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• Do You Have to Call Yourself Fat?

  

  This fabulous title is courtesy of some hatemail I received from someone who I guess thought this would upset me – I loved it so much I considered changing my... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• IDEA Fitness Gives Horrible Advice

  

  Photo by Richard SabelI am on the mailing list for the IDEA Health and Fitness newsletter.  I think that I got signed up automatically when I renewed by... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Aziz Ansari Almost Gets It

  

  Aziz Ansari is a comic whose work I really like. I’ve seen him do stand-up and act on Parks and Recreation and I’m a fan of his.I am a fan of stand-up comedy... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• How to Be a Fat Activism Ally

  

  Reader Julie e-mailed me a question that I get a lot – how can a thin person best be an ally to Fat Activism? First of all, thank you for asking – I always... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Really Fat People with Health Problems

  

  Today I got a comment from a nurse asking some often asked questions about health and fat, specifically for the “super fat” (of which I am one) You can read... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Things My Body Is Not

  

  Picture by Richard SabelI get so many messages about what a fat body is, I thought I’d talk about some of the things that my body isn’t:My Body is Not... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Troubling Responses to Fat Bullying

  

  This is the last in what will hereafter been known as the “egg trilogy” of posts. I blogged about my experience getting eggs thrown at me, and then I blogged... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Big Fat Liars

  

  One of the tools that is used to silence fat people who speak up about the oppression, stigma, and mistreatment that we experience is to just call us liars. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Lady Gaga, the VMAs and Fat Shaming

  

  A little over a year ago to great fanfare Lady Gaga started her “Body Revolution” She opened up about her struggles with an eating disorder and reached out to... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• To the Guys Who Threw Eggs at Me Tonight

  

  I was five miles into a nine mile training walk for my upcoming marathon when your car pulled up beside me, I didn’t think much of it until I heard you yell “HE... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• You Just Never Know

  

  Yesterday I came upon something on Facebook that I felt was fat bashing. The person who had posted it had over 40,000 likes so I tried to post a very calm... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Of Course It’s About Fat People

  

  I was alerted to a post on Facebook that shamed fat people in an attempt to make a point about gay rights. It was a picture of a fat woman in a Chik-fil-A... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Great Fat Debate

  

  We often hear about “debates” about fat activism Though I often take such opportunities to get the word out about Size Acceptance and Health at Every Size,... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Size Acceptance in Kind of Crappy Graphics

  

  I often have the desire to create fabulous graphics to express Size Acceptance and Health at Every Size concepts.  Unfortunately, the tools that I am working... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Weight Loss is Not Revenge

  

  Reader Rachel let me know about a new show called “My Big Fat Revenge” where women are encouraged to lose weight to “get revenge” on people who bullied them... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Ignored, Invisible, Erased

  

  In response to my post about how fat hate is often about things other than our actual fat, I received comments and e-mails from people who had experiences... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• It’s Not Even About My Fat

  

  Ever since I posted about doing a marathon I’ve been getting tons of hate mail. I got an e-mail that said “A part of me sincerely hopes you die doing that... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Compliment Minefield

  

  Every time I see someone being complimented for “looking so great” after their recent weight loss, I cringe a little. People who undertake weight loss attempts... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• There is No New Skinny

  

  I got an e-mail from blog reader Angie today asking me what I think about “strong is the new skinny” and “healthy is the new skinny” campaigns. I’ve seen these... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Problems With Food Policing

  

  One of the most frustrating things that I deal with as part of our fat bashing society is the idea that my fat body is a signal that I need other people to... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH