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• Hell Yeah 400 Pound Athlete

  

  You may have already heard about Kelly Gneiting. He is a 400 pound trained sumo wrestler who just finished his second LA marathon in 9 hours, 48 minutes. This... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• They Will Not Keep Me Down

  

  Photo by Richard SabelI discussed before my love for Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If”. One of the stanzas has come back to me recently as I’ve been dealing with... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Flying Fat on Southwest Airlines

  

  In a recently blog I discussed how Julianne and I were planning to use a trip to Austin to test Southwest Airline’s new policy which is that people who “need tw... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Civil Rights Simplified

  

  Discussions about fat civil rights can become complicated, today I thought I would take a stab at simplifying things a bit.Fat people have a right to exist in... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• New Fat City

  

  Reader Abby let me know that Karen Hitchcock is a doctor, and I mean that only in the strictest definition that she completed medical school, not the she is... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Target Market My (Fat) Ass

  

  From the fabulous WTF, Plus Size Clothing Manufacturers http://wtfplus.tumblr.com/I was on Alberta Primetime last week to discuss “target marketing” from the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Enough Already

  

  I think that one of the most damaging, despicable and erroneous messages that the diet industry uses to sell us their products that don’t work, is that unless... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• After the Victory – Part 2

  

  I blogged yesterday about the tendency of quelling celebration after activism victories because there is more to be done. Today I want to talk about what... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• After the Victory – Part 1

  

  A couple things have happened today that have made me thing about what happens after an activism victory. I’ll talk about one today, and the other tomorrow.... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Trader Joe’s is Reducing Our Guilt

  

  One of the things that I was excited about when I moved to California was Trader Joe’s. Austin is predominantly Whole Foods and I won’t shop there because of... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• But Not Too Big

  

  Photo by Richard SabelI did a segment on HuffPost live today called “Too Big to Dance?” The segment was great but there was just one problem, I had final... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Taking the Fat Out of NAAFA?

  

  The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) was founded in 1969 and bills itself as “North America’s oldest civil rights organization working to... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Seeing My Body as Separate

  

  Photo by Richard SabelI often talk about my body and me being a team. Often people ask why, and sometimes they let me know that it bothers them because they lik... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Right to Discriminate?

  

  The recent Ambercrombie and Fitch dust-up has brought up some common issues faced by activists. The minute we point out corporate behavior that is... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• This Self-Esteem Thing

  

  In my recent blog post discussing what to say to girls about body image and self-esteem, mentioned intrinsic self-esteem. I’ve since received several questions... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Back Off My Fat Body

  

  Picture by Substantia Jones for Adipositivity.comEveryday I hear messages from society about my fat body. I’m told that it’s a sign of moral failing, laziness,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Suspension of Disbelief

  

  is the idea that you ignore the implausibilities of a story so that you can enjoy the greater themes. I’m not against the concept on its face – it’s why I can... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• What Do We Tell Our Girls

  

  This is one of the questions that I get a lot when I give talks – how do we raise girls to love and respect themselves in a world where they are told very... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• I Screwed Up

  

  This is one of those retrospective blogs where I talk about a screw up I made and what I learned from it. If this isn’t your thing don’t worry, I’ll be back wit... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• No Mani for You Fatty

  

  Decorate your body, or don’t. It’s your choice.Reader Thea sent me an article that expresses a sentiment that I’m disturbed to say I’ve been seeing more of. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH