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A moment of intimacy in the elevator
In common with most of the global female population, I have shunned intimate contact with Milhous Vile. That situation has dramatically shifted this weekend. We are in Paris, but the change of my status from untouched to despoiled is nothing … Continue reading
Posted in friendship, interior design, overweight, Sex
Tagged aribnb, France, humor, milhous vile, Paris, sex, vacation
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Back with a Vengeance
My levels of self-loathing are at a new high and this is a hard post to write. I have put on most of the weight I lost last year and, as the anniversary of my respite at the (yes, madly … Continue reading
Posted in diet, fat, Fat Camp, food, Gangsta Hansel & Ghetto Gretel, overweight
Tagged Bmore Nutz, calories, diet, failure, food, getting back on track, healthy eating, Ireland, irish food, snacks, Spud Hughes, wasabi, weight loss
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Position Vacant: Marketer. Salary: 1000 calories a day and all the exercise you can handle
The Duke Diet and Fitness Center is cutting back on its weekend services, a victim, it says, of the economic downturn. It is expensive to be sure–about $10k for a month, not including accommodations when I was there enjoying the … Continue reading
Posted in diet, Exercise, fat, Fat Camp, overweight
Tagged diet, duke diet and fitness center, durham, fat camp, North Carolina, the value of marketing
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Desperate Dieter in Search of Low Calorie Succour
The good news is that I have lost another 6 lbs, making my total 30lbs in all–not bad in 21/2 months. The bad news is that I have found this last week hard–and next week doesn’t promise to be any … Continue reading
On losing 20lbs…
I have lost 20 lbs. Yippee. I have done this in 50 days, losing 7lbs in the three weeks since I returned home from Duke Diet and Fitness center. There are those of you who will scoff I know, saying … Continue reading
Milhous, the Mission and Mexican Food
Perhaps the sun has warmed me, or maybe it’s just impossible to be other than mellow while at the Montage. It could be because P. Milhous Weil (pronounced Vile) bought me a massage, and picked up the tab for last night’s … Continue reading
Posted in Crone in America, Culture with the Crone, diet, fat, food, friendship, overweight, The Traveling Crone
Tagged dieting, El Adobe de Capistrano, laguna beach montage hotel, low calorie choices in mexican restaurant, richard milhous nixon, san juan capistrano, San Juan Capistrano Mission, the benefits of swedish massage, vile body, what food did President Nixon eat
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Letter Home
Dear Family and Friends, I leave Duke Diet and Fitness Center this weekend and it is good to know that I will have your understanding, encouragement and company as I strive to continue to look after myself back in the … Continue reading
At least he knows his motivation…
Patrick is a nice looking man of a certain size. His manly frame could certainly show-off 300 lbs, but it is fair to say that he demands rather more of it than this. Patrick is full of fun, up for … Continue reading
Big Hair, Big Heart, Big Girl, Big Fun
Edna and Tracy Turnblad are role models here at our own Hefty Hideaway and so I and a number of other ample Americans rushed to buy tickets as soon as we learned that Hairspray was playing in Raleigh this week. If … Continue reading
Posted in Culture with the Crone, dancing, Exercise, fat, Fat Camp, overweight
Tagged ample americans, big fun, big girl, big hair, big heart, christopher walken, duke diet and fitness center, edna turnblad, fat camp, hairspray, hefty hideaway, john travolta, raleigh theater, tracy turnblad, you're timeless to me
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