Confessions of a Food Addict

So, where was I in my life before I took the detour to the past? Oh yes. I left Rocky Hill Police Department and went to Manchester Police Department. Manchester was a much larger town. It was twice the size…

So, my mother’s family and my Dad had buried the hatchet. That didn’t last long. We went back to Haddam, Connecticut and I started the school year at Nathan Hale Middle School. My only recollection is not having any idea…

As I’ve said in earlier posts I have always felt between unattractive and downright ugly. Realistically, it’s not really ALWAYS. When I think back on my younger life I don’t remember feeling that way. I had lots of friends and…

Finally, I was a college graduate! Well, with a degree in Feminist Writing…which was a one of a kind major that I designed through the University of Connecticut’s Individualized Majors program. I had a horrible time deciding what I wanted…

Warning: This post covers a topic that some may find disturbing or offensive I’m taking a break from my history of weight loss and regain to talk about one of the topics that I believe underlies my inability to keep…

Well, in my case it was really more like the freshman fifty.  I’m not sure exactly how much I gained in my freshman year. I was trying to figure out college classes and the party atmosphere, and get to know…

So, I returned from Norway and started looking for a job. My first job was at King’s Department Store. I don’t remember how many years ago they went under but it was a really long time ago. I became friends…

As I said before. I was not really fat in High School. I was on two sports teams and felt healthy. I had big thighs and my best friend’s father thought it was funny to call me “lard ass,” but…

I was a thin kid. My dad used to call me the bottomless pit because I could eat and eat and eat and I still stayed rail thin. Then puberty hit when I was 11. I was tall, 5’9″ by…