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• It’s Really Ok

  

  Art by the fabulous Jodee Rose http://jodee.deviantart.com/ (NNSFWBTFA Not necessarily safe for work but totally freaking awesome!)It’s really ok -to take a... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Imagine What We Could Actually Fix

  

  Almost every fat person I know has a story where they went to a doctor for a health problem and were given a body size solution. Knee pain? Lose weight. High... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Things You Don’t Owe Anyone

  

  When it comes to a lot of areas of our lives we get to choose what we do and why, and who – if anyone – we do it for. Sometimes people get confused and think... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Not All Thin People Are Like That

  

  Let’s start with something that happened on my Facebook page today, and then we’ll talk about it. I posted my blog from yesterday including the phrase “One of... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• In Our Own Damn Words

  

  Plus size model Heather from http://fatgirlposing.blogspot.ca. Used with permission.Heather is a plus size model – that picture to the left, that’s her. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• King of Nothing

  

  So there’s this song I love called “King of Anything” by Sarah Bareilles.The video is posted below but the lyrics that pertain to this blog are as follows:You’v... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Potential Future Thin Person

  

  I am tired to death of the idea that I am not a fat person, but a potential future thin person. A walking, talking “before” picture encouraged to put... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dealing with Unwanted Concern

  

  I thought that with everything that’s going on around Obesity being considered a disease, I thought it might be a good time to talk about some strategies for... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• No Shame in Disease Diagnosis

  

  I’ve been thinking about the responses to the ADA’s misguided classification of obesity as a disease, and in retrospect I am really concerned that, at least in... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Activism Seems to Fail

  

  I’ve been hearing from a lot of people who are really upset and hurt by the American Medical Association’s ill-advised decision to call obesity a disease, I’m... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The War on Obesity Is a War on Fat People

  

  In response to my blog about the inconsistencies with the way obesity is treated when compared to other people who are viewed, whether correctly or... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• AMA Says Obesity is a Disease

  

  A year ago the American Medical Association charged its Council on Science and Public Health with studying whether or not obesity should be considered a disease. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 DEBATE, FITNESS, HEALTH

• We’re Gonna Need More Wars

  

  There is an argument that suggests that it’s ok to body police, bully, shame, stigmatize and have a war against obese people because being fat is an indication... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Hold the Concern Please

  

  I keep hearing people suggest that it’s their moral obligation to tell fat people that we need to lose weight, exercise more, or that if someone sees a fat chil... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Low Hanging Health Fruit

  

  I’m often asked what I think the first steps are to pursue health. First, to be clear, I don’t think that anyone is obligated to pursue health or healthy habits. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• They Are Our Bodies

  

  There’s a picture going around Facebook that suggests that the world is unfair because fat people get medical care but same sex couples can’t get married. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Gym – You’re Doing It Wrong

  

  Prospect High School has created a new PE program wherein students are tested on their physical fitness twice a year. Those who get a “high” score get to pick... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fatty Was Here and Still Is

  

  We’ve started watching a television show called “I’m Alive” about people who have survived wild animal attacks. It’s the kind of show where they mix interviews... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Lie of Just the Way It Is

  

  I got an e-mail today about the blogher Fat Talk survey results. I would first like to say that I wish they would say “negative body talk” instead of fat talk s... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Pay Up! No Evidence Required

  

  The rules about workplace wellness programs under the Affordable Care Act were released jointly by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH