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• Sometimes It’s The Little Things

  

  As a Queer woman, I’ve been spending a lot of the last couple of days trying to come to terms with what happened in Orlando (and what might have happened at... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• WTF Rainbeau Curves – Say Something Sunday

  

  Thanks to all the readers who pointed this out to me (currently 107 of you.) Rainbeau Curves is a company that sells plus size active wear. Read more

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

• Defending the Marathon – A Response to Daniel Engber of Slate

  

  Kelrick and I at the Seattle Marathon finish line with our hard won medals.Daniel Engber is a Slate columnist.  He has a friend who decided to run the New York... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Well-Meaning Sizeist Nonsense – Say Something Sunday

  

  I talk a lot on this blog about the overt sizeism that we deal with – whether it’s online bullies, in person egg-throwers they can be the easiest to see. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• You and Your Swimsuit – A Love Story?

  

  Fantastic art by Jodee Rose http://jodee.deviantart.com/gallery/Golda Poretsky (of Body Love Wellness) tweeted; “Rec’d a link to “How Not To Look Fat In A... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• So You Don’t Like Looking at Fat People

  

  I couldn’t help but notice that there are people who don’t like to look at fat people – maybe it’s fat people in swimsuits, or in short shorts, or spandex, or... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• David Wolfe Fat-Shames Adele

  

  Reader Jeannie clued me into this Facebook post by David Wolfe (which has subsequently been deleted.)My first question- as I assume many people’s first... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Right Way to Wear a Fat Suit?

  

  I received this question today from reader Suzanne about the practice of wearing fat suits to better understand the experience of fat people:I was doing some... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Trifecta of Fat Hate with Bonus VFHT

  

  When fat people try to talk about, well basically anything, online (and sometimes in person) it seems like someone always has to bust in with the trifecta of fa... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The “It’s Not You, It’s Me” Mistake

  

  A funny thing happened on the way to the fat hate forums, but it helps illustrate a serious issue. I got an e-mail letting me know that there was a discussion... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Prescribing to Fat People What We Diagnose in Thin People – The Biggest Loser

  

  We prescribe to fat people what we diagnose in thin people. I first heard this idea from the brilliant Deb Burgard, and I heard it again at the presentation tha... Read more

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

• Worse Than Avenue’s Coupon Debacle

  

  A number of readers have asked me to explain what the sam hill is going on with The Avenue (a brick and mortar and online plus size clothing store) and all of... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Weight Loss Gets the Credit

  

  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 20 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Woman Fights Back Against Walmart Filmers

  

  Kelly Lynn was just trying to do some shopping when she ran into some of the scum of the Earth, and now she’s fighting back.  If you’ve been reading this blog... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Discovery Girls’ Spectacularly Failed Apology for Body-Shaming Kids

  

  The full two page swimsuit articleDiscovery Girls Magazine bills itself as “the one magazine that gives girls ages 8 and up the advice, encouragement, and... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• I Don’t Want Your Scarf

  

  For the past few days I’ve been in a hotel in Boston for the MEDA Conference. Right outside the elevator on my floor the entire time I was there was a “trunk... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Getting Something Started – Say Something Sunday

  

  I’m in a hotel room in Boston, still on a high from being part of the fabulous MEDA Conference (thanks Rachel, Beth, Jaime, and all the amazing staff,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Some Problems with Plus Size Fashion

  

  In this blog I have often said “plus sizes or, as I like to call them, sizes” and “plus size models or, as I like to call them, models. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Life I Could Have Had – International No Diet Day

  

  In response to my post for International No Diet Day about The Biggest Loser and how dieting doesn’t work, I got the usual rush of responses from internet troll... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Biggest Loser’s Big Surprise?

  

  The internet is abuzz about an article by the New York Times called “After ‘The Biggest Loser’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight.” I’ve received requests fro... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH