That’s probably it. Although I didn’t realize that “Alas” fat posts were in the fatosphere feed. But I’m happy if they are, of course.

ETA: People are clicking on a link to your post from yesterday, but I still don’t know where that link is. My suspicion is that lots of people clicked to it from our Fatosphere feed sidebar because the title is intriguing.

Does anyone know why I’ve been getting all these lovely hits to “Alas a blog” from Shapely Prose today? I’m pleased, of course, but since I can’t find the link I’m also bewildered.

My friend and her husband have one, and she’s sore for a day or two after using it because it’s that intense of a workout for her. She’s in love with it, though, even when it’s mean to her.

It’s a very capricious device. Sometimes it likes you, sometimes it’s quite snarky….like when you step on it, it goes “Ow.” Or when it asks you if you’ve noticed one of the other people who use your Wii looking better lately….and then if you tell it no, then it bites your head off for not noticing.

Maybe I should get a used PS2 and buy a DDR pad.

My dad, for lack of a better word, is a total asshole. He takes on the role of the food police, with comments like, “Do you really need seconds?” If other people are around and he doesn’t want them to think he’s a jerk, then he just gives me extremely dirty looks when I serve myself, along with the occasional under-his-breath comment. And let’s not forget the constant offers from both parents to pay for WeightWatchers, NutriSystem, etc. I’ve tried talking to them about it. We’ve even had a couple of blowouts over it. But nothing works. So how do I get through this cruise? And spending time with them in general? Is there anything I can possibly say to them that could work? Any other coping strategies? The thought of a week trapped on a boat is making me miserable. The only good news is my brothers will be there too, and they don’t pull this kind of shit.

As funny as it sounds, aside from the weight/body thing, my parents are actually pretty great. But they’re SO awful about it, and it’s so constant, that one small comment from either one of them can ruin any time I spend with them, no matter how great the rest of it was.

Question for the Shapelings: is there a resource out there for either fat-friendly or body-positive erotica? I’m talking about textual stories, not images. I only dabble in erotica and I fear the horrendous quality of a lot of crap put up on the intarwebz.

DRST

I asked OTM to do a guest post about the Wii fit, which I’m hoping she’ll be able to do soon.

There is one think about the Wii Fit that annoys me: the “body test.” The Balance Board is also scale, and to enable your Mii you need to do a body test with is focused on (the BS that is the) BMI. Urg. I’m tired of a machine telling me “OMG! You Gained 0.1 lbs in 1 day! OMG! Fatty!” and then, as if that’s not bad enough, it asks *why* I gained weight. (But it doesn’t ask why I’ve lost, if that’s the case… hmm…) WTF? Seriously. Annoying. I do not need to rationalize daily fluctuations to an inanimate object, thankyouverymuch.

I love the games, and I’m enjoying exercising in my living room, but the “body test” is to be avoided, IMO.

For me, and JUST for me, not saying this is you – for me, I feel better when I AM connected to my body. When I feel more like i AM my body as well as my soul, and for me that goes hand in hand with exercising and dressing in a way that I like and having sex… All good stuff.

If you feel happy being disconnected from your body, feeling separate from it, then that’s cool. I’m sure a lot of other people feel that way. But if you don’t like the feeling, rest assured there are ways to feel more connected without buying into the obsession with being thin. It’s not about that.