Holiday Weight Gain Thanksgiving is right around the corner. This means the start of the holiday season and for many people, the potential for weight gain. Many of us talk about this holiday gain, and what we can do to prevent it. But in reality, how much of a problem is it? Is there a […]
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Day 53: Breaking the chair. (Literally.)
Current weight: 282.4 lbs, Total weight loss: 23.4 lbs. A part of me can’t believe I’m about to tell this story. A bigger part of me can’t believe that it actually happened. Not just because it was humiliating (it was) but also because it just seems so cliché (it is). I Broke A Chair. Literally. (What is […]
Day 18: The stigma of weight.
Current weight: 295.8 lbs, Total weight loss: 10 lbs. More and more, I’ve been thinking about how being overweight can be such a stigma. Sometimes just talking about being overweight or acknowledging someone is overweight is taboo. Even though it is possible to be overweight by today’s standards and to be healthy. And healthy bodies […]
Day 7: My baseline body measurements.
Current weight: 297.6 lbs, Total weight loss: 8.2 lbs. My Baseline Body Measurements In addition to the scale and some non-scale health and fitness measures, I’m also going to be tracking my progress through good old fashioned body measurements. This way I can see exactly how many inches I am losing and where I’m losing […]
Day 4: What’s in your closet? My clothing size inventory.
Current weight: 297.8 lbs Total weight loss: -8 lbs. This morning I had a continued loss on the scale – 1.4 pounds since yesterday, and 8 pounds overall. Even though much of this total weight is still fluid loss – I still love seeing the decrease! And I feel lighter. A little less burdened. I […]