Fat Girls Need Protection Too

Apparently, my fat should be able to protect me from all of my falls. I bought some ProTec elbow and knee pads in size large last weekend at a local sporting good store. No dice. Well, if I needed my ankles and knuckles padded, they would work really well.

I finally found some XL for sale at Skates on Haight. They arrived today and even though my circulation is not completely cut off, I do feel like I'm wearing blood pressure cuffs on my knees and elbows. I'm sure the tingly sensation will turn to slightly numb eventually. Awesome.

Until the weather gets better I'll probably be sticking to the Oaks Park rink anyway, so the pads won't be completely necessary. And as the fat is replaced with streamlined skating muscle in the coming months, I'm sure the XLs will slide right on without huffing, puffing, coaxing, and the Astroglide.