Hey all, I'm The Chick. Due to the sensitive nature of this blog, I have chosen to keep myself anonymous at this point. That may change in the future, but for now, you can just call me "Chick".
I started this blog as a way to document my life as a fat chick. At the conception of this blog, I weighed about 330 pounds. This is the heaviest I have ever been and being this fat has created all sorts of issues for me. I know there are others out there like me, so hopefully this blog will be a safe place, free of judgment and ridicule, where fat chicks the world over can unite.
Health-wise, I am fine. I don't experience high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea or any of a whole host of obesity-related illnesses. But being fat takes its toll emotionally, day in and day out. Much of my thought like is preoccupied with food, eating, being fat, being uncomfortable, and just a general disdain for how far I have let myself go. I do experience a lot of physical pain from being so fat. Not to mention, all of the typical societal stereotypes and discriminatory treatment by people who have no idea what it is like.
Believe it or not, I actually eat a relatively healthy diet. I am a BIG (pardon the pun) believer in a whole foods/raw foods diet. I am a Christian woman and I believe that our diets should consist mostly of foods as close to the way God made them. I try to steer clear of fast foods and processed foods. I like to buy organic produce when I can afford it. I drink raw milk. I am starting my own garden for the first time this year. I love to cook and I love to experiment with new, healthy recipes. This is the way I live my life. It is not a diet. I am not in to denying or depriving myself of good food. And there is nothing low-fat about it.
I am also a stay-at-home wife and mother. I homeschool my four children, ranging in age from 8 years old all the way down to 12 months old. I try to live naturally as much as possible. I exclusively breastfeed all of my babies and practice baby-led weaning. I like to wear my babies and keep them close. We try to maintain an active lifestyle, though I admit, I do not exercise routinely.
I have been married to the man of my dreams for nearly 11 years. I am so proud to be his wife. Currently we are thinking about trying to conceive our sixth child (we have four living children and one angel baby). In light of that, I want to be in optimum health as we begin the journey to becoming parents again. My goal is to lose about 60 pounds before we try for another pregnancy. I would like to lose that amount in about 6 months. I will not be dieting, but eating healthy, trying to be more active and doing what I can do to make healthy choices for me and my family. I will weigh-in weekly here on the blog.
I hope you'll join me on the journey. I will share my trials and successes. I will share cooking adventures and recipes. I will share my thoughts on everything from healthy eating, to societal pressures to be magazine-thin, to my emotional journey as I work through the WHYS behind my eating patterns-and everything in between. I hope that my blog will be encouraging and inspiring and that others will know they are not alone. I also hope to gain accountability here. So don't let me slack or give up!
I welcome comments and respectful debate, but will delete any and all comments which are rude, offensive to fat people everywhere, or which contain foul language. Thanks for visiting!
