Today is day 376 of the diet. I am down 4.4 pounds not for the week, but in the last six days!
I have lost 100.8 pounds since June 17, 2006.
Today I weigh less than I did when I was 15, forced to be weighed in front of my high school P.E. classmates, teary-eyed, ashamed, in […]

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I broke a bracket at dinner last night (already.)
I woke up disgusted by the thought of food, fearing I was either going to literally be sick today or pass out from my overnight mental issue.
But it’s 10:52am and I’ve already eaten nearly 850 calories–mostly in small bites of peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat, […]

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Well I have regular plain ol’ silver braces. And a small headache. And a weird desire to smile hugely to just GET THESE STUPID THINGS TO STOP TOUCHING MY LIPS.
I’m a baby.

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Tonight begins Shaq’s Big Challenge on ABC.
I guess I like Shaq, and anyone who focuses his attention on childhood obesity wins with me. I’m sure (or I am hoping) that some attention will be brought to reinforcing that this generation of children have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. That’s majorly mind-blowing and heart-breaking […]

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If I were to make a list of all of the things that bother me about myself, it would be endless. But overall, since I was young, specifically age seven, I knew there were two things I wanted to change about myself:
I wanted to be thin.
And I wanted a straight, beautiful smile.
I’m not thin, and […]

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100 ways to cut 100 calories from Prevention magazine.
I received a subscription to Prevention last year as a gift, which is convenient since I have it in my head that I want to read everything ever written by Geneen Roth.
Some of the tips are obvious, and I read some as a little self-serving. I shouldn’t […]

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Today is day 370 of the diet. I am down 2.4 pounds for the week, bringing me only 3.6lbs away from my -100lb goal.
My goal was to lose at least two pounds each this week and next, and to tackle the 100lb mark the following week, but 3.6 seems too close to ignore. I think […]

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Last Friday morning, sitting in an exam room in the doctor’s office, waiting to be seen for my aching back, I forgot something I used to think about many times before.
I don’t remember how old I was, but too young to be so heavy, when my doctor opened my file in front of me and […]

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1/2 cup low fat ricotta cheese
1/4 cup egg whites
3 tbs flour
2 tsp Splenda
1 tsp baking soda
Mix all ingredients. Spoon onto warm, non-stick skillet, forming thick batter into circles. Flip when tops bubble.
Makes four 4-inch pancakes
Serving: 2 or 4 pancakes
Calories: about 100-125/200-250 (brands vary)
Serve with berries (or sugar-free maple syrup I predict would be good.)
I’ve had […]

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What Makes You Eat More Food according to a Time Photo Essay.
Duh to all of these. Except maybe the temperature one, which I never actively think about.
No cranking up the A/C today. Nuh uh.

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