FatGirl vs World

Wow! What a turnout!! I wanted to thank everyone that participated in my City Sports Giveaway of $200 in gift cards!  There were 144 entries on the questionnaire, and 119 entries on the Rafflecopter widget for a total of 263 entries! Drum roll...

Said no one ever: I went to the gas station and got too much gas, so I'm going to drive around for a few hours until I use up all that extra fuel.  Said no one ever: I'm going to go on a cross-country trip, but I don't need to put gas in the...

So...doot da do... Grimmway Farms was AWESOME and sent me some swag as a prize for participating in their #JustCrunchEm chat (emceed by Courney Crozier (BL11) during the Biggest Loser a few weeks ago. They sent me The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook...

I'm going to try and keep track of where I spend my money at the grocery stores -- will also add a column for restaurants/bars and for "eating out for lunch during the week" if what I bring to work doesn't entice me. Whole Foods 2/23/13  I'm...

You should always feel like a Super Hero. Goofing of at Fitbloggin 2011 Last week, I wrote about the struggle it was to find clothing as a plus sized girl that was age appropriate, fit well, and didn't make me feel like a sack of potatoes (delicious...

In Part I of Discovering Dad, I announced a contest to win 100 days of run coaching from the one, the only Brad Gansberg.  It was only fitting that instead of using a random number generator, that I asked Dad to pick the winner at random. ...

In Part I of Discovering Dad, my very awesome and forthcoming dad talked about his childhood and the attitudes about health that he learned from his parents.  He candidly spoke about his own weight issues and how it affected his own view of himself. ...

Me:  **knocks on door** Just wanted to let you know that I'm here. Boss:  Everything okay? Me:  **fighting back tears** I'm okay, just very, very angry. Boss:  What's going on? Me:  Doctors don't listen. Boss:  Time...

I love playing softball.  I always have.  However, ever year I played Little League, I dreaded uniform distribution.  Could they find a uniform that would fit me? That day always came with tears.  At some point I outgrew all...

First of all, I want to thank my Dad for agreeing to do this interview with me. I think it's important for my readers to know that it takes a lot of support and understanding to be able to untangle the web of emotional eating and obesity. I also think...

When I was in middle school, we held a local event for the Special Olympics.  My school was looking for volunteers -- kids that that would help escort each participant (who were the same ages as most of the middle school volunteers) from...