Synopsis "Poundage (in English)"
When you grow up chubby. you can expect more than your fair share of POUNDAGE in life. It takes an iron will, a tough skin, and a good sense of humor for a fat kid to survive and thrive in a thin world. Laughing at yourself when you're among a crowd, and crying with yourself when you're all alone. A person who is born with a tendency to take on poundage discovers early, that size indeed DOES matter. Poundage is a humorous, yet sad look at gaining weight, losing it, then gaining it back again. An insider's look at how it is to live on the outside, then on the inside, and then to finally realize that in the middle of it all, you're just as good as anyone else. Fast Eddy's story takes you from being the last one picked in childhood sports, through the pains of being the one who was never picked when it came to adolescent love. Through the triumph of losing over 100 pounds in early adulthood, to the disappointment of discovering that the transformation had been "incomplete". It's a tale of rejection, followed by acceptance. And victory that becomes swallowed by relapse. It's about being winning by losing, Of being the master of your own fate, then becoming a slave, at the mercy of your own stubborn, sluggish metabolism.Poundage also discusses diet plans, what worked and what didn't. It also examines surgical interventions for both weight loss and repairing the carnage that losing weight inflicts on a person's stretched skin. If you've ever suffered from obesity, you'll probably laugh. You may cry. But I think you'll realize that your not alone, and that others have experienced the same trails in life, that you've come to know all too well. But Poundage can give you hope as well. Perhaps inspire you to rededicate yourself to diet, fitness, or if all else has failed, maybe even consider barbaric surgery. If you've never suffered from Poundage, you might find it enlightening, and feel fortunate that you've never had to struggle with fighting to stay thin. And gain a new understanding of the plight of the overweight. For anyone, Poundage promises to be seriously funny, heavily light, and worth more than it's weight in digesting the complex challenges of obesity.
