For my birthday, I went to Branson, MO for the weekend. I know, I know – why Branson? To be honest, I just wanted to see the World’s Largest Titanic Museum (which I highly recommend to anyone with the slightest bit of interest in the Titanic).
While I was there, however, we visited The Butterfly Palace. You’ve probably heard of these types of places before. You go into a large room in which hundreds of butterflies fly around your head. At times it was both stunning and frightening (coming from someone with a distinct dislike of bugs). Many of the butterflies [ ... ]
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Jan 2008
For my birthday, I went to Branson, MO for the weekend. I know, I know – why Branson? To be honest, I just wanted to see the World’s Largest Titanic Museum (which I highly recommend to anyone with the slightest bit of interest in the Titanic).
While I was there, however, we visited The Butterfly Palace. You’ve probably heard of these types of places before. You go into a large room in which hundreds of butterflies fly around your head. At times it was both stunning and frightening (coming from someone with a distinct dislike of bugs). Many of the butterflies [ ... ]
Category: Body Image, Psychology
Tags: beauty, Body Image, Branson, Butterflies, hiding, thoughts, Titanic Leave a Comment
09
Jan 2008
Since I’ve lost 145+ pounds, the term “skinny” has been getting bandied about quite a bit. As in, “you are getting so skinny,” “look at you, Skinny Minnie,” etc. “Skinny Minnie” being a phrase I abhor. But what does it mean? I may have lost a lot of weight, but by society’s standards, as well as a physician’s standards, I am still a great deal overweight. I still have approximately 40 lbs to go. I am far from skinny. The only thing I can determine is that because they knew me before I began losing the pounds, I am indeed, in [ ... ]
08
Jan 2008
Just over a year and a half ago, I joined Weight Watchers online. Before I begin, let me start by saying that I am not here to promote Weight Watchers in any way, but you should know up front that that is how I have lost 145 lbs so far. It obviously works. I still have a bit of weight to lose to be where I need to be, but even now I’m struggling with learning about who I really am. For so long, I was the “fat girl.” Now that I’m not quite so fat, who am I? Perhaps [ ... ]
Category: Psychology
Tags: Body Image, fat, overweight, weight loss, Weight Watchers / Weight Loss Leave a Comment
