsite
No, please don’t. Just stay as you are right now. ห)
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 4:15pm.
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buki at http://YourWebsite
So? I’ve been eating yoghurt everyday for some months now to help add me some flesh, its not working so you better s’ope ti e!
lol….. its good sha, believe me. Clothes don’t hang gauntly anymore, they got flesh to wrap around, just keep it in check.
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 8:56am.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
Thank you Doctor!
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 3:19pm.
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Yemi Adesanya at http://YourWebsite
That’s nice.
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 11:33am.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
Okay o.
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 3:19pm.
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Tomi at http://YourWebsite
LOL at the words below!
‘Iโm already aware of the strict unwritten laws against even remotely mentioning that oneโs female friends looked a little bigger since the last time you saw each other. But what about male friends? Apparently โ from consensus โ it is the same for males as well”
You seem to have adjusted to the American eating lifestyle well!:))
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 1:32pm.
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Kola Tubosun at http://www.ktravula.com
Yes o. It’s a mandatory rite of passage ๐
Posted at April 13, 2010 on 3:19pm.