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• Flawsome?

  

  I just watched an episode of America’s Next Top Model that had a photoshoot themed around being “Flawsome.” The idea here is that you have a flaw that you... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Oh the Zumanity

  

  I’m in Las Vegas where Julianne has taken me to celebrate my birthday. Tonight she took me to see the Cirque du Soleil show Zumanity. It’s Cirque’s 18 and up... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Peaceful Angry Happy

  

  Reasonably often someone brings up my “anger” in the blog as an issue. Yesterday a reader named Ame brought it up in a comment and I decided that it’s time to... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Big Bad VFHT

  

  We haven’t talked about this on the blog recently, but it is something that happens all the time and is worth being aware of. It’s the VFHT: The Vague Future... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• My Meandering Marathon Update

  

  A number of readers have asked me to do posts updating them on my marathon training. I decided to day is a good day for that since I’m now about half-way throug... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Disney and Disabilities

  

  Disney has just announced a change to their policy regarding guests with disabilities. In the past, a guest with a disability and their family could go to the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• What’s the Point of Clothes

  

  “Part of the /point/ of clothing, when thoughtfully chosen, is to enhance/disguise/manipulate the appearance of our body shape. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• You’re Not Fat

  

  Calling ourselves fat in a derogatory way seems to be part of the price of admission for being a woman in this society. We’re never supposed to be happy with ou... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Special K Thinks We’re All Stupid

  

  One of the great things about watching all of my TV on Hulu and Netflix is that I don’t see a lot of commercials. For the past couple of days I’ve been dog... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Who Gives a Crap?

  

  Yesterday I posted about a picture that’s become quite popular on Facebook (over 130,000 likes and over 10,000 shares.) I discussed why I thought it was... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• What’s Your Excuse?

  

  Reader Annie sent me a link to a Facebook post by Maria Kang. It seems Maria put some time and effort into looking like the cultural stereotype of beauty, then... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Last Acceptable Prejudice

  

  “Fat is the last acceptable prejudice.” I see someone say something like this at least once a day either in an online forum, in person or, as happened yesterday... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The High Cost of Weight Stigma

  

  It has become quite a popular practice to calculate the “costs” of obesity. (As if it’s ok to decide that a group of people with shared physical... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Toddler Gets Weight Loss Surgery

  

  A toddler – a toddler, a child of two years old who cannot yet walk with proficiency – in Saudi Arabia was given irreversible gastric sleeve surgery. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Activism Win at Penn State

  

  Starting in November, Penn State faculty and their university health care covered spouses and domestic partners were scheduled to be required to complete an... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Throwing This Weight Around

  

  Photo by Richard SabelAmber Riley (best known as Mercedes from Glee) is on Dancing with the Stars.  I’ve not been a fan of the way that the show has become abou... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Yes People Are Allowed to Diet

  

  After my piece about Holley Mangold going on the biggest loser, in which I voiced my belief that Holley is allowed to chose dieting just like I’m allowed to... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Holley Mangold on The Biggest Loser

  

  Super Heavyweight Olympic weigh lifter Holley Mangold has signed up for the next season of biggest loser. I’ve received a lot of e-mails and messages from blog... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Flattering and Fat Bodies

  

  Yesterday I wrote about the issue of people who suggest that fat people are responsible for accommodating their size bigotry by wearing what they think we shoul... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Fat Bodies Just Look Wrong

  

  Gratuitous use of a picture from the More Cabaret show this weekend. Scantily clad fat bodies, hell yeah!There is a post over on This is Thin Privilege written... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH