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Greetings!
Welcome . . .
Chewin' the Fat is a publication from
The Complete Bear designed for the bear
community. It is published on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays of the month.
Chewin' the Fat will offer up the best
of the bear lifestyle - casual, cool, or woofy.
Whatever it takes to complete the bear.
For the bear, his cub and their den . . .
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Now we get down to the nitty-gritty
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted a
sports car. I am a fairly large bear and while a two-
seater was out of the question, I did find a used small
convertible that seemed to fit my needs.
Except, I didn't fit!
When I decided to commit to my fitness pursuits, I had
a big problem. It wasn't when I was going to start, it
wasn't what gym I was going to go to, and it wasn't
what I was going to wear. No, my problem was getting
over myself. "oh god, everyone is going to be looking
at me.....everyone is going to be laughing at me.....they
are going to be judging me....what is this BEAR doing
in a gym?....he's making a fool of himself." I was
convinced all this was going to happen. Well, guess
what? No one paid any attention to me. Everyone was
going about their business, doing what they were
there to do. And then something snapped and I
realized EVERYONE has their first day in the gym.
None of those guys were born there...none of them
magically appeared inside. They ALL had to walk into
that gym for the very first time once upon a time.
I realized something else even more important during
that first day in the gym: These guys were there to
improve their bodies and their lives, whatever their
own reasons for that might be. And I admired them
greatly for that. Then it occurred to me: they just might
view me in the same light. Instead of laughing at me,
they could be applauding me for making an important
decision to make my life better. The bodies at my gym
may cross the spectrum, but we are actually a lot
more alike than I had ever considered.
There is something fearful about stepping into a world
where you feel you don't belong. I took that step and I
feel incredible about it. The men I feared would
scrutinize me have welcomed me. I've even made
some new friends. We're really all on the same
journey.
A verse in a popular folk song tells us "so many things
I would have done, but clouds got in my way." Pick out
the clouds that are in your way...take a deep
breath...hold your chest and head high and exhale
strongly, blowing those clouds away and walk through
that door. You'll be so much better for it.
Bear Fitness
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE -- Chocolate,
eaten in
one tiny square every night before bed, lowered blood
pressure enough in a clinical trial that it might be time
to recommend the delicious treat as a dietary
supplement, according to 