What happens when you’re not supposed to worry about vanity or what the scale says, but it pervades your world? Here, I share my feelings about the hanging skin I have from losing 175 lbs on GLP-1 medications.
Category: Physical Health
Down 175 Pounds: Disney Celebration!
To celebrate my 175 pound weight loss, I walked, for the first time in decades, at Disney World. I wandered around the Beach Club, walked to the Epcot International Gateway, and then to the Boardwalk for a tiny dinner. Who is this person?
“What if ‘Food Noise’ Is Just … Hunger?”
Kate Manne wrote an opinion piece today about how Food Noise is a societal creation to keep women from eating and keep them dieting… that GLP-1s are part of the conspiracy to deny our basic need to eat and remain alive. She is 100% wrong and here, I share why I know she is and also explain, from someone who knows first-hand, what Food Noise really is.
Intertrigo: Under-Skin Seeping
Many of us with obesity know this skin infection that happens under our hanging bellies or between creases around the body. Here, I share the treatment I learned from my Dermatologist that has saved me from the Intertrigo I’ve experienced for 4+ decades. It’s glorious to be pain and infection-free.
Conflicting Advice for GLP-1s & Anesthesia
When it comes to anesthesia and GLP-1s, what is a patient supposed to do? It depends on who you ask.
Walking: Now I’m Here!
What happens when GLP-1s change a life? She is able to walk.
Folks Quitting GLP-1 Medications Within a Year
Why would people quit the GLP-1 medications before a year is up? I have seen several reasons, but this odd article makes a guess. Is it right?
Let’s Talk Side Effects: GLP-1 vs. Obesity
Here’s a comparison between the side effects and possible complications from GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP medications versus the effects of having obesity. Which do you think is worse?
Studies Regarding Periconceptional Exposure to GLP-1s
What is the research saying about conception and early pregnancy on the GLP-1s? Research is so new, it’s hard to know what a woman should do. I share a bit about what I am finding so far. There is still so many unknowns.
Tirzepatide Brain: The Nose Knows
Might GLP-1s and GLP-1/GIP smarten someone up? What about minimizing hallucinations? Mounjaro is doing both for me. I am looking for more information, so if you have some, please share!
“Phantom Fat?” / “Body Dysmorphia Disorder?”
The experience of the integration between the before and after a great deal of weight loss can be difficult and lonely. We can share here together!
Items That Helped the Fat Me Live Better
Here, I share some items and ideas that have helped me when I was super-big (350-400 pounds). I’m hoping others share their own strategies for getting along in a society that is all too unkind to us. I hope these help!
My Wall-E-esque Life
A repost of an introspective look at my fat life of hopelessness from 2017.
This is a great reminder why I am saving my life with Mounjaro now in 2023.
Down 170 Pounds & Kickin’ It!
After a several week stall, I am finally moving down again. I have labs in 2 months so it will be fun to see what they look like!
Those Voices That Command Us to Eat
What people call Food Noise, I call Food Cacophony. I’ve written about this for over a decade, always looking for a “cure” even as I worked on my health and weight. It was the noises in my head that drove me bonkers. You, too?