Dagny Kight grew up a fat girl in Daytona Beach, FL. She was never interested in hanging out on the beach, even if she had been willing to wear a bathing suit. After losing half her body weight, her days of dodging physical activity are now behind her and she doesn't mind how far away she might have to park. A professional writer and editor, "Powerful Hunger" is the first book Dagny has written for herself, under her own name.
Dagny Kight
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Pursuing Physical Challenge When You’ve Been Obese
My quest to challenge myself physically goes on! I awoke this morning to a rare and much-sought-after experience. I am sore in places that are difficult to make sore–My biceps and my abs just below my sternum. A few months ago I discovered a new piece of equipment that I’m really putting to good use …
Taking Control of Your Weight with Mindful Focus
You have a very stealthy adversary working against you when you try to take control of your weight. Passivity. Working at losing weight can feel like a long, slow, PASSIVE ordeal. The focus is put on what you’re eating–or not eating–and waiting it out until the next time you get to find out if the …
Developing Physical Focus for Weight Loss
When I was losing weight, finding focus in physical activity was almost as significant a transformation. Looking back over my life, I’d always hated gym class. Even as a kid I couldn’t make it past the first turn on the school track. Attempting to just go out and run didn’t earn me any improvement. Through …
Bring on the Hard Work!
I’ve survived the week! Here’s the big reveal: I put on weight while I was writing a weight loss book. It’s true! I don’t know how much, I don’t weigh myself very often anymore as I have become very connected to how my body feels. I know from my clothes and how I feel in …
Are Weight Loss “Tips and Tricks” Just a Distraction?
A post in my Facebook news feed today ominously warned that TWELVE EXCESS CALORIES a day will pack on a pound in a year! That’s two Saltines! Comments included thanks for the “wake up call” and a joke about breath mint consumption. In my book I call this “Magical Math.” It’s a popular fallback on …
Taking Control of Weight Loss: Doing What Needs to Be Done
I recently discovered a very interesting blog by a woman who is working on losing THREE HUNDRED pounds! She is a year out from having weight loss surgery and she’s doing everything right. She is exercising regularly and has actually become a devotee of Crossfit. But here’s what’s more important to know about her—She started …