Back from Hotlanta w/ renewed spirit. Ready to accept the challenge posed to me by Dawn wherein I spend an entire day NOT thinking about my weight. What a concept! Here’s what I wrote while…
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13 Months in LA
Tomorrow marks 13 months in LA. The last time I’d spent 13 months in LA, I was desperately counting the moments until my flight “home”, having given up any hopes of living my passion as…
Feeling the Feelings
There is something very painful about KNOWING this work is emotional and then putting hope into yet another physical “plan”. Call it whatever you want… it’s always another fucking diet. After several very obsessed days,…
Forward Motion
Well, I think I’ve resolved myself to the fact that I’m in my size 14 jeans again. I’m trying to be happy with that, knowing that it’s all a matter of how I FEEL about…
Earthbound
I’ve been doing Callanetics, but only sporadically. I also find myself not walking as much as I was earlier in the month, now that I’m working so frequently. I’ve also been sick for a week….
Acceptance
Can you FORCE yourself to love and accept yourself just as you are? No, sadly. Instead, you must GENTLY allow yourself your mistakes and your slips AND your accomplishments, knowing that you are exactly where…