The Repairer: How I learned being overweight doesn?t mean I am broken By: Rachel O?h-Uiginn, CEO & founder, Undercurrent Coaching for Curvy Gals Since the age of twelve, I?ve been overweight. All of my adult life I?ve been overweight. But since the age of twelve I?ve also thought something was wrong with me because I was overweight. I was then and still am a very physically active person, eat healthy meals, and could tell you ... Read the Post...
Wicked Girls GNO! Book Boyfriends
A weekly feature from?Ana?s Attic?and?Starting on Monday Welcome to Wicked Girls GNO. My glass of sangria is next to me, and I'm ready to get buzzed and talk. It's been an interesting week for me. First of all, my husband almost passed out at my gynecologist appointment! (My hero!) Read about here. Then my little guy lost his tooth and now is all gums. Plus, he got the flu. :( ?Older spawn was just given a condom by yours truly. Better to ... Read the Post...
Fun Times at the Gyno
Woohoo for the Gynecologist! I've had enough issues over the years, that the gyno I have been going to for 9-10 years has a folder as thick as my head. The three times I tried to get pregnant, I got pregnant immediately (though one didn't make it). I had my last child at 38, and while I was on the table getting my second C-section, the Dr. asks me "Do ?you want me to tie your tubes while I'm in there?" Silly me was thinking..."God forbid ... Read the Post...
How am I Old? I Still Think Like a Kid!
Recently I went away for Wicked Girls Book Weekend, and found myself at the older end of the spectrum. What? When the fuck did I get OLD? I mean I found myself hanging out with a few girls that have MOTHERS younger than me! WTF? I'm in my mid 40s. I have a second grader and a teenager, so they keep me kind of young. Most people tell me I look way younger, but really, who is going to say I look my age? I think that having the extra fat just ... Read the Post...
Why Girl Scouts? Why?
And I have NEVER been able to understand WHY the Girl Scouts sell cookies starting in January. Hello? I just made my dieting resolution 3 days before those cookies went on sale! They get me when my will power is the strongest! Start selling those things in ?April or May, or better yet September/October and I can guarantee I will grab a few boxes, but January? No. Maybe that is their money for the rest of the year? Maybe they need to change that. ... Read the Post...
Wicked Girls “GNO” Girls Night Out
A weekly feature from Ana's Attic and Starting on Monday This is a new weekly feature I am going to try out here. I will post on a weekend night. I may post similar or different from Ana's Attic, depending on my weekend. This is a place to chat about, men, books, sex, love, kids, shopping....whatever. We can "weigh in" and discuss successes and failures, play games, brag about your kids, and talk frankly. Nothing is off limits! Do you have a ... Read the Post...
Spanx You Very Much!
Yesterday I had a funny post on the facebook page for this blog. Kari said ?"So, I've decided that getting into Spanx right after a shower should count towards my daily workout. :)" It got me thinking about some of the Spanx incidents in my life. After I had my first C-section and had to go back to work every day, I purchased some high waisted granny-panty control-type thingies. I wore them every day over my underwear. Then one day I stopped ... Read the Post...
Well-Meaning Family and Friends
They love you. They care about you. They want you to be happy. They want you to be healthy. So they remind you all the time how big you are and ways you can change it. Or they tell you what to eat, or scold you when you eat. Or they hear about a new diet and call to tell you about it....daily. Or they just say something stupid, like "why don't you just eat less". My parents are AWESOME. They have been great parents my whole life. But they are ... Read the Post...
How Your Body Image Can Change You
It's amazing how different I am since I became heavy. I used to be a figure skater, a dancer, I sang in a band, I was in every play. I was an attention whore. As I got older, I sold advertising, and was confident and flirted my way to be the best salesperson in the company. Now? Total opposite. I had a crazy weekend that I was in charge of this past weekend. As a blogger under an assumed name, I liked being anonymous, where nobody knew who I ... Read the Post...
My Valentine’s Guest Post and Giveaway!
I am so grateful that I was invited to the Fools for Luv blog to do a guest post. It's all about body image, sexiness and how hot and sexy books can help. One of may favorite authors, Cherise Sinclair, has also graciously offered to give away one of her hot novels that feature a curvy heroine with body issues, Master of the Mountain, part of the Mountain Masters Series by Cherise Sinclair. Please pop on over there and leave a comment, and enter ... Read the Post...
Cleaning For The Cleaning Lady
I have always had a cleaning lady. Even growing up. Am I rich? No, not at all...even unemployed I would still have one. I'd eat spam before I got rid of her. My favorite day is the day I come home to a clean house, sheets changed, laundry folded. The amount of happiness that one thing gives me is worth any price. I SUCK at cleaning. I will start to put stuff away, then notice the drawer needs cleaning, dump the drawer, then get distracted and ... Read the Post...
My Hair Is My Shield
If anyone ever asked what my favorite feature is about myself, I would have to say it's my hair. Until yesterday, I had VERY long hair for a mom, very similar to the photo above. Almost waist length. It is my shield. I hide behind my hair, hoping people notice my hair first instead of my weight. I never wear it up, NEVER- unless I'm working out (haha, rarely) or sleeping. I also felt that without all that hair, my head would be too small for my ... Read the Post...
New Year’s Resolution Failure
I have a big weekend away that I can't wait for next weekend. I am meeting my idols--14 amazing authors, and 80 other women, many who are fans of my other blog, Ana's Attic Book Blog. I really wanted to look my best. Especially after I just came back from an all inclusive gorge-my-faceathon vacation over New Year's. If I REALLY wanted to, I could have easily lost 20 pounds in the 5 weeks by going on the Smart for Life Cookie diet. It is the one ... Read the Post...
Horizontal Stripes. Yay or Nay?
I was going through my mail today and came across the newest Lane Bryant catalog. I shop there a lot, even though I have some trouble fitting into their clothes correctly (my boobs are too small, but the rest of me fits fine). More than 50% of the catalog had horizontal stripes. I don't know about you, but I was brought up thinking horizontal stripes are a major no-no for anyone with a few pounds to lose. But this summer, I figured, since they ... Read the Post...
Cheese….
This is half of my problem.... If it doesn't come with cheese on it, I add it. Guess who doesn't get cheese on his burger? My skinny-ass husband. ... Read the Post...
How Was I Supposed to Resist This?
I was treated for dinner tonight and she insisted on dessert. Yes...I'm trying to lose weight, can you tell? I took home half of the Reese's pie, and I had a salad for dinner and lunch. Does that count? ... Read the Post...
Hangin’ at the BK Lounge
I'm never out in the morning. I tend to be up till around 2:30 am get up at 6:30 with the kids, then sleep from 8:30-11. This morning I had a doctors appointment at 9:30. I passed a Burger King. I haven't had a Burger King breakfast in years. What did I get? Not just the Croissan'wich, but the cheesy tots as well. I came to my senses a bit and threw out a few tots and most of the top bun of the Croissan'wich, but still...Subway, Dunkin ... Read the Post...
Welcome to Starting on Monday!
Starting on Monday will be a place for all the women out there who know they are too curvy, but have too little time, motivation or willpower to do anything about it. Or for those that try to diet every Monday, only to eat a cookie after dinner. Or for those of you that have tried every diet under the sun only to gain it back, plus a few extra pounds. It's for those women who know they need to make changes, whether it's eating, exercising, or ... Read the Post...
