This is a blog dedicated to expressing feelings, thoughts, experiments, and anything else related to my journey of getting stronger and losing weight. You'll notice I said getting stronger before I talked about losing weight. This is very intentional in that I believe it is far more important to be healthy and strong than it is to be the thinnest person on the planet. I also believe it is possible to be both healthy and overweight - though the two do not necessarily coincide very often. I do my very best not to judge others, and I request the same respect be shown in comments on the blog.
My name is G.E., and I reside in the United States, somewhat close to the middle of the country. I grew up and lived my younger to mid-20's on the west coast as a beach baby, and although I never enjoyed wearing swimsuits at any point in life, the beach is where I would live if money were no object. For now, I have mountains to enjoy and am quite content to live in a somewhat small city that's close to a big city. Our inhabitants get to enjoy lots of bike lanes {perfect for my love of bicycling}, gorgeous year-round seasons, and mostly friendly folks on the street.
I am married to an athletic sort, who has never known the struggles of losing more than about 15 pounds. He is loving, caring, strong, motivating, challenging, frustrating {at times}, but above all my biggest supporter and main reason for getting up each day. We live with our dogs who just so happen to allow us the privilege of residing with them in a small old house where they get to play freely and bark at squirrels.
The name "Strong, Not Fat" came about because it has multiple meanings for me. Obviously, as mentioned above, I believe it's important to be strong and healthy, and I am working toward that ultimate goal. I will never be a super thin person, and I have to remind myself that I am strong, even if I'm not tiny. One of the more motivating reasons behind the name is a kind of homage to a friend, and a hope that others won't take on the emotional and mental baggage I have from the experiences in my life. This friend was always extremely aware of the information being fed to her two young girls, and made a conscious effort to tell them they were strong girls. If anyone dared to comment on their weight, they would get a stern look that could scare the toughest of men (and an ear-full to boot). Her girls were not very large children, but perhaps a little meatier than some of the kids in their classes. Anytime a person tried to tell her girls they were fat, the nearly stereo response would always be, "No, we're strong!"
If you've happened upon me, I hope that my journey can provide you support or laughter - whatever you may be in need of at this moment in time. If you'd like to get in touch with me personally, feel free to drop me a note at strongnotfat {at} gmail {dot} com, and if you'd just like to leave a comment on a post, please feel free to do that as well. I also author another blog called Endless Velo Love, so if you have interest in bicycles, you can find me posting there on a somewhat regular basis.
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