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• That Questionable “Fit and Fat” Study

  

  A blog reader asked me to take a look at this study. It’s another one of those studies that headlines claim prove that you can’t be fat and “fit” (we’ve been... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Now An Actual Rain Cloud

  

  Content warning – oops, this was meant to be posted over on my IronFat.com blog. I’m not sure how it ended up here, but I’ll just post it in both places. Sorry... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Rx to Swallow Balloons is Killing Fat People

  

  A few months ago I wrote a blog post called “They Want Fat People to Swallow Balloons Now.” In the post, I talked about a fairly new “weight loss” method in... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Can I Call Myself Fat If I’m Just Chubby?

  

  I got a great question from blog reader Lois that I wanted to talk about (with her permission) here.“Anyway I wanted to write to you because I follow your blog... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Food Psych Fun

  

  Recently I had the chance to be on Christy Harrison’s Food Psych podcast for the second time. Christy’s work is about about intuitive eating, body acceptance,... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Clothing For All Shapes and Sizes?

  

  In a recent press release, Linda Chang, Forever 21’s VP of Merchandising wrote:“We are pleased to introduce 12×12 Denim as a part of our continued focus on... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Say Something Sunday – The Toledo Blade

  It’s been a while since we did a Say Something Sunday and today Sarah Millimen gives us a great example in her open letter to The Toledo Blade which published... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Diet/Beauty Industry Cycle of Dis-Empowerment

  

  I had the honor of being part of the Summer of Body Love event last weekend. It was an honor to share the stage with Virgie Tovar, Naomi Finklestein and Isabel... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• “It’s Not a Diet It’s a Lifestyle Change” is Bullshit

  

  You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. We’ve all heard it. Back in my dieting days before I did my research I believed it. The secret to lasting weight loss, they... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Healthy Eating Is Anything But

  

  We live in a culture where people mistake the stereotype of beauty for everything from morality, to work ethic, to healthcare qualifications. One of the places... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Do Body Positive Spaces Have to Allow Weight Loss Talk?

  

  This question comes up a lot in a lot of different ways. For our purposes today “weight loss talk” includes any discussion of the desire, reasons, and/or proces... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Yoga, Sizeism, and Randy

  

  A fat yoga instructor and blog reader asked that I blog about this, and it’s my pleasure to do so because it’s important that we discuss the ways and places tha... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Is Slate Not Hiring Fat People?

  Yesterday I was moderating friend requests on Facebook and I was reminded that far too many people connected to social justice are still rampant weight bigots. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Biggest Loser – Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!

  

  Reports are coming in saying that The Biggest Loser is cancelled. That’s excellent news and I could not be happier. Let’s recap this crap:The Biggest Loser was ... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• We’re Supposed To Worry That Dust Makes Us Fat?

  

  Today we have a “study” that illustrates two of the truly ridiculous things that often happen in the “science” of weight and health.1. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dress For the Body I Have? Done!

  

  Every year we have to endure businesses and social media friends who for some reason think the fact that it’s summer means it’s totally ok to body shame people... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• If She Wasn’t Trying to Fat Shame, She’s a Natural

  

  I received this Facebook post from a blog reader Annette today with the note “I know that she’s wrong, but I don’t know how to break it down for her, can you... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Jumping Through Hoops for Knee Surgery

  

  One of the most read and shared blog posts I’ve ever written is about fat people and our knees. Today we’re going to look a a specific situation. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Shaming at Commencement

  

  I often hear from people who don’t understand the many ways that fatphobia affects fat people every day – and on special days, as well as folks who don’t... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Spirit Airlines Screws Over Fat Passenger

  

  Preparing for a trip from Las Vegas to Denver on Spirit Airlines and knowing how terribly most airlines treat fat people, Joey Cordova went to the trouble and... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH