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• Medical Fatphobia – The Ob/Gyn Should Not Be A BYOS (Bring Your Own Speculum)...

  

  I talk a lot about medical fatphobia (because medical fatphobia literally kills fat people,) and I've now heard from several super fat people who went for... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Positive Children’s Books

  

  I started this post a while ago, but it seems extra pertinent now that more kids are hanging out at home reading! Recently Glamour ran an article titled " The... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Is “Ob*sity” a Risk Factor For Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

  

  I want to start by saying that I'm not trying to give anyone advice on how to handle the current pandemic. I am personally taking as many precautions as... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dealing With Fatphobia – How To Practice Putting The Problem Where It Belongs

  

  Fatphobia, weight stigma, and weight-based oppression are not in our heads - they are real and fat people experience them constantly in everything from fashion... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Let’s Talk About Intermittent Fasting

  

  Intermittent Fasting or, as I like to call it, repeated short-term starvation, has become all the rage. And while its evangelists would have you believe that... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fact: Fatphobia Perpetuates Eating Disorders And Impedes Recovery

  

  The eating disorders community has a serious fatphobia problem and it's harming people of all sizes. The Academy for Eating Disorders recently made that... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• What Can I Do If I Still Wish I Was Thinner?

  

  I got an email from someone who had just completed another round of weight-cycling (losing weight, then gaining it back - often gaining back more than was lost.... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Noom – Nothing New, Everything Harmful

  

  I've been seeing adds for Noom all over social media for quite a while now. They claim to be a new way to lose weight that can help you keep the weight off for... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Bette Midler, Twitter, and How Not To Fight Trump

  

  If you follow Bette Midler on Twitter, you know that she is known for biting political commentary against the current "administration." But recently she used he... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Resources to Fight Joint Replacement Denials for Fat Patients

  

  I get a lot of e-mails from people who need joint replacements, but whose doctors have refused to perform the surgery unless and until the person loses... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Thoughts About National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

  Eating Disorder Awareness Week is drawing to a close. As someone who has recovered from an eating disorder, and who is currently an official ambassador for... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fatphobia On The Campaign Trail

  

  I was watching the South Carolina Democratic Debate and couldn't help but notice that the moderator decided to bring up the so-called "obesity epidemic,"... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Comebacks to Shutdown Fatphobia – Part 5

  

  Here's the latest installment of my series of comebacks to the fatphobic nonsense we have to deal with. If you have a phrase you'd like me to create a comeback... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Is The Academy For Eating Disorders Promoting Diets For People With Eating...

  

  Today begins National Eating Disorders Awareness Week The theme is "Come As You Are. Hindsight is 20/20" It's part of NEDA's work to correct the eating... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Celebrating Black Fat Activists

  A few nights ago I had a case of blogger's block and I asked Facebook for topic suggestions. Tigress Osborn suggested "Black History Month and the Black fat... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Compassion From Doctors Isn’t A Substitute For Evidence-Based Care

  

  I was reading a conversation online where a fat person was saying that they wanted evidence-based care from their doctors. A man replied that he teaches nurses... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• I Can’t Believe People Are Still Pushing Calories In/Calories Out

  

  I was in a discussion today online where somebody actually said that "being thin is possible for everyone because calories in/calories out is just scientific... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Nope, You Don’t Feel Fat

  

  Live in our fatphobic world long enough and you'll hear a thin person say that they "feel fat." This can come from a few places, but the bottom line is the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Trouble With “Transformation Tuesday”

  

  Across social media I see people do "Transformation Tuesday" posts. If you're not familiar, this is actually code for "Weight Loss Tuesday" as people just... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Does Being Fat Cause Arthritis? Does That Even Matter?

  

  I wrote a piece about the issues with fatphobia, fat people and our knees (and the problems that we have in receiving any kind of competent healthcare when we... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH