Tonight's the night! I'm going to do my first ever reading of the "Fat Piece" in front of a live audience - ever. I am reading as part of "Story Jam", a story-telling live music show produced by singer, performer, writer Stephanie Rogers and held at The Wilmette Theater. I'm a bit frightened in an excited way. I've been working on this particular piece off and on for decades, steadily for months. I have had invaluable guidance from solo show writer and scholar Arlene Malinowski who has been …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Showing Up Is Half The Battle
I didn't think about it. I knew I had to go. Even as the pain in my back and knee hampered my every move in bed, I got up slowly, cautiously. I thought to myself: "How the Hell am I going to the gym? I can't even go to the toilet!" In the old days, I would have cancelled this session and stayed in bed all day. Still I had an appointment with Trainer Jeremy and I said to myself: "One day my pain may keep me from it, but not this pain, not this day!" The folks at the Spa at Trump Chicago …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl – The Reboot!
Well, I'm back to it again. I have officially decided to get healthy. Only this time I'm getting help and I am accountable to someone. Today marked my first session with a trainer and a fitness team. It all started in February while visiting my dear friends in Colorado. My friend is 83 years old and works out every day, still works, plays golf and skis. He's strong and fit. And I don't mean fit for an 80 year old. I mean fit. He's like a father to me and with that loving role comes brutal …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl – It’s On!
I am back at it. I have had so many false starts that I refrained from posting about my latest effort to lose weight. But it's been several weeks now and after losing 16 pounds I am formally declaring: IT'S ON! I am obese. I am a fat ass bitch and I'm sick of it. Folks get upset when I call myself fat. They even argue wih me: "You're not fat!" to which I respond: Remind me to never believe another word that comes out of your mouth again! I weigh over 300 pounds! I'm fat! face it! …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl 2013
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 support by saying: "Don't say those things about yourself!" The truth is that I have to face the truth. No matter how well I sing and no matter how much the people love me in spite of the rolls of flesh I …