Weight Watchers International launched a television commercial a few days ago that focuses completely on “my butt.” Weight Watchers: My Butt As expected, some women, and maybe men too, are offended. The accusations made by the offended range from “it’s bad taste,” to “obscene,” to “they’re making fun of people with big butts.” Amidst the […]
There’s no denying that some people have a bad (f)attitude towards those whose weigh a lot. Some people are extremely prejudice and cruel towards fat people. I know because I was fat and I heard the comments and saw the looks. Some people hate fat people so much that even when we’re working to lose weight or […]
My job at Weight Watchers started for the same reason I sold encyclopedias and cosmetics. I wanted a set for my girls and the best way to get one was to earn them by selling them. I had a successful World Book Encyclopedia career. Yes! I went door-to-door, making cold calls selling encyclopedias. If I saw […]
Okay, here it goes again. This is nothing new. Every new year he says, “I’m going to lose weight! That’s my only New Year resolution and this year I mean it.” You heard it before and you know what that means. He’ll be insisting you clear out the fridge and cupboards. Get rid of the […]
I never felt any shame for how much I weighed. I never allowed the looks, laughs, or rude comments I received from people to bother me. I was okay with me, and if some fool was going to judge me by my dress size or chin rolls, I couldn’t care less. I wasn’t ashamed by […]
If you are fat, overweight, obese, pleasantly plump, chubby or whatever word you prefer to describe yourself and you struggle to get slimmer, the best Christmas gifts you can get are the ones you can only give to yourself. Give yourself the gifts of: Self Love Self Acceptance Self Care and Forgiveness
You started the year determined to get to a reasonable and healthy weight. You weren’t looking to weigh what you weighed when you were 18. You just wanted to get to a weight that reduced your risk of all of the scary weight-related illnesses. You were determined! You watched Dr. Oz. He touted the use […]
January 2015 All the holidays are behind me. I have never been so big in my life. January 2 I’ll start my diet. I’m giving up all sweets, dining out, pizza and wine. I’m joining the gym. I’ll get up at 5am every morning to get in an hour workout! February 2015 Fell off the […]
Why is it so hard to get rid of belly fat? The only thing harder than getting rid of belly fat is actually finding the elusive list of “5 Foods to Never Eat to Get Rid of Belly Fat.” If you have ever searched for those foods you will quickly learn that it’s going to […]
Weight loss formula: Eat Less + Move More = Weight Loss! Easy! If you are losing weight or ever tried to lose weight you may be aware of all the challenges surrounding what we think should be fairly easy, but turns out to be anything but easy! If we were to give a number to […]
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