Laughing at Yourself

January 25, 2012

I know I’m generally a very *rah-rah* person on this blog. There is something about taking all of the jumbled, over-analytical thoughts from my mind and dissecting them into something that makes sense. Like many of you, I am trying to find meaning in the journey – success or failure. How can we learn to do better? How can we improve? How can we motivate ourselves? How do we learn from our mistakes so we don’t make them again?

Whether fitness-related or not, trying to reach goals is hard. You are reaching for something that you obviously want very badly, but there isn’t always a clear-cut way on how to get it. Even when you think  you know how to get it, something inevitably comes up and knocks you on your ass.

I can’t be sad about the worlds longest stall on the scale or my leg being in a cast. It won’t accomplish anything. So today, I’m choosing to laugh. Whether we like it or not, sometimes, you just have to roll with the punches.

Now excuse me while I go get some tissues to wipe the tears of laughter off my face. At least it was an ab workout.

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Plus Size Fitness Writer & Brand Representative

01.24.2012

There are things that I used to regard as impossible. My mind, like many of yours, has an awful tendency to insert nasty seeds of negativity when it dared to dream. Slowly but surely, however, doubts are subsiding as I recognize that I have succeeded at many things in the past, and I am succeeding at things in the present. Being a morbidly obese 450+ pound twenty-something is nothing I would wish on my worst enemy. Yet somehow I allowed my body to get to that nightmare after years of self-doubt created an environment so foggy I didn’t know how to escape. Having this blog as an outlet to hammer out my thoughts is one

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Sunday Ramblings

01.22.2012

Blah. Another weekend down the drain and I feel even more behind than I did when the weekend started! I’m one of those people who has a lot of ideas that come up through the week, and then on the weekend rush to try to figure out how do to them. This week, I had all sorts of things I wanted to write, and ended up with very little of it done. So is life! There is one thing in particular that I wrote on the ENELL blog that I wanted to share here, because it’s a question I’ve thought about often, and think it’s a great self-reflection exercise: What would you do if you

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Beauty Resolutions: More than Skin Deep

01.17.2012

Thanks to Walgreens for underwriting this post. I was paid as a member of the Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all mine. Visit http://www.discoverbeautywithin.com/. Sleep has been a huge focus of mine the past month as I try to solve my insomnia, sleep apnea, and other issues going on with this wacky body of mine. Last week, I did a horrible job of getting enough rest, and this morning feel like a ton of bricks has fallen on my head. Not only that, but yesterday I noticed that my skin was really oily and this morning, I have broken out all over my face. Talk about  a self-esteem booster! While beauty may seem

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Ultra Beginners Fitness Guide

01.16.2012

Once upon a time, I was sitting on my sofa at 455 pounds watching a workout DVD I had put in. It was labeled “beginner” so I thought that I could do it. I didn’t even make it past the warm-up before flopping down on the sofa out of breath with tears running down my face. The next day, I was sore and my feet ached. This is what the reality is for many severely obese people who try to do exercise after months, or years, of being sedentary. I’m so thankful that not everyone will know what it’s like to feel that desperation. How do you even start when you can’t even do the

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Workout Videos On Demand

01.16.2012

When I was 455 pounds and thinking about starting some sort of workout routine to get healthy, I had lots of excuses: I can’t work out because I’m too heavy and will hurt myself I can’t be seen in public trying to work out I need someone to tell me what to do I don’t want to get bored After months of talking myself out of doing any exercise (and gaining weight in the process), I ordered some workout videos geared towards the beginner. I figured that if I could do exercise in the privacy of my own home, at least no one else could see me if I failed. I could wear whatever I wanted, stop

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Vlog: Health isn’t “all or nothing”

01.11.2012

If you’re embarking on a new health journey (or even continuing the one you’re on), remember that you can still be successful with slip ups.

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Sunday Roundup

01.08.2012

Hi friends! Laid low this weekend, so not lots to post about, however I did want to post some of my favorite things from this past week. First off though, congrats to Katie R. who won the $100 AMEX gift card for telling me her 3 words for 2012. Her words were focus, effort, and gratitude. Skinny Emmie Posts: The fat girl in Georgia: One of my favorite things I’ve written in a few months From Emmie Loves: I wore mullet leggings From Emmie Loves: I did a vlog about my Erin Condren planner, which I’m obsessed with! ENELL Blog Posts: All of these are written by me. These are my favorite this week. No

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I’m alright. I’m okay.

01.05.2012

This week has just been a little rough. My cast is really starting to bug the heck out of me. Waking up early and trying to tightly secure a trash bag around my leg so I can get in the shower is just NOT my idea of fun. I bought some fancy-dancy thing that is supposed to cover your cast and then vacuum seal to your leg so no water gets in. It seriously is like a blue, leg-sized condom (yes, I said it) and the worst part is that it doesn’t fit around my thigh. So, trash bags it is. In addition to the cast annoying me, my lower back muscles have been locked

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I am the fat kid in Georgia

01.04.2012

I tend to not be a controversial person. I stay pretty neutral on a lot of topics because I like to be well-versed in both sides before forming an opinion. That being said, the controversy this week regarding the Strong4Life campaign running in Georgia has really affected me. Billed as an anti-obesity campaign for children, the message of the ads is to “stop sugarcoating it, Georgia.” Here’s one that literally made my heart hurt. I WAS that girl. I was born in Augusta, Georgia, and lived there until I was about 12. I was always big. ALWAYS. Always taller, always plumper (seriously, look at the bottom left photo- my friend and I were the same age!).

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