Fat Girl No More

saying bye-bye to obesity, one day at a time

Browsing Posts published in February, 2011

Sigh. Yesterday I stepped on the scale and felt a part of me just die in frustration. Yes, the needle in the scale moved. The wrong way. Sadness. It was so damned frustrating to see how, despite all the yoga, conscious avoidance of fatty food, and much, much, MUCH less margaritas in my system, I [...]

Over the past few months, I have caught myself going up and down like a yo-yo in this whole diet journey. It can really get so darned frustrating sometimes, but I must admit, the motivation to keep going is still there. What really helps is having a good support system…and to be honest, I find [...]

The summer heat is slowly creeping in and for a sun lover like me, it is pure joy I am so happy that it has gotten much warmer these past few days, even if many others hate it hehe. I love the summer because it brings me so much joy…I would live in the beach [...]

I think I have not been remiss in saying how much I have fallen in love with yoga, right? It has replaced (yes, now I can say that officially!) my love for the hoop and even for movement based activities such as playing wii games…the only thing it has not taken over is walking Bubba [...]

Since I started doing yoga, I’ve noticed that I don’t automatically resort to eating (or alcohol for that matter!) when I’m stressed or sad or anxious. I admit, however, that I still do flail and grab on to old familiar things when I find myself struggling with emotions that seem to overwhelming or large for [...]

Every once in  a while, no matter how happy and content I am, days creep in that highlight things I wish I had, or don’t have for that matter. No, this isn’t me wanting to have my proverbial cake and eat it too.  And yes, when this happens, it brings with it a whole lot [...]

Lately I have found myself back on the floor. Literally. Just before the new year came in, I finally brought back my old bed to my room. Since my sister had left for the States (way back when) I decided to start sleeping on a mattress on the floor because I wanted to be closer [...]

Before anything else, lemme just say I still love my hoop so very, very much, but lately, I have found another love. LOOOOOOOVE I swear. I love it so much even when it hurts, I tell ya. I’d do it every single day if I could!!! For those of you who also read my other [...]