I started this blog with the intent to spread awareness and advocacy about food noise, medical weight loss, and obesity as a disease. How...

Content warning: This post reviews content that is centered around extreme weight loss and workouts as well as diet culture. If these...

Content warning: This post discusses fatphobia, body image struggles, body dysmorphia, low self-esteem, and other related issues. If...

Former American Idol contestant Maddie Zahm released a TikTok-viral song a few years ago. She transparently told the world that she'd...

My mother loves to throw around a phrase that I always thought was cliché: "You have to ENJOY LIFE!" Up until recently, it evoked an eye...

I want to start this post with a disclaimer. I still believe in no restrictions. Everything in moderation, especially with a GLP-1! My...

No one knows better than fat people (and former fat people) that an article of clothing with a size tag reading "one size fits all" is...

Content Warning: This post discusses body image, eating disorders, declining mental health, and trauma surrounding societal lack of fat...

Unless you live under a rock, you've probably heard that Anthony and I have a new addition: a 12-year-old rescue Shih Tzu named Maddie....

When I weighed over 300 pounds, I thought I'd be stuck there. Forever. Forever unable to walk up a flight of stairs without gasping for...

In the "before times," I used to talk about a term I coined, "Food Jail." And Food Jail was the exact reason why I never had success in...

I've talked about my grandmother on here before. In my Open Letter to Food , and on the anniversary of her death last year . If you know...

In the words of Glinda from Wicked ... Everyone! I have an announcement! After 10.5 months on Wegovy... I have switched to ZEPBOUND! And...

Not gonna lie. Q1 of 2025 has been filled with a lot of stress for me, and for Anthony. I don't want to bore anyone with nitty-gritty...

Photo courtesy People.com Content warning: This post discusses body image, disordered eating, and internet bullying. Please feel free to...

I know what you're thinking. "Hey, Gracie, this blog post isn't about food! Or food noise!" I promise you, it is. Turns out, when you...

Tonight I finally faced a fear I've had since I started to actually lose weight. Facing that fear also resulted in an act of charity --...

My friends, this statement may seem like common sense. But for those of us who have spent a lifetime trying to find the magic cure to...

Trigger Warning: This post discusses body image and first-hand accounts of body dysmorphia. If these topics are triggering or disturbing...

I see a lot of quotes on social media, but recently I saw one in a post that read the following: Your new life will cost you your old...