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Old Sun, Jan-13-19, 13:54
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Default The Weight I Carry - Tommy Tomlison

A heart-felt excerpt from a new book in The Atlantic and some newspapers.

This article has been adapted from Tommy Tomlison’s forthcoming book, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man’s Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/...uhh9YxYlM48jwJ0
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Old Sun, Jan-13-19, 15:53
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Oh, that's really a nice writeup. Those are the parts that get me. I'm fat, always been fat, but I never couldn't do a cartwheel. There is such a huge difference when mobility is affected.
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A difficult read, but for all the right reasons. An excellent writer, writing about things to which I could so easily relate myself for so long.
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