I think I'm finally done hemorrhaging. That was about 4 weeks of blood loss. No picnic. Mybe the new med is helping (Azulfidine) but it's really, really hard to take 1 pill 4 times a day. So hard. I am sure I am a bit anemic (my gums are pale) but I hope to be on the mend ( Read more... )

So I am experiencing a weird change in shape again ( Read more... )

I went to Intimacy tonight to pick up a bra that was altered. Unfortunately, I've dropped weight to the point that it was already too big. So now they have two of my bras and they are taking the band down to... wait for it...

28JYes, I know this is ridiculous :( I am reaching the point where it's going to be very hard to find bras in this size. ( Read more... )

I'm finally back below 200 pounds, for the first time since last spring. I got below 200 last spring, then ran out of medication and ballooned up to 230 again, then lost most of it, then ran out of medication and ballooned back up, then went through that cycle a few more times. Now, though, I won't run out of meds for awhile, and I think my doctor ( Read more... )

I've been a fat person since my early mid-20s. I was a size 9-ish (though of course I thought I was terribly fat then) in high school, moving into a size 7 afterward and into my early 20s. In the late 90s, when I first got CFIDS (and, I believe, had a drop in thyroid function) I started to gain weight. I gained it in spurts, ten or so pounds at a ( Read more... )

A seriously negative aspect of losing weight is loose skin. I have loose skin and it is unpleasant ( Read more... )

I'm of course frustrated and annoyed by how slowly weight loss happens. I want to be losing faster and frankly, I want to be thin now. to quote Bon, it's a situation where I think "Screw the journey, I want the destination ( Read more... )

I mentioned awhile back that I wanted a black pencil skirt that would hit right below the knee. I mainly want this in order to wear my many awesome knee socks. I don't like having my knees bare ( Read more... )

Monday night was Thelemic Coffee Night. All of my casual clothes were dirty so I ended up getting a little dolled up: velour pants, a soft sweater, and pumps because my little mary jane skimmers are literally falling apart and look too ugly to wear with nice clothes. I was also wearing glasses because I'd taken out my contacts earlier when an ( Read more... )

One night the weekend before last, I was feeling pretty sad. I was seriously bummed and in an effort to distract cheer myself, I decided to try on all the clothing in the house to see what fit me and what didn't. I had been wanting to do this for a few weeks, but had put it off because of finals ( Read more... )