Freewrite Day 461 In The Limelight

You are “in the limelight” when you are famous and renowned and that is as far as I am going with this one. I’m not looking it up! But I am pretty sure some of my fellow freewriters are doing just that. @mariannewest is on a roll this week.

Most of us want to be in the limelight and have people notice us and look up to us. But you never know what that is like until you have it. Many “stars” wish they were not so well-known.

When I lost weight it was a bit like that in the small town I lived in. I was “famous” for losing weight. One of @bxlphabet’s friends got out her cell phone and took a picture of me, “Mom will never believe me and I will show her this photo.”

When I was obese I had total anonymity. People do not notice or see fat people. They look right through you (or around you) when you are obese.

I used this fact of life to get away with a lot of things. I used to get backstage at concerts. This was before all the security of these days. But people would think I had to be working there. No one as fat as me would be where they did not belong.

Little did they know.

Once I got thin I was in the limelight for the first time in my life and it was terrifying. People LOOKED at me.

I’m over it now. But it took a few years.

And now in SE Asia I am not thin. Just fairly normal if not big. This suits me just fine because I already stand out in other ways here. I’m old, white, and have no husband. How weird.

My post is for the #freewrite daily challenge by @mariannewest. Freewrite is a great way to post on steemit when you do not think you have the time, or talent, or anything to say. It’s a great way to start regular posting on steemit. I know you can do this too! Here is Marianne’s freewrite prompt post for today. Give it a try and surprise yourself.

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Please Help Me Keep Helping at STEEM

Here is my latest minnow tips post if you struggle here. These tips can help you even if you are not new.
Monday Minnow Tips for Everyone from @fitinfun

Contents

What should I do EACH DAY on STEEM with low power?

What do do with your STEEM

Are you shooting blanks with your votes?

Should you use an autovoter?

Join @qurator

Do not post to nowhere

Why bother to comment?

How and Why to use kryptonia

How to get Upvotes

For Twitter Users

How and Why to lease delegated sp

Curation Trails

Using Discord

Recent events have not been easy, and you can read about them here:

Situation Critical – My rent and wifi are not paid and now are both overdue

UPDATE: I am so happy and relieved to tell you that:

• my rent and a wifi top up have been paid.
• the money sent to my US paypal account is on its way and will be here next week.

A bigger post describing current events will be posted soon, but I want to let anyone checking on me know that the first part of the situation is solved and that at least I will not be cut off from the world without a roof over my head.

I am so grateful to you all.

I am dedicated to STEEM and trying hard to carry on with your help. Here are some ways you can help and I would love to hear of any suggestion you may have for me.

Send any amount of STEEM or SBD to @fitinfun

I live in the 3rd world - yes, one STEEM will help me.

Here is what you can also do to help:

Follow my blogs:

@fitinfun
@bxlphabet
@fitinfunfood

We post on Busy most days, where their upvote for us is based on the collective SP of our followers. We follow back, because we love you.

Put my blogs on your curation trail

@fitinfun
@bxlphabet
@fitinfunfood

Delegate SP to any of us

Upvote any of our older posts which are close to payout.

If you can "only" vote some posts - It is enough.
If you can "only" send 1 STEEM - It is enough.
If you can "only" offer advice for how I can do better - It is enough.
If you can "only" offer encouragement and good wishes - It is enough.

If you can do more and think my presence here has value, I hope and pray you will.

This is the power of STEEM.

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It is almost Super Bowl Sunday. Statistics say that only 5% of people with health resolutions for the New Year will still be on track. Is your fitness equipment still out and are you still on a "diet?"

I lost "Half My Size" eight years ago by using natural methods. I started on December 5th and did not give up. You can do it too!

This is Sharon @fitinfun. I am posting:

• Healthy Food Ideas on @fitinfunfood
• Easy Exercise, Tips, Health Information, and Art @bxlphabet
• Motivation and Everything Else on @fitinfun

Please follow along or contact me directly if you would like some individual help with weight loss and health. Anyone can do this if I did.