FatGirl vs World

For the holidays, my dad purchased me a Vitamix blender (I had asked for an older version that was much cheaper, but my dad is a sweetheart and opted for more power!).  You might've seen them in action -- they're the same blenders that you...

Let me introduce one of my closest friends, Emily.  I met her the day of her ex-boyfriend's senior prom, and I've been counting my blessings ever since.  I've introduced Emily before -- but hear in her words about her battle with weight and...

I've said before that I'm thankful for the technology and skill that were combined to help give my neck a new lease on life.  But there's another unsung hero in all of this:  my medical insurance.  I don't want to get into the tangled...

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"Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same..." We've all been there, right?  The days when we want to do it the "easy way" (caveat:  that means so many things to so many people, so I'll try not to offend and I apologize...

My weight loss journey started with the motivation to look good in a bridesmaid dress for my friend Nancy's wedding.  And with that motivation, I reached my lowest adult weight of 188lbs and looked damn good in that dress.  After Nancy's...

I posted the above on New Year's day.  I saw people posting on Twitter and Facebook their disdain for "Resolutionaries" -- people that join gyms at the beginning of the year and take up time/space on the machines and in classes.   Ever...

In the #GoTheDist 2013 announcement post I didn't include 2 things:  (1) a graphic (2) a theme.  People have asked me about both.  Truth is that I was so distracted by my injury/surgery, that I failed to come up with these two things. ...