Not every princess has a movie

I've seen memes and articles and questions over the internet asking why Disney hasn't made a fat princess yet.

She exists, she just doesn't get her own movie.

That would be me. I'm Andi, the 'other' princess. Primary reason I don't have my own movie? They kinda let me sit too long. Now I'm 28 years old, and I forgot to reserve a session with the Fairy Godmother before she quit and went to the Make-A-Wish foundation.



I'll tell you, being a shelf princess sucks. Because instead of this:

Pretty dress? Check. Physics defying hair? Check. Hourglass figure? Check.

I'm more like:

How come you're so fat?
Because my house is made of candy
And sometimes I eat instead of facing my problems!

Right now the only dresses that fit are the ones I borrowed from the Queen of Hearts and the Fairy Godmother. Can't do princess in a getup like that.

But before I go on, let me make one thing clear. I've seen all of the anti-body-shaming campaigns, 'you're beautiful the way you are', etc etc. Idolizing the other princesses is, to some degree, a waste of time. I know I can't pull off Jasmine's look without removing my rib cage and cinching my waist so tight I shove all of my organs up into my boobs.

Seriously girl, where are your RIBS?!

But there is something to be said about wanting to be HEALTHY. I've been big almost my entire life, and now that I'm flirting with 30, I'm starting to feel what that's been doing to my body. My knees crack and creak, stairs are a challenge, and it takes more effort than it used to in order to get up from kneeling/sitting on the floor/laying down.

And while the other princesses may not necessarily have realistic hair or body proportions, they are HEALTHY.

Do you  have any idea how much upper body strength this takes?

Sailing is HARD on your legs in order to keep balanced, and your arms to keep the sail taught.
Moana makes this sh** look EASY!

Yeah...you can't do stuff like this without some serious muscle.

I highly doubt I'm getting my own movie if I can't even make it up the stairs without huffing and puffing.

So its time to make some changes if I want to ride off into the sunset on something other than an electric wheelchair. 

Right now I'm 5'6" and 307 lbs. Considering the healthy weight range for someone my age and height is between 118-155? That's 2 to 2 1/2 princesses I'm carrying around on a frame meant for only one.

I'll be posting here at least once a week with updates on dietary changes, exercise routines, progress weigh-ins and monthly measurements.

Here's to the journey to my happily ever after,

Princess Andi