Happy B'Day to me!!! But I REALLY don't want a cake!!!

Posted By: Brian Meloche; Posted At : January 6, 2006 7:23 AM

Related Categories: Personal, About Me, Weight Loss

Not to sound self absorbed, but today is my 39th birthday!

Wow - 39. My father (may he rest in peace) was five days short of his 39th when he married my mom (may she rest in peace). I am thankful that I married my wife a little more than a year ago. I remember growing up, thinking, "I hope I don't wait THAT LONG to get married." Well, I didn't, but it was sure close!!!

I am thankful to be with my soulmate, Julie. We act like an old couple, but we have not even been together a year and a half yet!!! I am truly lucky. I now know why I had to wait so long to find my wife... because I had to wait to meet the perfect person for me!

We'll probably do the going out thing, but we'll skip the presents. Work, as they always do, will get a cake. That is despite my every objection. I DON'T WANT A CAKE, and I think it's totally disrespecting me to get one anyway. Why don't I want a cake??? I am trying to lose weight, and I think it's absolutely a slap in the face to give me a cake when I specifically asked that they don't get me a cake. I won't eat it, and I am not going to stand by and not say anything about it if they do. I had asked for something else instead, like sandwiches or pizza. Both are questionable for a low-carb dieter, but at least I can throw out the bun or the bread and eat it. With cake, I can't even touch it.

As of last Sunday, I am 353 pounds, and I am trying to lose weight. My wife had gastric bypass surgery four months ago, and she's lost more than 61 pounds (61 is the official reading, but that was taken about a month ago, and I think she's still losing). I don't think I am out of line here. To me, if they have cake, my birthday is just an excuse to have cake and they are totally ignoring my feelings on the subject.

Comments
happy birthday
# Posted By Critter | 1/6/06 8:38 AM
Happy Birthday young man!

I was 37 when I got married (to a 39 year old) so I hear you on that score. I think it's a good age to get married - we've got all our "growing pains" out of the way and we know what we want from life! We just celebrated our sixth anniversary.

As for cake, I'll eat yours! In fact, I'll eat everyone's!
# Posted By Sean Corfield | 1/6/06 12:06 PM
party like it's your _____________ !
# Posted By jhey | 1/6/06 9:52 PM
That is my take on it, too, Sean. At this age, I have learned (SOME) patience, which is something I didn't have a lot of in earlier years. Julie, who is 35, and I have both lived enough to know that we have a good thing, and we both know what we want from life and what we want from each other.
# Posted By Brian Meloche | 1/9/06 7:32 AM
A follow-up to this post...

They DID have cake... but they got me jello with the fruit. That probably wasn't the lowest calorie thing, but it had to be less than cake. I was glad they got me something else to eat.
# Posted By Brian Meloche | 1/9/06 8:46 AM

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