Category Archives: My Fat Ass

A journal of my journey to lose weight.

Oh, the panniculus!

September 22, 2009 – 9:47 pm   |   My Fat Ass   |   Comments (6)

My mother is a "fatist." She hates fat people. Okay, "hate" may be too strong a description. She's certainly never advocated that heavy people enjoy fewer rights than thin folk, but neither can she hide her disgust for anyone who is significa… » Read More

The 800-pound gorilla in the bathroom

September 8, 2009 – 10:06 pm   |   My Fat Ass   |   Comments (0)

I'm avoiding the scale. It's sitting under the bathroom sink, and every morning I see it. Every morning I'm reminded that I should weigh myself. I should be honest with myself. But I can't do it. Not yet, anyway. Not right now. This is my 800-poun… » Read More

The Great Weight Debate

September 1, 2009 – 4:58 pm   |   My Fat Ass   |   Comments (1)

To exercise or not to exercise? Apparently, that's the question stirring up quite a controversy lately. According to Gary Taubes (in his book, Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease), … » Read More

More junk in my trunk

December 14, 2006 – 1:53 pm   |   Mad Monkey, My Fat Ass   |   Comments (1)

I hate this time of the year, but not for the usual reasons you might think. Okay, I don't particularly care for the commercialization of Christmas. I usually lose sleep trying to figure out what presents to buy for the lucky sots on my list, and… » Read More