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The Enablers: Weeks 7&8

This period's post may or may not be just as emotional as the last, but yesterday's weigh-in took me to a place that I don't care to be.  By no one's fault but my own, I happened to gain since my last post, but lose since my last OFFICIAL post.  I was so excited about losing what I had two weeks ago that I could only see my self moving forward to becoming a better me.  A week later, I attended a conference, and after contemplating about whether or not to bring my own lunch to the conference, I decided to just chose the healthier options from their selections.  What I didn't know was that they were doing boxed lunches and everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, was carb-filled.  They offered a variety of pastry and fruit options for breakfast (as well as coffee, tea, water, juices and sodas).  For lunch there were three options for boxed lunches- all sandwiches and wraps.  In addition, inside each Day One box there was risotto salad, chips, and a brownie, an...

Fat Girl Frank: Weeks 5&6

So.  I'm going to jump right into this.  I'm fat!  I mean really fat, and that's the truth!  I have rolls, dimples, nooks and crannies galore, and honestly, they've been all I've known for pretty much my whole life.  For all my life, even today and forever, I've loved me some me.  I mean every crevice, lump, and bump because inside of all of this a kind, caring, genuine, intelligent, generous soul.  With that said, I can also be very nonchalant, selfish (rightfully so), and FRANK.  If you've been following me, you know of the most important reasons for my wanting to become a healthier me: overall better health, wanting to become a mommy, taking control of my PCOS, and preventing the weight-related illnesses that are prevalent in the African American community.  This whole time I thought I was doing this just for me, but I realized today that that's not entirely true.  I'm going to list some other reasons why I'm doing this first for me a...