So, once upon a time I wrote like three versions of a post about how I decided to do self-waxing at home because I didn’t want some strange woman ripping hair out of my girl parts. I deleted the first one because it was boring. I deleted the second one because I wrote it while I was somewhat drunk. I deleted the third one because it kind of made me sound like an alcoholic.

I’m lying, I actually have the third draft and despite the confession of copious amounts of … Read More

Do you ever try so hard to figure something out that you miss the completely simple answer?

I missed a big one.

I’ve been agonizing over the whole, “Why do I freak out every time I get under 220lbs and sabotage myself?” and after probing through all the depths of my fears, insecurities, and the oddities of my psyche, I realized that I had missed something glaringly simple. Well, actually, I had missed two glaringly simple things, both of which I’ve known for a long time.

1. I’m afraid that … Read More

When I logged in to start writing this post today I realized that the last weigh in I tried to do didn’t actually get posted. I’m not sure where the post went but the title at least tracks the progress I’d made.

Granted, it was still from two weeks ago, but there’s a very good reason I missed last week and my monthly measurements. I was gallivanting in Texas with my best friend. Of course I gained weight.

Everything’s bigger in Texas, right?

Including this!

The trip was mostly about … Read More