Living ~400lbs

Category: DayInTheLife

  • Thankful Thursday

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    [An occasional exercise in gratitude.] At the moment I’m thankful for: My temp gig is continuing to go fairly well. My father is doing better. I got over my “but things can’t get better” thinking and saw my ARNP about my anxiety, insomnia, and depression symptoms.  My ARNP prescribed Celexa (for depression) and Ambien (for insomnia). Ambien does help me sleep.  Celexa does seem to help my…

  • Feeling Like A “Bad” Fatty

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    I haven’t been exercising.  I spent most of the weekend sitting or laying down. Sometimes I’d be breathing hard from the effort of sitting (compared to laying down).  Sunday I was so exhausted I literally laid down and cried. I’ve got a cold, which does not combine well with asthma.  Plus I was helping run a small con, which meant quite a bit of adrenalin and the…

  • Working Wardrobes

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    During a phone interview today I ended up saying “No, this wouldn’t work” because their corporate dress code is Business Professional, defined as suits or suit-like combinations; ties for men; no athletic shoes allowed.   Refusing to dress up every day for work isn’t all that uncommon a stance for a software person to take in Seattle, but my reasons are a bit different. You see, in…

  • Things you don’t think about…

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    I had a job interview.  Overall I think it went well; it seems like a cool place with interesting work, and I think they got a good sense of what I can do for them.  If they make an offer I’ll be pleased, but I’m still looking.  (AKA: Nice first date, but it’s just a first date.  ;) However… The interview was on top of one of…

  • Fun with Job-Hunting

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    So, I’m checking out Craigslist, and there’s a job ad that sounds great for me until I get to the end “MUST be nicotine and tobacco free, demonstrated commitment to a healthy lifestyle preferred.”   *blink*  Okay, the first is a plus for an asthmatic, but the “demonstrated commitment to a healthy lifestyle”…?  Re-read the ad; it’s about tech stuff I’m familiar with, which is why I…

  • Some Good Things

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    Riot Nrrd explains why  judging other people’s health can be inaccurate. Despite turning my ankle a couple times Monday (and working too much and walking too little these past weeks) I didn’t have problems walking over a mile at the Sounders game Tuesday night :) My new CPAP mask arrived! Somehow I’d broken the widget that connects the nose piece to the headgear.  I’ve got another mask which…

  • Meds: There’s a Reason I Take Them

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    It’s amazing how my morning can go from “bleah” and “moving sucks” to “this feels right pleasant” and “let’s get stuff done” just by taking my meds. The asthma meds in particular make carrying laundry up/down the stairs and changing sheets much easier, but the vitamin B12 and D also does a lot for my general energy levels. (This message is brought to you by Saturday “taking…

  • Seattle Summer

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    Last summer, Seattle had record-breaking heat. This summer, Seattle has record-breaking coolness. Sure, it’s gotten up to 85F or 90F once or twice. At the moment it’s 10am and 55F degrees. It’s supposed to warm up to 85F this afternoon, but I’m still wearing cotton knit slacks and a v-neck t-shirt at work to avoid being too cold this morning. The one time I tried wearing a…

  • FYI for Gardeners

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    This is a mattock: I might not have needed a mattock to loosen the clay-like soil I just dug up, but it certainly didn’t hurt!   The Keens walking shoes are definitely worth the money on uneven ground, too.  They make walking and squatting in the yard downright easy. But after an hour of pulling dandelions, loosening soil and mixing in mulch before actually planting the plants…

  • My Monday (lots of work deadlines edition)

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    7:45 Alarm goes off.  Hit snooze.  Multiple times. 8:15 Get up. 8:45 Meds, breakfast. 9:00 Leave house. 9:30 At my desk, working. 12:30 Read a newspaper while heating and eating lunch. 1:00 Back at my desk, working. 5:15 Take a break for some social media and a snack. 5:45 Back to work. 8:00 Could stay later, but need to leave work to get to the pharmacy to……

  • Seat Belt Extenders: Not just for airplanes

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    You know how you get used to your life and forget things other people take for granted? Yeah. Listening to Lesley & Marianne’s Fatcast I started thinking about how life is different for superfat folks than it is for those size 24 and below.  I shop in different catalogs, I have a seat belt extender for my car … wait, did I ever blog about my car’s…

  • What I did yesterday

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    I went out to go to work (and get breakfast on the way) and discovered a flat tire. I went back inside, called my boss, and made breakfast.  After sufficient caffeination I changed into cords and a sweatshirt I didn’t mind getting dirty and went out to deal with the tire.  Only one was flat, and I had a spare, so time to change the tire. I discovered…

  • Flying While 400lbs

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    I wasn’t going to write about Kevin Smith being bumped for fatness because I felt like I’d written enough already on airline stuff.  But I’ve been contributing to the Kevin Smith thread at Shapely Prose.  Then tonight I wrote up a huge long comment on my airline experiences at We Are The Real Deal and … it’s a post in itself.   So. Observations: Per the airline definition of…

  • Question: On Dating While Fat

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    This was originally from Formspring.me (yes, I signed up there too) but I thought worth putting out here too, since much of it applies to anyone. You have said that you’re bisexual. Do you have any sex or dating advice for a young gay fat woman? One thing I got from a friend many years ago: dating is stressful. Exciting, fun, but also scary. It’s best approached…

  • Disney World

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    As hinted yesterday, my November vacation was Disney World! For a week! Yes, it was fantastic.  We stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter, visited in-laws, did Mission: Space, Soarin’, ate Moroccan food, laughed at Ellen & Bill Nye, geeked out at Spaceship Earth, loved Big Thunder Mountain and Test Track, enjoyed lunch with an Imagineer, and so on.  The man of the house got to ride the remade…

  • Vacation photos!

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    Warning: vacation photos ahead.  :) These gents live near the pool, hot tub, and laundry of the resort we stayed at in November.  The resort had a New Orleans theme, down to beignets and gumbo on the menu and loads of wrought iron.

  • Thankful Thursday

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    (Yes, starting these weekly exercises in gratitude again — just under the wire :) 1) I took a Vacation.  My first full week off in over a year.   Even though I’m still limping.  Woohoo! 2) I’m adjusting to using a cane as needed, and discovering I don’t get more looks than usual with it. 3) …already blogged, but still: Oprah’s magazine printed a piece on fat acceptance. 4)…