Danceswithfat

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• Show Up and Refuse to Leave

  

  I think that a lot of fat activism, or at least my particular style of fat activism, is about simply showing up and refusing to leave, even if people are... Read more

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

• How Not to Market Your Weight Loss Webinar

  

  I get plenty of ridiculous hate mail, but sometimes I get something even more ridiculous. A company that so completely misunderstands my blog that they sincerel... Read more

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

• Failed at Dieting? Welcome to the Almost Everyone Club!

  

  Biscuit the Pug models our demo jacket, maybe we shouldn’t create it in MS Paint.A question that I get asked pretty often is “If dieting doesn’t work, how is... Read more

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

• Say Something Sunday – Seventh 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 February 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Tricky World of Weight Loss Compliments

  

  This topic has come up a lot this week, so I thought I’d talk about it. It is definitely tricky! Let’s examine two scenarios: 1. You are interacting with someon... Read more

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

• Thin People Only Clubs

  

  I got an e-mail that said “I don’t care how athletic you are, there is no such thing as a fat athlete.” Why would someone use their limited time on Earth to sen... Read more

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

• The Incredible Bravery of Fat Shaming Children

  

  Laura Cacdac got a letter from her daughter Charley’s school, letting her know that her daughter’s BMI was “high” and that “From the results of this test, it... Read more

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

• Fat People’s Failure to Thrive

  

  Fat people are failing to thrive. That’s the message that many people in society try to say to, and about, fat people – we are “failing to thrive” unless we... Read more

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

• Things Obesity Isn’t

  

  Whether it’s in internet articles, comments on internet articles, or e-mails that I get, I see “obesity”/being fat used in comparisons that don’t actually make... Read more

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

• Fun With Inappropriate Personal Comments

  

  One of the things that happens when you are fat in a fatphobic society is that people who are under the mistaken impression that their beeswax is located on... Read more

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

• Say Something Sunday – Sixth 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 February 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Many Paths to Body Love

  

  Picture courtesy of the fabulous Jodee Rose http://jodee.deviantart.comRecently readers have been asking me to talk about  Tess Munster getting a modeling... Read more

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

• Health and the Usual Disclaimers

  

  When I discuss the concept of health on this blog I include some version of the following:Health is not an obligation, barometer of worthiness, completely withi... Read more

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

• What To Do When You See Fat Or Food Shaming

  

  A common question I get from readers, including fat people and thin people who want to work in solidarity with fat people is how to intervene when they see fat... Read more

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

• Some Big Fat Inspiration

  

  Today a reader e-mailed to tell me about her experience in dealing with a fat shamer. I was so inspired by the story that I want to share it in its entirely... Read more

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

• Football, Fat People, and Media Representation

  

  One of the ridiculous reasons given for refusing to represent fat people in the media as happy or successful at anything other that weight loss is that fat... Read more

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

• Dealing With Everyday Oppression

  

  I received an e-mail from a reader recently (who gave me permission to share it) that said: I was getting dinner out with my husband at a local hamburger... Read more

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

• Say Something Sunday – Fifth 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 February 2015 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Fatphobia Follows Us to the Grave

  

  Colleen McCullough created the department of neurophysiology at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital, she served as head of the department for five years. She... Read more

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

• Fat People’s Not So Hidden Talents

  

  A reader alerted me to an article (trigger warning- for diet and weight loss talk) about New Jersey governor and Presidential hopeful Chris Christie that... Read more

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