I saw a mention on Good Morning America about Tyra Banks donning a fat suit, and then found this entry from Big Fat Blog, who linked to this entry from People magazine. In it, they explain that Tyra goes “undercover” in a 350-lb fat suit. Her experience?

[It was] one of the most heartbreaking days of […]

If you’re here to check in to see how The Biggest Loser’s battle of the sexes is going on, you’re in luck! I’ve talked about this several times (see here, here, and here).
So, no big surprise. Even though two of the men had terrible weeks (relative to the show), the men still soundly beat the […]

So yesterday’s Oprah was interesting. The topic was why women let themselves go. This was mostly code for why women let themselves get fat. Yes, there was a bit of discussion about putting hair in ponytails and not putting on makeup. But given how easy those problems are to fix, I don’t think this would […]

It’s been years since I’ve seen this side of 300. About three years ago, I clocked in at 372 on a routine doctor’s visit. And I can guarentee I gained after that, but am unsure just how high I may have gone. All in all, I think I’ve been 300+ for at least 6 years, […]

Well, you’d think I’d wait until Wednesday, when I’ll likely vent some more about NBC’s The Biggest Loser, but I can’t help myself. Last week, I complained that having the men versus the women was inherently unfair.
Thus I was interested to pick up the November Oprah magazine and find an article on this very subject […]

Here’s something that I hope makes folks think twice before they go in for the surgery solution:

CNN: Obesity surgery riskier than expected
New research found a higher-than-expected risk of death in the year after surgery, even among young patients.
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Some previous studies of people in their 30s to their 50s — the most common ages for obesity […]

Debra tagged me last night, so I’ll at least do part one, which is share the 5th line of my 23rd post (where I complain about the Protein Power website):

You have got to be kidding me.

How funny :).
My two regulars have both been tagged, so I don’t think there’s too much point in my […]

Okay, it’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to complain about last night’s episode of The Biggest Loser. Over on Anonymous Fat Woman, Nicole posts about it as well, and she raises the issue I’ve complained about before: the men versus women thing is a train wreck. It’s just not fair.
The good news is that it […]

In its October issue, Health magazine takes on the issue of dieting by doing “a study rigorous enough for a medical journal.” (It’s not currently available online.)
Well, they are right, it is “far beyond what magazines usually offer.” Alas, too bad it doesn’t really provide a satisfactory answer to the question of dieting.
First […]

The October issue of Health magazine has a special report titled “Our Real Life Diet Face Off” (not online yet). I hope to have more on this soon. But for now, I just have to vent about one of the diets in the face off, David Katz’s The Way to Eat.
I don’t really begrudge Katz […]

Today’s USA Today has a number of articles (here, here, and here) related to weight loss coming out of the annual meeting of the Obesity Society. Here’s my two cents on a couple.
Weight war can be never-ending — In this article, researchers emphasize what most of us know. It’s a hell of a lot harder […]

I got a chuckle from one fan’s “tribute” to the show some of us love to hate: The Biggest Loser.

Thank you. Thank you for publicly humiliating yourself so that I have something to do for an hour on Tuesday nights. I am forever grateful to have the opportunity to watch you and your fellow heffalumps […]

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that one of the aspects of my “plan” is working to find a positive answer to Einstein’s reputed question: “Is the universe friendly?”

Albert Einstein once said the most important question a human being can ask is “Is the universe friendly?” Think of that for a moment. How […]

Over on advoc84justice, Grace is describing her experiences with OA and its version of the 12-step program. Re step 1 (We admitted we were powerless over food - that our lives had become unmanageable.), Grace writes:

Can anyone who weighs 350 pounds really believe they are in control of their eating? …
I was not in control […]

Well, there’s an hour of my life I won’t get back. And I had to watch it in real time, as I was tivo’ing My Name Is Earl. Bravo’s Great Things About Being … Fat (part of a series that also includes great things about being 30, queer, and blond; yikes) just wasn’t great at […]

The other day, I shared what I’m calling the lazy person’s guide to
managing carbs. I thought it might be helpful to share a bit more specifics about what I’m eating.
Well, of course, as the previous post states, I’m pretty leery of (and less-than-compliant with) any diet that requires a lot of work. I’m also […]

So, when I announced this blog, I said that my premise was that the way to manage overeating is to choose to be HEALTHY. I strongly believe that this is possible.
For example, I have some vague recollections about seeing a Dr. Phil episode where he pointed out the truth that this is indeed a choice. […]

I’m putting together some thoughts about eating as it relates to compulsive overeating and weight loss, and in the process, have been poking around looking for useful links on the science of carbs. More about that soon. But in the meantime, I’ve turned up a couple of blogs by folks in the weight loss biz. […]

There’s another great post from Deepak Chopra over on Huffington Post that’s really interesting. Any amateur psychologist knows that part of our problem on Earth is our sometimes ornery ego. The highest aspiration for a Buddhist is to basically meditate so that one realizes there is no ego–that there is no “I” (a realization I […]

Well it had to happen sooner or later, but I finally did it. I went for a walk with no purpose in mind other than to get some exercise in the fresh air.
It really was beautiful out last night, and the alternative was to watch the same episode of 30 Minute Meals they had […]

First, a lighter note from Judd Apatow (of The 40–Year-Old Virgin fame):

My daughter Maude was 5 when she realized that Barney had only one expression. She couldn’t stop laughing when she noticed this. She ran around the living room with this psychotic Barney smile which never changed, and then started saying, “I’m happy. I’m sad.” […]

Okay, so over the last few days (here and here), I’ve started to try and clarify and explain what I’ve been doing that has so far been working well for me.
As I mentioned, my premise from the start was to stop overeating–and presumably then lose weight–by choosing health. But getting started was seemingly an […]

One of the other things that helped me in this latest effort was finding a book totally unrelated to weight loss. I like to think of it as one of those serendipity things. Back in January, I had seen a show on Dr. Phil about money makeovers (part of his New Year’s resolutions series). Watching […]

One somewhat sad thing about being perilously overweight is that you have to lose an obscene amount of weight before people might mention it to you. I’m down 70lbs (about 20% of my starting weight) and I think I’ve had three, maybe four, people say something about it to me. And the later they wait […]