Five Former Fatties

Category: Michelle

  • That Voice in My Head

    Michelle I ran home from work today, having carted my running gear with me on the bus in the morning. The voice in my head who loves to criticize, provide an abundance of unwanted and lame excuses, and otherwise find ways of making life miserable was not going to make it easy though. “You forgot…

  • Gummy Bears and Other Odd Shit

    Michelle Someone gave me a half-dozen gummy bears today and nom-nom-nom. Yup, I ate them up faster than you can say, “Hey, are you sure you want to eat those?”  And as I was happily munching the last one I realized that they actually don’t taste very good. In fact, the flavour is kind of…

  • “I just really love food,” and other lies I tell myself

    Michelle “Oh, I don’t really emotionally eat; it’s not something I do. I just happen to really love the taste of food, that’s all.” This falls into the realm of ‘stupid lies I’ve told myself and others about me,’ also known as denial. It’s the ‘I only have a couple of beers a day to…

  • A Partner’s Perspective

    Michelle My husband Chris is someone who is slim and stays that way.  His weight varies little whether he’s active or not, and seemingly irrespective of what he eats.  So when I started my fitness journey in 2005, some of what I dealt with wasn’t part of his experience and was difficult for him to…

  • Sports Drinks, Bars, Gels, Goos and Other Nasty Shit

    Michelle I went on a nice 5km run on Saturday and guess what? Not once did I consume a sports drink, fancy bar, goo, gel or other glow-in-the-dark chemically-laden expensive ‘sports product’.  F-bomb of the day… “Fuck shelling out wads of your hard earned cash on drinks, bars and other shit you don’t need!” I…

  • What’s Up With Women’s Magazines?

    Michelle I was traveling recently and decided to pick up some easy reading for my trip, so I bought a “women’s magazine”. I know, I know… what was I thinking? I should have been tipped off when the cover expounded the virtues of a woman who had lost a lot of weight and looked great,…