I'm Linda, a mother of four teenagers and wife to Steve. I was a journalist for many years and now teach college-level English at a state university. I live in a rural area and seem to spend lots of quality time behind the wheel of a vehicle. On August 9, 2011, I had vertical sleeve gastrectomy. This blog chronicles my life and all of my interests.

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Current: February 2012, 185 pounds

Before: July 2011, 255 pounds

In 2006 I wrote a memoir, Fat Man's Daughter, about my struggles with my own weight and what influenced me by growing up with a morbidly obese parent.

This is my first chapter: On the Brink

This is a little insight into my dad's efforts to end his addictions against alcohol, cigarettes and food. He was successful with the first two: Focus on Food

This is a quick post about what it is like to buy fat pants.

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