About Kate

I am a designer-by-day and former actress-by-night. Back in 2004, I dropped 80 pounds and began what I hoped would become a serious acting career. That was derailed when, in 2006, I started gaining weight again (a long story)—until now, in 2008, I’m almost as fat as I was before and my burgeoning acting career is in the toilet. In the months leading up to my 40th birthday, I have decided that this is no way to live, and I will change things. So, I started this blog to chronicle my progress. First, a few things:

• Purpose and Privacy: The purpose of this blog is to have a forum wherein I may TRUTHFULLY discuss my personal struggle with fat. I don’t want to hide myself behind falsified numbers, or dodge questions in an effort to curry favor with my audience. I want to post honest (and often unattractive) photos and actual weight loss numbers and other such things, but I need to balance this with keeping personally identifying information confidential. Some stories may get personal and could, potentially, insult my friends and family. Therefore, I will change names and locations to better protect their identities.

• Friends/Family Note: While I have no intention of advertising this site to those who personally know me, there is the possibility that they might find it accidentally. If you are a friend or family member and see or read something you don’t like here, remember these are my personal thoughts, some of which change on a daily basis. Losing this much weight is a massive struggle, and like any good drama, everyone plays a part. Try not to be too offended; I’m sure you don’t always think I’m a saint either.

• Post-Production Editing: Another important thing to note is I often go back and edit posts when I need to. Sometimes something isn’t worded correctly or needs further explanation, or, occasionally, I need to delete something because, on reflection, I should have never posted it in the first place. I will try to keep this to a minimum, but it will happen

This page will be updated as needed for additional information. Thanks for reading!