If I wrote in the style of those click-bait headlines, today’s post would say something like, “You won’t believe what she dared to say that no one else has the nerve to. I’m speechless!” (Have you noticed how many of those writers are ‘speechless,’ and yet have plenty to say …
No, it’s not my birthday (that’d be December 2nd, if you’re keeping track). But it’s the birthday of Big Fit Deal! I started this little experiment two years ago. I published my first post on July 5, 2012. I can’t believe it’s been two years already! In the past two …
What do you do when things aren’t going the way you want them to? If you’re feeling blue, furious, hopeless, enraged, how do you handle those emotions? Do you curl up in bed with the covers over your head? Eat a pint of mint chocolate chip? Practice deep breathing? There …
I want you to pretend you’re hearing me say this with one of those rich, resonant movie trailer voiceover voices: Would you give up everything you have… for everything you’ve ever wanted? Yeah, that’s a tagline from a 90s comedy that I am pretty sure I never saw, but for …
Some people have told me that they don’t like it when I talk about negative things here at BFD. They like the happy posts, the ones where I share inspiring stories or talk about something good that happened. I think that we have a fundamental disagreement about what inspiring means. …
What do you do when someone who loves you says something that really hurts you? Let’s say you’re in a relationship, and suddenly your partner confesses they aren’t attracted to you any more because you’ve gotten fat. Ah, the dreaded F word! While I hope that we are moving toward …
We’re about to start our third week of half marathon training for Gilda’s Gang. As always, I’m encouraged, motivated, and inspired by the people who make up our little Gang. From experienced marathon runners to first-time marathon walkers, our group truly includes people of all sizes, shapes, and abilities. There …
You know those moments that just stick with you forever, and never leave you? Oftentimes these are wonderful moments that stay with you because they made you feel so good. But of course there are the things that we can’t forget because they were so hurtful and cruel. Today I’m …
Sometimes, against my better judgment, I can’t help but look at the comments sections on articles and posts. Even though I know what I’m going to see, morbid curiosity gets the better of me. And there’s a little hope there, too, that humanity isn’t as bad as I sometimes fear …
The other day I unfriended someone on Facebook. We weren’t particularly close or anything, but it still gave me a little twinge of disappointment to click that button. I don’t know how you feel about FB, but I love it. I love getting a peek into other people’s lives, seeing …
