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I’m finally non-disabled enough to go back to work, and I got a job. I don’t want to be the fattest person in the office. I don’t really want to be the fattest woman either.

Currently looking into which is cheaper. Having my wedding ring resized or getting a new ring. It’s soon going to start slipping right off my finger.

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

Today I took the stairs when I got to work. It hurt a little bit, but I didn't even need the railing. Also, the "got to work" part. For a long time I was too disabled to work. I just finished my second day on the job.

Funny Face - Donna Fargo

You look wonderful!

I went out for coffee this morning with a group of women from church. I noticed that AT LEAST half of the women present were the same size I am, or bigger. (None of them were extremely large.) This means I am no longer standing out from the crowd as "that fat woman." My husband says I never did, but I can tell you there…

Yeah, I’m with the others here. “Wow, you’ve lost weight. How did you do it?” You tell them how you’re doing it, complete with your doctor’s advice and supervision, and you get a condescending, “Oh, no-no-no, honey. That’s not the right way. If you REALLY want to lose weight, you have to....”

Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison

That's What You Get For Loving Me - Gordon Lightfoot

I got another "I didn't recognize you because you've lost so much weight" comment.

Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder

"Oh, wow. It's amazing. I/he/she/whoever did a complete 360 degree turnaround!" Um, put a compass in your hand. Rotate it, or yourself, exactly 360 degrees. Everything ends up exactly the same as it started out, right? If you're trying to say that somebody has made major changes and is going in the *opposite* direction,…

team player

I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits

last nerve

Tell Me Something Good - Rufus

.... channel surf. Just pick a show and watch it.

I didn’t think I was ever going to. But as of today, I can balance on one foot to the count of 20. I’ll lose speed until I build up more strength, and I’m still a little wobbly when I walk. But now I’m clear to ditch the cane!

I can do chores around the house instead of having to depend on others to do them. Including lifting and carrying!

eight cylinder

Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (or Disturbed, depending what generation you are.)

Thank God I haven't come up against this one in years... it was from an abusive ex-boyfriend. Ex, for obvious reasons. Anyway, after I had lost about 30 pounds, his only response was a growling, "I don't want to hear it. You're still overweight." The kicker is, I actually wasn't. I was on the high end of normal, but he…

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Ebb Tide

Hot Time, Summer In the City -- Lovin' Spoonful

New one from my in-laws, who recently visited from two states away. Last time they were here was in November, for our wedding vow renewal. I'd had to make a new dress for the occasion, because my dress from 10 years ago was now too big for me. That's good news in itself. Well, hubby and I have both lost even more weight…

Great one. Wish I'd thought of that.

When people assume I'm going to fail even before I've had a chance to try. Don't tell me what you don't think I can handle! When people keep mispronouncing my name after I've corrected them many times and they've known me for years.

I have a couple. 1.) For the third night in a row, my bedtime blood glucose reading was low enough that it was not safe for me to take insulin. I am taking less and less of it, under supervision by a doctor. 2.) I am also phasing out my cane. I use it only for exercise walking, when I'm going for top speed. For short trips…