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• My Psychic Commenter – Fat People and Disabilities

  

  How cute is this person rocking their scooter?!I received this comment a few days ago (presented here exactly as it was sent to me, all of the ellipses are... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• It’s Not You, It’s Bullshit

  

  Recently I’ve written about the government funding discrimination against fat people from spending over $200,000 to get an estimate of a measurement (an exact... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• CDC Encouraging Workplace Discrimination

  

  The CDC has created a tool that they claim will “Assess the costs of obesity as it relates to their bottom line.” You can bet your sweet bippy there will be lot... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Solving the Obesity Epidemic In One Simple Step

  

  Every day I hear about how this diet, or that activity, or this federally funded program will “solve the obesity epidemic.” I’ve got this covered and it’s so... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Lies They Told Me About Health

  

  One of the things that completely floored me when I started looking into the research on weight and health was that there wasn’t a single study of people who ha... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Walmart’s Fat Girl Costumes

  

  The internet briefly exploded into a freakout today because the Walmart website had a page for it’s Halloween Costumes called “Fat Girl Costumes. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• What Fat People Deserve

  

  I notice that sometimes the stereotyping of fat people that is encouraged by our current culture leads to a conversation about fat people that makes us sound... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Marathon Update: Progress Finally

  

  At the beginning of this month I started to work with my Ironman coach, and the first big event that we are preparing for is my marathon. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• I’m Ok, You’re Ok – The Comment Quiz

  

  Greetings from York College in York, Pennsylvania! I am loving the weather here and excited about my guest lecture tomorrow morning and talk tomorrow night! Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fun With Awkward Conversations

  

  Ah the joy of awkward conversations. This post is inspired by questions from several DWF readers about how to deal with people who want to lose weight when you... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• $200,000 to Check Our BMI?

  

  BMI (Body Mass Index) is a buzzword (buzzacronym?) that is all over – from the media, to schools, to workplaces and healthcare practitioners office. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• When is Weight a Symptom?

  

  I received a question from a reader that I want to address :Is there a point at which you think that it’s reasonable to view a person’s weight as an outward... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Undress Success

  

  I get a lot of e-mails asking me to promote clothes that aren’t made in my size. I received an e-mail last week asking me to support a Kickstarter Campaign for ... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dealing With The Anger of Fatphobia

  

  One of things that changed for me (and that others often tell me changed for them) when I became a Size Acceptance Activist was that I started to see all of... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Just Say No…And Yes

  

  Keeping fat people feeling terrible about ourselves is big business. The diet industry makes well over 60 Billion dollars a year selling a product that doesn’t... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Marathon Update: Me and My Feet a Love/Hate Story

  

  I have duck feet. To be more specific I have duck feet 3.0. My maternal grandmother had duckfeet 1.0 – they are short, wide, with high arches and a narrow... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• It’s Not An Obesity Epidemic

  

  Ah the obesity epidemic. The media can’t get enough of talking about it. But what are we fighting against? Trumped up charges of fat people causing additional... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• I’m Not Blogging About This

  

  Despite the offers I get (some stranger than others), I don’t write blog posts for money, or allow people to write posts and pay me to post them, or put ads on... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• I Know What Boys Like, I Know What Guys Want

  

  I often see women justify our worth based on what men think of us. I was thinking about this because I heard the song “All About That Bass” on the way home. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Marathon Update – Disasters I Have Known

  

  This blog in two parts. I’m writing the first part now, before I go running, I’ll write the second after. I just started with my new IRONMAN Coach and... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH