Living ~400lbs

Annual Checkup Update: Lab Results

DayInTheLife, health, Me, My health

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[One of the occasional series of posts about my typical day.] During my annual checkup last week, my ARNP said that she would call if the labwork found a problem and that she usually sends an “all clear” note if things are unchanged. I asked if she could send me the full resuts, and she agreed. A few days later she’d to let me know that my…
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Bras

Clothing

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November 7th’s “Between Friends” had me laughing. Saleswoman, smiling: I brought some more bras for you to try. Susan: Uh…Look — these are all nice and frilly and colorful, but — Susan: Do you think you could find me something in basic white that’s comfortable and has good support? Saleswoman, resigned: (thought bubble) Man, these over-forty chicks…where do they get their priorities? My personal bra bugaboos are…
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Fat folks more likely to be Vitamin D-deficient?

FatnessInGeneral, health, Me, My health

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I got a phone call from my RNP; my screening tests show no problems, but my vitamin D is still a little low. She suggested I continue to take a 1000iu Vitamin D tablet a day. During my checkup RNP also urged me to start taking a multivitamin again. I have, and it has 400iu of vitamin D too. So now I’m actually getting 1400 iu of…
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Being fat is just like carrying a heavy backpack, right?

Exercise, FatnessInGeneral, health, News

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I mean, everyone assumes it is, so it must be, right? Nobody needs to research this because we know what they’d find, right? Studies that simulate obesity in nonobese people suggest that putting on pounds substantially increases the metabolic cost of walking. When lean women walk with heavy, bulky gear strapped to their legs and bodies, [locomotion researcher Rodger] Kram says, “their energy costs skyrocket.” But in…
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Day in the Life: Annual Checkup

DayInTheLife, HAES, health, My health

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[One of the occasional series of posts about my typical day.] Ah, the joy of the annual physical. One new thing I learned is that some STD screening tests that used to require a vaginal swab to test now don’t – chlamydia, for example, can be checked with a urine sample. For my first visit with this ARNP (summer 2007) I deliberately ate breakfast before going in. …
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Dancing?

fluff

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At the BBW Bash I attended in Vegas, I was a bit surprised to find that Queen’s Fat Bottomed Girls was the “theme” song. I hadn’t know the song (I grew up listening to Country & Western) but noticed it got everyone on the dance floor. Are you gonna take me home tonight Ah down beside that red firelight Are you gonna let it all hang out…
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DayintheLife: Weight-Loss Evangelism

Anti-Obesity Programs, DayInTheLife, Dieting/WLS, FatnessInGeneral, Money

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Inspired by Cherie’s post. [One of the occasional series of posts about my typical day.] The last stranger who approached me about a weight loss program said it was a Christian program that her church was sponsoring. I started laughing. She looked shocked and stammered something. I shook my head and told her no, diets don’t work. She recovered a bit, and said, “Well, all the women…
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A Few Quotes

Exercise, FatnessInGeneral, HAES, health, Mental health, OtherBlogs, quotes

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These are quotes that have stuck with me lately, so I thought I’d share. “[E]ven extremely obese women still have a longer life expectancy than normal-weight men.” — Paul Ernsberger, Ph.D. “Yet, we are not being inundated with scares about the deadliness of being male, millions aren’t spent to eradicate maleness, and men make up a fraction of bariatric patients.” — Sandy Szwarc, BSN, RN, CCP (commenting…
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Shock: Fitness article that doesn’t mention weight

Exercise, News

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This near-mythical item appeared in The New York Times, reporting on the US Government’s latest physical activity guidelines. Nothing about how exercising can cause weight loss. Even when discussing beginners, weight loss does not come up: The people who accrue the greatest health benefits from exercise go from doing nothing to doing something. “A one-minute walk isn’t going to do much for your health, but it is…
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DayInTheLife: Some weekends feel really short

DayInTheLife, Me

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[One of the occasional series of posts about my typical day.] This was one of those weekends. Laundry, errands, cleaning, laundry. Oh, and catching up on sleep. I also finished a couple murder mysteries, played some puzzle pirates, and had some quality time with the man of the house. Yet it seems really short. I think part of it is that I’ve been feeling under the weather. …
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