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• The Fat Shaming of Miss Universe Canada

  

  Siera Bearchell represented Canada in the Miss Universe Pageant. A reporter at a media event recent asked her “How does it feel to be so much… larger than the... Read more

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

• We Are Not Too Much

  

  The phrase “You are too much!” is usually used when someone goes out of their way to help you, or says something really funny, or does something out of the... Read more

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

• Justice for Debbie Johnson – City Council Woman and Upskirt Photo Victim

  

  Debbie Johnson is a City Council member in Port Wentworth, Georgia. She is also a Black, plus size, woman – in fact, she is the first Black woman in the... Read more

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

• When We Talk About Weight Loss Research

  

  One of the reasons that I’m no longer interested in attempting weight loss is that my review of the literature informs me that it simply has no basis in evidenc... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Cheap Fat Jokes Are Not Political Commentary

  

  On Saturday millions of people around the world marched in solidarity for progressive, feminist goals*. Enter Mike from Mike’s corner who decided that the best... Read more

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

• One Last Time

  

  Today I’m taking a break from my usual Size Acceptance and Health at Every Size writing to say goodbye and give my respect to President Obama.  I’ll be back... Read more

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

• Fat Bodies Don’t Need Pity Or Preaching

  

  I saw a cooking show recently at a hotel and I made a note to blog about it. It seems familiar so I looked back and, indeed, it turns out that it was a re-run... Read more

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

• Terrible Trend – Private Message Diet Spam

  

  I’ve been hearing more and more about a disturbing trend of people marketing their weight loss products through private message on social media. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• MasterCard Telling Our Weight to the Airlines?

  

  It was recently reported that MasterCard filed a patent for “a system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to analyse the physical size of... Read more

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

• Clever Comebacks: When You’re Mistaken for Pregnant

  

  Many fat people have been minding their own business, going about their lives, only to be jolted from their thoughts by someone asking “So, when are you due? Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• If You Would Bully Me, I Shouldn’t Exist?

  

  In a number of online conversations I’ve seen people who are selling weight loss (including organizations that lobby for the weight loss industry) suggest that... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 FITNESS

• When Eating Becomes A Performance

  

  I think that our current culture seriously messes a lot of us up around food and eating, and that goes for people of all sizes. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2017 DIET & WEIGHT

• Ridiculous Responses To Quitting Dieting

  

  One of the ways that I practice Size Acceptance and Health at Every Size is to talk about my SA and HAES practices the same way other people talk about their... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Vegan Is Not The Opposite of Fat

  

  Not satisfied with having had a hand in created the abomination that is The Biggest Loser, produce JD Roth has a new show:“JD Roth’s new series The Big Fat Trut... Read more

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

• Dealing With All This Diet Talk

  

  As a new year begins, so to begins a massive amount of diet and weight loss talk everywhere we turn. Whether it’s commercials for diets, gyms offering free... Read more

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

• Ready for New Year’s Revolution

  

  We have reached another of the Dieting Axis of Evil days – New Year’s. Where we are inundated with messages insisting that it’s in our best interest to resolve... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Thinking About Joining A Gym This New Year?

  My Best Friend Kelrick got this figurine for me in a little shop in Astoria, Queens. Sadly I don’t know the artist.As you may have noticed, I’m taking a bit of ... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 FITNESS

• Resources for the Holidays

  

  Biscuit the Pug and I wish happy, body positive, holidays to all who are celebrating, and a happy, body positive rest of the year to those who aren’t! Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Setting Holiday Boundaries – In Song!

  

  Biscuit the Pug and I wish happy, body positive, holidays to all who are celebrating, and a happy, body positive, end of the year to those who aren’t! Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Putting the Ass in Aspirational

  

  Another company has discontinued athletic wear that I use. This is a big deal – there isn’t a lot of good technical gear for fathletes so once you find somethin... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH