Don’t Eat What You Don’t Love

Published in April 30th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in weight loss surgery, women's health

As you might guess, I have have a subscription to O, The Oprah Magazine. O lives in my…uh…bathroom. I read a little here and a little there and I usually get through one month just in time for the next one to arrive in the mailbox.
I read, but I don’t always retain exactly what I’ve [...]

Whereupon She Decides to Have Weight Loss Surgery

Published in April 29th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in About Me, weight loss surgery, women's health

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If you’ve been reading this blog, you know I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on the subject since I went to the Bariatric Center in Rochester for a consultation with Dr. O’Malley.
Check out my Blogroll over here on the left and take a look at all the blogs dedicated to weight-loss, weight-loss surgery, [...]

FatLady Revisits the Uterus….

Published in April 25th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in women's health

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Yeah, well, not exactly, but….well I did revisit the gynecologist. Three months has past since I started taking the progesterone to treat my endometrial hyperplasia. I am not sure what effect it may have had on my too-thick uterine lining but it’s time to go back for a repeat TVU.
If it has improved, then yipee. [...]

FatLady Has Some Catching Up To Do….

Published in April 24th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in About Me

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Yes, I do. I have some catching up to do, on sleep, on this blog, on housework, on a lot of things.
Three weeks of full-time work has kicked my butt. I haven’t had a job in three years–2 waiting for Canadian Immigration to process my application and one more because…well I don’t know exactly. That’s [...]

Please Excuse the Interruption

Published in April 14th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in women's health

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FatLady found some work! Temporary. Just another week or so. Getting up at 5:45, hustling this big butt to the bus stop, sitting in a chair for 8 hours. All that has been kicking my ass. I’m tired. I’m waaaay behind on my Google Reader reading and my Blogroll has been neglected as well.
Hopefully I’ll [...]

Insecurities

Published in April 5th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in About Me, Obesity, weight, weight loss surgery

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Being fat has colored every aspect of my life. My whole life. Even when I wasn’t fat, I THOUGHT I was fat and I acted as if I were. I dressed a certain way. I behaved a certain way. I’ve held myself back from doing things I wanted to do, from taking chances, from reaching. [...]

My Struggle with Weight & Body Image: The ‘Tween Years

Published in April 1st, 2008

Posted by FatLady in About Me, Body Image

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I started this back here. It takes me awhile to get my thoughts together and awhile longer to overcome my reluctance to “self-disclose” even as an anonymous FatLady on the internet. But here goes with another installment of my tale:
I got a kidney infection and landed in the hospital for a month [...]