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• You’re Not the Fat Person Whisperer

  

  I do not know what the deal is with people who feel the need to make unsolicited comments/suggestions etc. to fat people about how they think we should live... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Say Something Sunday – “Of Course” Edition

  

  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 16 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• How NOT to Sell Leggings to Fat People

  

  Ah, remember the good old days when the most offensive thing that clothing stores did was using models for plus-sizes (or, as I like to call them, sizes) who... Read more

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

• But What About Obesity?

  

  One thing that I find really irritating is when someone wants to draw attention away from a discussion, and so they play a game of “look at the fatties. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Political Correctness, Donald Trump, and Fat Bashing

  

  In case you missed it, during the recent Republican Presidential Debate, Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly asked candidate Donald Trump“You’ve called women... Read more

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

• The Size We’re Supposed to Be

  

  I get a lot of questions about set point theory – the idea that each person’s body has a genetically determined set point. I think it’s an interesting theory an... Read more

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

• Freezing Fat People for Fun and Profit

  

  A company is joining the legion of diet companies perpetrated a fraud by suggesting that they can produce lasting weight loss. In this incarnation, it’s shoes... Read more

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

• When Good Friends Post Bad Fat Jokes

  

  The internet is chock full of fat jokes so they can be difficult to avoid, but it’s always extra upsetting when someone we think of as a friend posts one of... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• There’s No Such Thing as “Acting Fat”

  

  This is something that came up several ways in several places today so I wanted to address it. It’s the concept that someone can “act fat. Read more

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

• When Fat Women Prefer Thin Models

  

  In a conversation I was having today, several of us were talking about our frustration with stores that sell plus-sized clothing but don’t use plus-sized... Read more

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

• Nope, That’s Not a Compliment

  

  Fat people get a lot of negative messages about our bodies every day. One way to fight this is to change the number of positive messages. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Two Common Questions About Health at Every Size

  

  I got an e-mail from reader Sarah, who asked the two most common questions that I hear about starting a personal Health at Every Size practice. Read more

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

• Wondering Why We’re Fat?

  

  If you want a graph about fat people, I recommend this one.Reader Michelle forwarded me a ridiculous graph called “This is Why You’re Fat America” listing the... Read more

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

• Screaming at Fat People for Fun and Profit

  

  Several people have sent me a video of an individual who takes it upon himself to scream and rant and rave at, and about, fat people. Read more

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

• Finally a Weight Loss Scammer Gets Some Consequences

  

  Ah, Kevin Trudeau. He came to the diet book world like so many others – as a con man (*cough* Steve Siebold *cough*). He originally found himself on the... Read more

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

• Waqas Khan is a Bigot Who Should Never Practice Medicine Again

  

  On the blog KevinMD, (self-described as “Social Media’s Leading Physician Voice”) a video was posted [every trigger warning that you could possibly imagine, I... Read more

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

• Food, Fat People, and Double Standards

  

  In response to reactions to my post yesterday about Ariana Grande’s #DonutGate, I wanted to revisit a post I wrote a few years ago about the double standards... Read more

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

• Licked Some Donuts? Don’t Blame Fat Kids.

  

  Ariana Grande gave us a great example of just how ridiculous the “war on obesity” can become:First, she went with her boyfriend to get some donuts:For reasons... Read more

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

• Say Something Sunday – War on Obesity Edition

  

  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 19 July 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• That Ridiculous Oprah Crop Top Thing

  

  In case you missed it, in the latest issue of O, The Oprah Magazine a reader asked creative director Adam Glassman “Can I pull off a crop top?” His told her: “I... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH