Fat in the Fire

Can FatLady Find Her Way to Health and Fitness?

FatLady Floats!

Published in June 12th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in Obesity, exercise, weight

Cricket & I have been working at establishing a regular schedule of exercise. This is something that has always been difficult for me to stick to. I have a tenancy to go all out on day one and day two and then hurt myself, sometimes fairly seriously, on day three and be unable to continue. [...]

Who Causes More Global Warming–Big People or Big Corporations?

Published in June 6th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in Corporations, Environment, weight

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A few weeks ago my bloggy-friend over at WMTC wrote this post. In short, some asshat wrote a quote- scientific-unquote paper about how fat people “contribute” to global warming. Yeah, and I’ve been pretty “warm” about it ever since.
Doesn’t is just make more sense that it would be the industries, not the individuals who [...]

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. [...]

FatLady Consults a Dietitian — And Has a Revelation — or Two

Published in March 26th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in Obesity, weight

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Yeah. Hubby’s supplemental insurance covers a few trips to a registered dietition every year. I’ve been putting it off since January but with the gastric bypass looming, I thought I should give it a try. My appointment was Monday evening.
No disrespect intended to the profession but the consultation really wasn’t what I was [...]

My Struggle with Weight & Body Image: The Early Years

Published in March 20th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in About Me, Body Image, weight

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I wasn’t exactly a chubby kid. I wasn’t a complete little dumpling. If I look back at photos of myself at age 4, or 7, or 10, I don’t see a fat little girl. Neither do I see a delicate, birdlike child. Nope, I was a “solid” kid. Nothing wrong with that, exactly.
I come from [...]