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• Questionable Celebrity Responses to Fat Shaming

  

  A number of people shared an article with me from mic called “10 Celebrities Who Had the Perfect Response to Fat Shaming” I’m really glad that they published th... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Say Something Sunday – Fat Joke Edition

  

  It’s “Say Something Sunday,” a day dedicated, at least on this blog, to personal Size Diversity activism. I’ve got some suggestions below and/or of course you... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Body Shaming Baby Onesies

  

  Source – Facebook/Wry BabyBaby clothing company Wry Baby has found itself in some hot water about a baby onesies that they manufactured that says “I hate my... Read more

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

• Lose Weight by Watching Horror Movies?

  

  Several readers asked me to comment on articles that are making the rounds that suggest that watching horror movies helps people lose weight. Read more

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

• What Do We Mean By Fat Civil Rights?

  

  I sometimes get asked what I mean by fat rights. Here are what I consider to be the basic tenets (obviously, it gets much more complicated than than this and... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Laughing In the Face of Danger

  

  One of the really interesting things that I notice whenever someone points out that the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are not size... Read more

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

• Underpants Rule Limitations

  

  Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with The Underpants Rule. The Underpants Rule states that you are the boss of your underpants, other people are th... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Say Something Sunday – Good Fatty Edition

  

  It’s “Say Something Sunday,” a day dedicated, at least on this blog, to personal Size Diversity activism. I’ve got some suggestions below and/or of course you... Read more

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

• Fat and Fingernails

  

  I got a question today from reader Diane asking how I feel about an internet meme that says: “You are not fat. You have fat. You also have fingernails. But you... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Why Do Dieters Gain Their Weight Back?

  

  Before we get into this I want to be clear that even if there were research showing that sustained weight loss is possible for most people (and there’s not)... Read more

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

• New Horrifying Medical Device for Weight Loss – The Full Sense Device

  

  The always brilliant Marilynn Wann posted on Facebook about a piece on Buzzfeed today that discusses a surgical implant created for the purpose of manipulating... Read more

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

• Say Something Sunday – Healthism Edition

  

  It’s “Say Something Sunday,” a day dedicated, at least on this blog, to personal Size Diversity activism. I’ve got some suggestions below and/or of course you... Read more

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

• Leonard Nimoy, Naked Fat Ladies, and Healthism

  

  Leonard Nimoy passed away today at the age of 83 after a long and successful career that included acting (of course, developing the role of Spock on Star Trek)... Read more

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

• Diet Ad Bingo

  

  I have become incredibly annoyed with all of the diet ads that I get bombarded with everyday (dude, magical weight loss tea is not a “movement’ that people can... Read more

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

• 4 Things Never To Say To An Activist

  

  Anyone who spends any amount of time standing up to a screwed up world (aka engaging in activism) is bound to hear these, and could definitely live without... Read more

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

• Dancers In Fat Suits

  

  Ragen Chastain – Fat Dancer (no fat suit required) Photo by Richard SabelThere’s a video making its way around Facebook with what appears to be two fat... Read more

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

• Lucky Pierre’s Club Is Proud to Discriminate

  

  Dance is for EVERY BODY. More Cabaret walks up for our bow at the Burlypicks competition.After a year of working at The Blue Book Cabaret show at New Orleans... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Say Something Sunday – Academy Awards Edition

  

  It’s “Say Something Sunday,” a day dedicated, at least on this blog, to personal Size Diversity activism. I’ve got some suggestions below and/or of course you... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• And The “Does Not Get It Award” Goes To…

  

  I get a lot of hatemail, but sometimes I get something that I would call more…patheti-mail. People who perhaps think that they are being clever but are, in fact... Read more

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

• Fining the Parents of Fat Kids

  

  In yet another stunningly horrific example of what can happen when the government involves itself in the weight of children, Gilberto Rodriguez, a member of... Read more

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