My Fat Life

Alice Wiethoff Blegen’s memoir, My Fat Life, tells the inspiring story of a young girl growing up overweight in the 1950’s and 1960’s, blending the music, fashion and social attitudes of that time period into her story. She relates her account of being different, feeling left out, and ultimately stepping up to the challenge of changing her situation.

Alice Wiethoff Blegen shares her journey of growing up overweight in the 1950s and 1960s, and shares the challenges she encountered. She is a freelance writer, retired from a career in corporate management that began in Mission, Kansas then took her to Cincinnati, Dallas, and Chicago. She is married and lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, John Blegen.