Ditch the Drive-thru: Melon and Meat
I just keep learning things about myself. Like, nothing transports me to BingeVille quicker than an empty stomach and a sense of self-pity. To solve this, I eat small, balanced meals throughout the day and very rarely let myself feel more than a slight hunger. So far, it’s worked for me even when I can’t keep the pity at bay. Another thing I’m learning is that I must, must, must have protein at my first meal. I can couple that protein with healthy carb/fiber, but full-on grains just kill me in the morning. I don’t just mean bagels or toast — even a healthy...
Read MoreNaked Saturday: 317.2 (-37.4)
Celebrating: 35 pounds (and 10% of starting weight) gone Grateful for: my 2 wonderful dogs, so that I don’t wake up alone during a week like this. Starting weight: 354.6 pounds Last week: 318.2 This week: 317.2 Change this week: -1.0 Total change: -37.4 Next milestone: 40 pounds gone This week’s mantra: Every muscle I stretch (both figurative and literal) makes me stronger.
Read MoreGratitude
Many, many thanks to those who have commented or emailed in the past few days. Your words of encouragement have meant so much to me. I continue to nurture a clarity about this difficult decision and feel that it will all, eventually, be for my good. Several of you have emailed more than once and I truly appreciate you. As a sidenote: Losing roughly 10% of my body weight has put me into size 24 pants. In December, I was overflowing my size 28′s. Thank you, thank you for your kindness to an anonymous stranger.
Read MoreLong division
No one wants to talk about it, but I think that many people look at fat women differently when they have a boyfriend or husband than when they are single. Maybe that’s unfair (gross generalization, anyone?) but since becoming involved with my first boyfriend 2 years ago, at the age of 31, I have noticed a dramatic difference in the way others seem to view me. It’s almost as though I have achieved the societal stamp of approval. “Well, she’s fat…” they reason, “but at least she’s not unloveable.” Men at work, at church, on the subway, and...
Read MoreNaked Saturday: 318.2 (-36.4)
Celebrating: 35 pounds gone (and 30 pounds gone, too) Grateful for: alternative coping mechanisms Starting weight: 354.6 pounds Last week: 326.4 This week: 318.2 Change this week: -8.2 Total change: -36.4 Next milestone: 40 pounds gone This week’s mantra: Stay on target. It’s going to be a rough week.
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