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• What Research Would Prove That Weight Loss Works

  

  In my blog post about Health at Every Size and the burden of proof, I talked about having research to back up the idea that intentional weight loss is a good... Read more

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

• Health at Every Size and the Burden of Proof

  

  Debating around Health at Every Size (HAES) is something that has been coming up a lot in e-mails that I'm answering so I decided to just address it here. Befor... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• If Being Fat Makes Medical Procedures More Difficult

  

  In a community I am in online, someone asked if it's medical fatphobia (aka weight-stigma) for healthcare providers to refuse surgeries to fat people because... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Poem For A Diet-Free New Year

  If you are renewing your resolution to diet diets, or if you're tempted to give dieting one more last try, then I wrote this for you! (Video has captions and th... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Ring In The New Year With A Love Song To Your Body

  

  Jeanette DePatie and I did a series of revamped holiday songs dedicated to things like the importance of fat-friendly seating, telling the food police to keep... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Absolutely Nothing Justifies Fat-Shaming

  

  It happened (again) in a progressive Facebook group that I am in. Someone posted a picture of a fat woman wearing a pro-donald shirt with William Barr's face... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• New Year’s Resolutions That Aren’t Diets

  

  Last year I wrote a piece about failed New Year's Resolutions. Now, another Resolution season is almost upon us, and I find myself reflecting on one of the... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• How to Deal When Your Friends Go On Diets

  

  It's New Years, which means that people close to you - family, friends, co-workers etc. - will very likely be going on diets. For those of us who have managed t... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Some “What Ifs” For Dealing With Fatphobia In The New Year

  

  The truth is that fatphobia should never happen, and we should never have to deal with it. If and when we do, we might have to take into account how much... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• It’s a Fat Woman With a Cupcake, and It’s Fine

  

  Snag Tights has been all over my Facebook recently. They have tights, pantyhose, and chub rub shorts in bunches of colors in sizes 2-32. There are things I... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• What “Board Certified in Obesity Medicine” Means to Me as a Fat Patient

  

  When a doctor chooses to brag about that particular certification, there are three assumptions I need to make in order to keep myself safe as a fat... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Inclusivity, Diversity, and Body Confidence in Fitness Spaces

  

  Today's post is going to be about fitness. I know that can be triggering for some so feel free to just close this out and I'll be back tomorrow to talk about... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• What If People Think I’m Delusional Because I Won’t Diet

  

  Yesterday in response to my post about boundary setting for family and friends food police, I suggested that one option for creating a boundary with a... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Options for Responding to the Family and Friends Food Police

  

  With options from practical, to discussion prompts, to cathartic, this post for anyone who may want some options to deal with inappropriate friend and/or famil... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• World’s Worst Holiday Diet Tips

  

  The "holiday season" means being bombarded with ridiculous diet advice. Since you're likely to have to deal with this whether you celebrate the holidays or... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• If Diet Company Slogans Were Honest

  

  Twas the week before Christmas and all through the mail, the diet companies shill programs guaranteed to fail. It's that time of year - diet companies try to... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Appreciating Our Amazing Bodies and Telling Fatphobes to GTFO

  

  There are only a couple songs left to release in this year's Body Positive Holiday Sing-a-Long Series from Jeanette DePatie and I, so for this song's lyrics, I... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Cards to Help Fat Patients at the Doctor’s Office – English and French Versions

  

  I originally created these cards as part of a post about what to say at the doctor's office to help get the appropriate evidence-based care you should be gettin... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat Representation in Art

  

  This is the story about how I got to be a work of art, created by an artist of whom I am a major fan. I tell this story both because I'm utterly grateful and... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• David’s Bridal Eliminates Fat Tax

  

  A little good news in the fight for size equality. To begin at the beginning, fat tax is when fat people have to pay more for the same product or service. Some... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2019 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH