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Comrade GoGo is a 30-year-old woman out to drop 1/3 of her body weight and gain some insight into nutrition, fitness, and mental health in the process.
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Doing It for Someone Else?
This is a hypothetical scenario, but one that’s been going through my mind a lot recently: Let’s say that objectively you’re very overweight or perhaps obese (based on BMI or some ot...
Props.
Today I’d like to give big props to a few of the weight-loss and fitness success stories that prop me up when I’m feeling discouraged, like I was this past week. Lady Shanny was one of my ...
Too Much Information.
Here’s a lesser-known Duran Duran tune for you from the early 90s: Destroyed by MTV I hate to bite the hand that feeds me So much information The pressure’s on the screen To sell you thi...
I Hate Weight Watchers: Capitulation.
I must reluctantly report to my fellow comrades . . . that I surrendered and signed up for Weight Watchers yet again this weekend, despite all my intentions to the contrary a mere three days ago. I di...
Pure and Simple.
I sign up for inspirational daily emails—from several different sources. And I read a blog about zen living. Believe me, I need all of this. This week, two different quotes from two different so...
I Hate Weight Watchers: In Search of Fabulous.
I have been diligently googling for a gay Weight Watchers meeting in this supposedly liberal town, to no effect. I actually miss Chelsea at times like this. Where are all the body-dysmorphic homosexua...
My Frozen Screwdriver WW “Lifestyle”
One of the many blog feeds I subscribe to is CalorieLab, and a recent CL post included the following snippet: Video blogger Faint Starlight, also known as 24-year-old Esther Brady, has been working f...
Back in the Ring?
[Source: Vintage WW recipes on Candy Boots] Writing about weight loss is something I find quite tiresome. Entries become carbon copies with slight variations. Sometimes I even get secretly peeved for ...
The Game of Life.
Most of my childhood was spent in the 80s, when I got to play awesome, rewarding games like Life. The point of the game was to collect little baby blue and pink pegs and make some fake money so someda...
Squeeee-kend!
Today is the day! I’m finally driving down to Houston this afternoon for my squeeee-kend with M500 (also featuring B and Sir H). YAY!! I’m unabashedly excited. I have packed a buttload of ...
TILT: Things I Love Thursday.
I’m taking up Gala Darling’s challenge to compile a weekly list of things that make me happy or that I’m obsessed with at the moment, so here goes: * First and foremost, Gala Darl...
Overthunk.
How do us navel-gazers ever get anything done? If I’d thought too hard, I wouldn’t have lived in New York City. Or ran a marathon. Or met up with my internet crush, MC, in real life. IR...
When the Schnecken Beckons (for several weeks in a row).
I started writing this as an advice-seeking email to Pasta Queen, but it become all lengthy and rambling, so I figured it was perfect for a blog post ;). Bwah. Also, despite the fact that I’ve t...
What’s It Worth to You?
How much is reaching your goal worth to you? I’m not being figurative here. Seriously, is your well-being worth $500 to you? $5000? More? We tend to shy away from putting a dollar amount on a dr...
Conjunction Junction.
Hi comrades. I think I’m coming down with conjunctivitis. That’s pink eye. Ow. And it doesn’t match any of my outfits. Also: I’m at home this afternoon keeping an eye on the pl...
Individualiste.
We’re finally moving—for real!—into the new rental duplex this weekend. It was supposed to happen last weekend, but the weather was horrible, so we delayed. MC’s dad and brothe...
Pride or Class?
Is talking about weight loss tacky? I’m not referring to blogging. But do you talk about diets or trade workout tips on the job, for instance? Or perhaps among a group of friends when you’...
Learning the Lingo.
Dear comrades, Yesterday my mom forwarded me a link to an article about a really cool (and free) online community, Livemocha, which gathers people from all over the world together on the internet to h...
Food Culture and French Doorknobs.
Hey comrades! I’m still alive and kicking. And no, I’m not hiding in shame from you or anything. Despite not sticking to my food plan last week, I still managed a tiny loss that I didnR...
Lurve and Slow Losing.
I’m not great at responding to people’s comments right now, or leaving comments on my favorite bloggers’ posts. I’m down to my deepest energy reserves, and even though I’...
Lady in Red.
Hi there comrades, Just as a small note about my depression: If I’m writing about it here, that pretty much means I’ll be okay, so don’t worry about me too much. As long as I express...
I’m That Person.
Hi comrades, Somehow I couldn’t get a post together earlier today. The problem with depression is, for me it’s not simply getting bummed out for a day or two, at least not most of the time...
Weigh-In #6.
Despite all the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the past week, I still somehow dropped 1.4 lbs (updated on the Results page). I was happily surprised, because I felt sure after last night’s pizz...
Edible Sunshine.
This morning MC and I did something a little different: We got up bright and early (well, for a Saturday) and drove to Boggy Creek Farm, a small local organic farm that’s basically right here in...
Not a Cheater.
Comrades, I can’t tell you how much it means to me, all the supportive and helpful and encouraging comments you guys left yesterday. I’m excited to have a number of new books to check out ...
Meltdown.
Dear comrades, I had a bit of a meltdown last night. MC was awesome about it and we talked about a lot of the stuff that’s on my mind, namely: 1. R’s death. Suicide sucks. Don’t do i...
Demotivational Speaker.
I just wanted to send out a huge Thank You for all the encouraging comments on my last Weigh-In post. It’s so awesome to hear from old and new blog buddies alike! And I feel really good about he...
Dieting (TM).
Okay, maybe I’m on the slow boat here, but I just found out, thanks to Lifehack.org, that you can Google the patents of pretty much any weight loss program out there. Including that of the Weigh...
Weigh-In #5: A Month of Weigh-Ins.
The results are updated, and I lost another 2.2 pounds this week, for a grand total of 11.4 pounds altogether. Right on. This marks the end of my first month of weight-losing, and I’m totally ha...
Get in Shape, Girl.
Soooo . . . a few posts ago, I mentioned that Changes were forthcoming in GoGo’s funhouse of horrors (read: life). You’ll be ecstatic to know that I can now unveil the top secret details. ...