Say hi to Mama

Submitted by Michael on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 19:50

I recently ran across the Shrinking Mama blog, telling the story of Melissa, a 31-year-old mom of two who is, or was, up near 400 pounds. 'Least, I think that's right; in her bio, she declines to say how much, though she does keep a running weekly total of her weight loss, which stands around 60 pounds since March 18. She says she needs to drop 150 to be healthy.

I can relate a lot to what she says, of course, such as this passage from her bio:

 

I am tired of being a walking death sentence. I am tired of little children commenting about “how fat that lady is’. I am tired of having a BMI that is off the charts high. I am tired of shopping in the plus sized stores. I am tired of hearing that I have such a pretty face.

 

Yeah, so was I.

I got onto Melissa's blog because I've been looking for other bloggers who speak about food addiction. I don't know why the medical establishment doesn't understand, but we who have experienced it know that food addiction is real.

Anyway, here's a link, so you can check out her progress.

Speaking at Commonwealth Club

I will be speaking on the topic of food addiction at the Commonwealth Club of California, the oldest public affairs forum in the country, on Feb. 28. I'll be joining a fabulous panel of researchers and clinicians: Nicole Avena of Princeton and the University of Florida, Eric Stice of the Oregon Research Institute, Vera Tarman of Renascent Center of Toronto, abd Elissa Epel and Andrea Garber, both of the University of California at San Francisco. I am very excited to be part of the roster, not to mention to be appearing at such a great institution. Ticket information here; if you come, please stay afterward to say hello.

Recently in print