Wellness Wednesday: Kevin Smith and My Unimaginable Pain

So, recently Kevin Smith was denied a flight on Southwest Airlines for being too fat. He was indignant, outraged, even, taking his stubby little fingers to Twitter, where he stirred up a profane storm of criticisms toward the airline.

Ok look...I understand some people struggle with their weight. And I understand some celebrities like to rage against Hollywood ideals of beauty being equated with being thin (Monique comes to mind). But if you are so fat they eject you from an airplane, maybe, just perhaps, possibly, YOU are the one with the problem, not Southwest, or Hollywood, or society.

I like Kevin Smith, and his movies. But if you fail to take charge of your life and your health, then I do not feel sympathy for you.

On a fairly vaguely related note, in my own effort to not turn into an airplane-banned behemoth, I have started the CouchTo5k Running Plan, and OMG I have not been so sore in my entire life. It seems so easy...you do a "brisk warm-up walk" then alternate jogging and walking for like a minute or so at a time. But the jogging minutes seem to go on forever and the walking minutes are over too soon.

I am thinking of putting some pics up to help show my progress, so we'll see how that goes. I'll post updates on Wellness Wednesdays.