Fat Girl No More

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

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As if the 50% off sign wasn’t enough to celebrate…look it, look it….size what?!?! Weeee!!!! Yes, the little joys of shopping. And yes: before anyone rains on my parade, I do know that sometimes Bayo (and Kamiseta for that matter) often have a weird standard for sizes and that often times garments that have the [...]

Yes, as of this weekend, my magic number is 21 I was a bit shocked to see the drop, to be honest, because I really didn’t think I was making that much progress. Well, I knew I was making improvements, but that much? It didn’t seem possible. Admittedly compared to the the latter part of [...]

On the day of my surgery a few years ago (this was before I lost weight and regained it again…long story I know but if you read my past posts, you’d know what I was talking about), my mom wrapped her hand around my wrist and made an off-handed comment about how her fingers don’t [...]

Today, just for kicks, I decided to try on my old pair of jeans. And wouldn’t you know….it fit! Woot! I haven’t worn jeans in like, forever, mainly because when you get to be my size, it kinda gets embarrassing to even try on jeans in a store, much less find one that fits. Another [...]

I am borrowing this adage from one of the fables of my childhood, The Tortoise and The Hare:  slow and steady wins the race. I’ve been on this weight loss journey since January and I have gone through a whooooole lot of bumps on the road but I think I am finally making progress. What [...]

A few months ago, I bought this really cute yellow dress from a blogger friend of mine. Sadly, it was a wee bit tight in the boobie area. Today, I tried it on…. Guess what? It fits

After a week, I’m still at an impasse. Then again, I guess I should be glad no weight gained, especially after that very sumptuous and indulgent blogger’s dinner we had last Wednesday. While I have tried to lessen my food intake, I have not yet really upped the ante with regards to my workout and [...]