My eating, the Mirror, the scale, video of me performing (Egads!) There is no denying it. I have become a fat bitch again. Don’t despair folks. We obese people can say these things about ourselves. And no matter how many of my dear ones smack my hand or pound the table as they offer their [...]

Tags: blogging, diet & exercise, fat, knee pain, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, performing, singing, weight, weight control, weight issues, weight loss, women's body image
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Last night one of my peers performed on national television on NBC’s The Voice. I watched the video several times and I was so moved by her bravery that I had to write about it.

Tags: fear, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, performing, singing, terisa griffin, The Voice, weight issues
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Weird day today. A friend, a good friend who I’ve known for decades expressed “worry” that I might drop dead from being fat. Actually she said: “I worry about you” and then proceeded to tell me that another friend wanted to do an “intervention” which I later found out was not true. It was handled [...]

Tags: diet & exercise, Facebook, fat, knee, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, weight control, weight issues, weight loss, women's body image
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It’s been so damn long since I blogged on here that I almost forgot how to use the dang software! Good news: I was asked again to join the cast of Tony Fitzpatrick’s final installment of the trilogy of his one man shows at Steppenwolfe Garage. The 2011 show “Stations Lost” got rave reviews and [...]

Tags: 16th street theater, ann filmer, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, nickel history: nation of heat, steppenwolf garage, tony fitzpatrick, weight control, weight issues, women's body image
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Missing In Action. That’s what they’ll say about me at the gym. I have fallen off the wagon. Oops! I wish I could blame it on “The Knee Chronicles” but I hopped off the ole’ girl awhile before that. However, I am not discouraged. I figure as long as I am still living, I can [...]

Tags: diet & exercise, Ernestine Shepherd, knee pain, life goals, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, obesity, obesity and health issues, personal growth, The Knee Chronicles, weight control, weight issues, weight loss, women's body image, women's health
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I had an “Arthritis Flare.” It was my very first and it was awful, horrible, debilitating and sudden, like BAM! I have been dealing with knee pain for awhile now but nothing like this. This experience taught me a lot. Shit happens to the body and I can neither control it, nor will it away. [...]

Tags: Arthritis Flare, arthritis pain in the knee, diet & exercise, Kenalog, Kenalog shot, knee pain, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, weight control, weight issues, weight loss
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It’s two hours past my scheduled appointment time and I am finally sitting in the examination room. I’ve actually been in here for about 20 minutes. Not much to look at but at least it doesn’t smell funny. You know what I mean! That doctor’s office smell. As a child, I was always traumatized by [...]

Tags: cortisone shot, Kenalog injection, knee pain, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, orthopedics, pain, weight issues, women's body image
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It’s morning and I am sitting in the doctor’s waiting room. The doctor’s office is located in an area hospital. It’s not posh or fancy in any way. This comforts me for some reason. There are people of color here, working people – quite unlike the last time I was in an Ortho clinic (four [...]

Tags: diet & exercise, doctor's office visit, health and aging, healthy living, knee pain, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, middle age, orthopedics, weight control, weight issues, weight loss
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I am stuck a half block from my house. I am unable to stand, or walk. I can’t even bend my knee to get into a taxi because of the intense pain in my left knee. And a voice is screaming in my head: “If you weren’t such a fat cow this wouldn’t be happening!” [...]

Tags: knee blow out, knee pain, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, weight issues, women's body image
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I decided to go to my friend’s birthday celebration. It is a relatively low key night in the realm of true party girlness. The plan is to attend a campy play at a nightclub’s cabaret room which is located minutes from my house. One quick cab ride away. I hobble with my cane to the [...]

Tags: knee blow out, knee pain, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, weight control, weight issues, women's body image
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