Self Image: Askewed View Realigned

Last night Sarcasman told me a story about one of his friends in his architecture class. He jokingly told his friend Jermaine that he should date a single girl in the class to which Jermaine replied “Are you kidding? That girls got no ass! It’s like her legs go straight into her torso!” Nathan laughed [...]

Manic Monday and the Episode Where Kelly had an Insanely Busy Week

Mood: Busy!
Craving: Pineapple and cantaloupe
____ makes me happy: My puppy dogs
____ makes me b*tchy: Being stretched way too thin. Especially by my graduate program.
Highlight of my weekend: Special Olympics Coaches Training in Orlando, FL. It was fabulous! I learned so much and can’t wait to apply what I learned in practices and with the athletes.
Weekly [...]

Weekly Update: Starting Over

Starting Weight: 224.8 (1/16/09)
Current Weight: 224.8
Weekly Loss: –
Total Loss: -
Random Reflections:

Ah to be a life-lution/resolution cliché. Sadness I tell you. This week was rough. I fell into a funk. How do I nurture feelings of sadness? With food of course. Falling off the wagon [...]

Media is Obsessed with Fat People: “Disfigured” Review

Movie: Disfigured
Rating: Awesome!
Station/ Time: Netflix/Rent it!
Premise (from website):
Lydia is a fat, graceful woman struggling to maintain her identity in fashionable Venice Beach, CA. Though she is a member of a Fat Acceptance Group (a movement dedicated to fighting prejudice against fat people), she still struggles with complex feelings about her body and its place in [...]

Puppy Service Announcement: Change A Pet’s Life Day

Who: You! Responsible, financially-able, loving household with ample free-time and a loving heart
What: Change A Pet’s Life Day, Get involved and open your home to a pet. The first ten adoptions at participating Hill’s partner shelters are free on January 24, 2009. New pet owners will also receive a starter kit that includes free Hill’s® [...]

Adventures in the Kitchen: Turkey Parmesan

To cheer myself up yesterday after my sad funk, I decided to try and cook. My cooking skills are… let’s just say calling them “minimal” is generous. I pulled out my South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook and decided to attempt making Turkey Parmesan.
People this turned out fabulous! And it was easy! And while [...]

A Very Messy Middle Day

Yesterday was a low day. I woke up, stepped on the scale… stepped off, peed, stepped on the scale. Looking down and seeing a minimal reduction I accepted the number with a sigh and a shoulder shrug. At that time in the morning I didn’t have much energy or coordination for anything else.
As I drove [...]

Little Victories

I drove around frantically, cursing my universities parking services for not programming the levers to open all parking when it should be open after 4:30 pm. I zipped from student parking lot to student parking lot- all full- as empty red, employee spots speckled the parking lots I should have had access to. I cursed [...]

Monday Manic Monday!

Mood: Rested.
Food craving: None right now. Thanks sating and well balanced breakfast!
Theme song: “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World
Crushing on: Matt Damon. I love me some Matt Damon.
Contemplating: Re-joining Weight Watchers. I think I need a little more structure. Thoughts on the program anyone?
Highlight of the weekend: Twilight hike at Birdsong Nature Center and seeing [...]

TV is Obsessed with Fat People: “My Big Fat Body” Review

Show: My Big Fat Body 
Station/ Time: Discovery Health/ Check your local listing orhealth.discovery.com for times
Premise (from show website):  In this one-hour special, actor and comedian Frank Payne, aka “The Big Guy”, lends his extra-large body to science where state-of the art imaging technology gives us a first ever look at what morbid obesity does to [...]