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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Being Noticed

I mentioned earlier that a lot of fat people just want to disappear, to be seen (or not seen as the case may be) like everyone else. I’ve just about lost 20 lbs and two people have made comments. I find these comments extremely discomforting. I guess if I had asked someone if I looked [...]

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And another thing

The funny thing about people who are extremely fat (I hate the term morbidly obese, but I’ll go into that later) is that the only thing we want to do is appear like everyone else.  We want people not to notice us in restaurants or stores, we want so desperately to look like everyone else, [...]

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An Introduction to The Beast

You know how the night before you start a diet you’re full of enthusiasm, ready to tackle this problem you’ve been putting off for months or years, ready to dive right in and finally tackle this monster? You go to sleep with new resolve and awake with complete and utter dread? I’ve always wondered what [...]

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