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• Girl Scouts Lead In Size Acceptance

  

  The Girls Scouts have created a guide for what to do when your daughter calls herself fat. I want to start with the good stuff because there’s a lot of... Read more

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

• Fat Is Not A Feeling

  

  In a recent piece in People Magazine called “Ashley Graham Opens Up About Confidence: ‘There Are Some Days I Feel Fat,’” the author claims, “No one does... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Roxane Gay, Mamamia, and Fat Exclusionary Radical Feminism

  

  The problem of some women excluding other women from their feminism is not new: you need look no further than SWERFs (Sex Worker Exclusionary Radical... Read more

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

• Hashtag Highlights Early Body Shaming Experiences

  

  A heartbreaking new hashtag is trending. People are using #TheySaid to tell their stories of experiencing body shaming. The hashtag was started on May 25th by... Read more

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

• Exactly How Not To Fight Nazis

  

  This meme is making the rounds and we need to talk about it:As activists one of the things that we always have to be careful about is that we don’t add to the... Read more

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

• Stereotypes, Sizeism, and Ableism

  As my regular readers know, I have another blog dedicated to my journey to complete an IRONMAN triathlon. Today I got a comment (that I did not approve, for... Read more

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

• Bounced Because of Our Size

  

  Recently, I saw the following post on Facebook from Stephanie Gagos that reminded me of another way that fat people face discrimination for just trying to do th... Read more

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

• If You Are Inviting Fat People to Your Event…

  

  This weekend there are tons of BBQ’s and such going on here in the states, but events and meetings happen every day. And every day, fat people are “invited” to... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Real Secret to Getting a Beach Body

  

  Fantastic art by Jodee Rose http://jodee.deviantart.com/gallery/Several years ago, the amazing Golda of  Body Love Wellness) tweeted; “Rec’d a link to “How Not... Read more

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

• Gold’s Gym Fat Shames Kids

  

  A lot of fatshaming nonsense happens around working out. There are people complainingthat fat people have workout gear, and there was a Gold’s Gym franchise in... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Study Shows Link Between Discrimination and Type 2 Diabetes

  

  Fat causes [insert health issue here.] We here this every day. The problem is, it’s not true. The research about weight and health isn’t about causation, it’s... Read more

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

• Avoiding Activism Burnout

  

  Recently I had the opportunity to speak as part of the EDRDpro Symposium and one of the attendees asking how we can avoid fatigue when trying to educate around... Read more

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

• Pink’s IG Picture is Not Body Positive

  

  Recently singer/songwriter Pink was widely praised for positing a picture to Instagram that many people and publications have been calling “body positive” :The... Read more

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

• Weight Loss – The Credit Thief

  

  In our weight-obsessed culture there is a tendency to tell fat people that we should blame our body size for everything that is wrong in our lives, and that... Read more

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

• Doctor Kills Fat Person, Gets Slap On The Wrist

  

  Reader Amy passed on the article “Weight loss clinic doctor suspended; Slimband Substandard care of gastric banding patients” which was sent to her news... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Tell The Food Police To Take A Holiday with the Help of My Dogs

  

  As some people are celebrating holidays that include things like chocolate, candy, and feasts, I am seeing a ton of food shaming, food policing, and food... Read more

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

• Double Chin? Have You Tried Injecting Acid?

  

  Me and my glorious double chin in stage make-up. Photo by Doug SpearmanChins, like human bodies, come in lots of different shapes and sizes. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When You Don’t Want To Hear About Someone’s Diet

  

  Getting a filling at the dentist last Friday certainly wasn’t comfortable, but it was checking out that really got uncomfortable. Read more

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

• Self-Compassion is NOT a Diet

  

  I saw an article posted on Facebook called “The Big Problem With Oprah And Other Celebs Who Tout Diets” I started reading the piece and it was pretty good. Read more

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

• They Want Fat People to Swallow Balloons Now

  

  A bunch of you have asked me to blog about this new weight loss trend. I think it says a lot about this that I couldn’t remember the clinical name so I googled... Read more

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