Fat
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I’m NOT Pregnant, I’m Fat
When my husband and I were at the airport on the way to our overseas trip, we stopped at a magazine stand just for curiosity. I thought I might find one or two interesting magazines I could read on the plane. Read More
“You Are Fat,” Dad Said.
Talking about weight lost seems to never end. Two years ago when I started writing my weight loss journal on WeightLossThing.com, I remember I’d lost 15 pounds and was wanting to lose another 10 pounds of my last stubborn fat. You know how hard it is to lose weight and how easy to gain it back. Two years has gone by really fast. Forget about losing 10lbs, I have now gained 20 lbs instead. That makes a total of 30 lbs. to lose Phew!! – Read More
Pack That Fat! Why Weight Loss Is Important
In Helen Fieldings’ cult novel Bridget Jones’s Diary, frustrated singleton Bridget Jones seems to wage an endless battle against the bulge, and if you will permit me to quote a longish paragraph, sums up very nicely what it is that most of us hate about being fat. Here it is: “I hate communal changing rooms. Everyone stares sneakily at each other’s bodies, but no one ever meets anyone’s eye. There are always girls who know that they look fantastic in everything and dance around beaming, swinging their hair and doing model poses in the mirror saying, ‘Does it make me look fat?’ to their obligatory obese friend, who looks like a water buffalo in everything.” Read More
Natural Weight Loss: Will It Work For You?
For Terence Flanagan of Grand Rapids, Michigan, losing weight was not a matter of choice, but a medical necessity. At 23 and a full six feet, he was touching 400 lbs, and doctors were warning of severe consequences if he didn’t get his weight under control. “Back in 2003, I was an obese wreck,” says Terence. “I was embarrassed to go out and meet people, and my job as an estate agent meant that I was constantly having to do that. It got to a point where I seriously wanted to give it up and just hide in a dark corner.” Read More