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• Dealing With Food Shaming At The Holidays (And The Rest Of The Year!)

  

  Food policing happens whenever someone tries to insert themselves into the choices you are making around food. It can sound like, "Do you need to eat that?"... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Let’s Talk About Fat Fashion

  

  I was recently honored to be a guest on Mallorie Dunn's podcast Fashion For All. Mallorie is the founder of Smart Glamour, a clothing brand that designs and... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Emotional Toll Of Dieting

  

  We talk a lot about the failure rate of dieting (by far the most likely outcome) and the physical harm of weight cycling aka yo-yo dieting (by far the most... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Answers to the Question: Do You Need To Eat That?

  

  "Do you need to eat that?" Has this question ever been asked in a way that wasn't passive aggressive fat/food shaming? As we eat with our families (over zoom)... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• How To Avoid Ruining The Holidays For Fat Family And Friends

  

  Picture of a pug walking toward the camera saying "If I want the Food Police I'll call Pie-1-1" I spend a lot of time helping fat people deal with the bullshit... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fatphobia Is Never a Good Gift

  

  In case you're dealing with people who don't know that they should mind their own business, leave you alone, and not give you the "gift" of fatphobia this... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Let’s Talk About Fatphobia and Eating Disorders

  

  I had the honor being a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast with Karin Lewis. We talked about: Navigating in a society designed to exclude, shame, and... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Importance Of Fat-Friendly Seating In Song – A Collaboration With Fatch

  

  This year Fatch - The Fat Sketch Comedy Show, and I collaborated on a video message about the importance of having seating that works for people of all sizes... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Yes, Fatphobia Against Donald Is Still Wrong

  

  As the count goes on, a new group of fat jokes about donald are making the rounds.One was said by Anderson Cooper when he compared donald to an "ob*se turtle... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Five Types of Medical Weight Stigma

  

  There are a lot of articles and studies that try to compare health conditions and outcomes for fat people with those of thinner people, claiming that if fat... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Redefining Health and Wellness With Shohreh Davoodi

  

  Picture by Doug Spearman I recently had the honor of being a guest on Shohreh Davoodi's podcast "Redefining Health and Wellness," We covered a lot of ground... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Study – Body Size NOT a COVID-19 Risk Factor

  

  I'll start by sharing this important information from Christy Harrison (copied with permission):"The large study(CW: weight-stigmatizing language, BMI numbers)... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Positive Birthday Bonbons

  

  When I was just at the start of this journey I was trying to quit a terrible diet program. It was one of those "medically supervised" programs where food is... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Why I Resigned As A NEDA Ambassador

  

  I've been an Official Ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association since January of 2019. While I will continue to work to make sure NEDA makes... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• How A PhD Got Duped By Diet Culture

  

  An article came across my inbox called "The Habits of Successful Weight Losers." It piqued my interest because the truth is there isn't a single study where mor... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Kaiser Permanente – Hiding Discrimination?

  

  In June, as COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm healthcare resources, many states were working to produce guidelines for rationing care in public and... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Britain’s Plan To Fight COVID-19 With Fatphobia Is Terrible

  

  Britain has launched a program called "Better Health" that is claiming that it will improve health by perpetuating fatphobia and convincing people to engage in... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Converse Makes a Couple Pieces In Slightly Bigger Sizes, Then Lies About It

  

  CONVERSE SHAPES FOR EVERY BODY the ad proclaims. It continues "What if clothing was free from gender? If you define the clothes, the clothes don't define you.... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dietitians Urge Professional Organization Not To Accept Fatphobic Guidelines

  

  I recently wrote about the ridiculous and fatphobic guidelines put forward by Canadian Health Professionals in a desperate bid to save the income they make... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fatphobia in Eating Disorders Treatment

  

  Recently, The Renfrew Center drew fatphobia in eating disorders treatment into sharp relief with a horribly fatphobic article in their summer newsletter.... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH