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• Fat People and Faulty Assumptions

  

  The war on obesity is built on a bunch of faulty assumptions:The assumption that fat people who are able to suppress their weight will have the same health... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Activism is Not a Dirty Word

  

  My blog post yesterday and my talk about the upcoming Fat Activism Conference have drawn some responses from fellow fat people around the idea that “activism” i... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Disturbing Responses to That Fat Hate Video

  

  By now you’ve probably seen or heard about that ridiculous fat shaming video by that ridiculous fat shaming bigot. If not, consider yourself lucky. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Loving Our Body Lie

  

  One of the most common and most damaging lies perpetuated by those justifying fat shaming/fat hate, selling diets, and perpetuating a sizeist culture was sent t... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Your Holiday BBQ Becomes a Fat-Shaming Roast

  

  Here in the US we are celebrating Labor Day weekend. For many people that means time with family, with a BBQ being a very traditional way to spend that time. Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Alton Brown is Fat Shaming Again

  

  I don’t know if Alton Brown is in the George Takei Club, or if George Takei is in the Alton Brown Club, or maybe they’re both in the Ariana Grande Club. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Healthcare – The Good, The Bad, and The Progress

  

  In response to a campaign that speaks out about, and seeks to stop, doctors shaming women who are members of oppressed populations, Dr. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Study: Diet Culture is Screwing Up Five Year Old Girls

  

  If you were looking for proof that our culture is unbelievably messed up around dieting, you need look no farther than the fact that a study has come out... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Sophie Simmons Mystical Magical Weight Loss

  

  Let’s play a little game. If someone said:“Now that I’ve lost all that weight, I’m being hit on…” “When I was bigger I was invisible. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Telling Truth to Power

  

  It’s “Say Something Sunday,” a day dedicated, at least on this blog, to personal Size Diversity activism. I did the math and if everyone who views the blog... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• George Takei and Why I Can’t Take a Joke

  

  Once again, George Takei has used his massive social medial platform to encourage fat shaming. George has almost 9 million followers on Facebook, a massive... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• What If I’m Not Happy With My Weight

  

  Design by Kris OwenA question I get from readers pretty often, especially readers new to Health at Every Size/Size Acceptance is some version of “I’m all for... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Keep Your Concern to Yourself

  

  Reader Sara told me about some food-shaming dishes. One of the plates says “It’s hard to be around you when you eat like this / Did you really need that second... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat, Red Bull, and Unnecessary Middlemen

  

  A story is making the rounds about a woman who was drinking 28 Red Bull Energy Drinks a day (according to several of her quotes, as a way to try to keep up... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Ands Over Fat Buts

  

  Picture courtesy of the fabulous Jodee Rose http://jodee.deviantart.comSomeone shared a Facebook meme with me that said “I may be fat, but I’m fabulous! Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• That Sad Little Fat-Shaming Photoshop Project

  

  Recently some of the pathetic trolls from the usual internet troll playgroups have cooked up yet another fat-shaming project, and today I reached 100 requests t... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Lessons from a Salad Bar

  

  I had to have the AC in my car worked on today so while the car was in the shop I went to a local salad bar to have some lunch and do a little work. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• A Little Inspiration

  

  The fight for fat acceptance is a going to be a long haul, so today I thought I would post about inspiration.I am unrepentant inspiration lover:  inspirational... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The “Healthiest Possible Body” Myth

  

  One of the ways that those who wish to promote fatphobia argue against Size Acceptance is to say that it doesn’t “promote health”, suggesting the only way Size... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Bad Euphemisms Happen to Good Fat People

  

  I see a lot of mistaken euphemisms for being thin or, said another way, being “not fat”. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with being thin, just like there’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH