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 […]
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Day 42: An average chair. Will I fit?
Current weight: 285.4 lbs, Total weight loss: 20.4 lbs. I’m glad the scale is still going in the right direction these last few days, although sometimes it still feels like such slow progress. Like the daily weight ups and downs aren’t actual forward or backward movements, but just a standstill — a suspension of weight loss […]
Day 33: The chubby girl store.
Current weight: 284.6 lbs, Total weight loss: 21.2 lbs. Yesterday, I finished my second full week of Monday, Wednesday, Friday alternate-day fasting, and like the first week I did this, I think it went pretty well. Since Monday, I have lost 4 pounds (and a total of 21.2…woohoo!!), but I’m sure I’ll gain some of […]
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 […]