It’s the Little Things that Count
I’ve talked about my former doctor here before. The fact that she’d act disappointed when the numbers of my blood tests and blood pressure were awesome (because they are) because … Continue reading
How Many Epidemiologists does it take…
… to declare an Obesity Epidemic? According to this article in the International Journal of Epidemiology, none. Apparently, according to this article, in a peer-reviewed epidemiology journal, the obesity panic … Continue reading
Sometimes I just want to get to work.
First, I’m wondering if there’s an asshole convention here in town, because after months of nothing, I catch fat-hating bullshit twice in three days. What the hell? So, I ride … Continue reading
Guess what? I do know how much I eat…
Actually, I don’t. I always vastly over-estimate what I eat. The other night, New Year’s Eve as a matter of fact, I braced a still decidedly tipsy husband for a … Continue reading
Diet Talk and the Food Police
As Living 400 Lbs reported, I started the #bodyacceptance hashtag on Twitter to talk about some things that have been chapping my hide about the way people in America, particularly … Continue reading
Guest Post: What Fat Acceptance Means to Me by Javagoth
Originally posted in Javagoth’s Livejournal. This is going to be a brain dump of stuff around dieting, being large, and fat acceptance that’s been floating around my brain for the … Continue reading
Fat as a Form of Protection
There’s something that comes up in the literature about survivors of sexual assault that’s been bugging me for awhile: the idea that survivors of sexual assault gain weight to protect … Continue reading
I’m Not Always the Poster Child for HAES and Body Acceptance
Oh, no, I’m not. There are days when I feel gross, and awful, and heavy, and fat in all of the perjorative senses of the word. Where I’ll change outfits … Continue reading
Huh, go fig?
Well-Rounded Mama cites a study that finds, if you put would-be healthcare providers on the restricted diets many doctors prescribe for overweight to obese patients, they have much more sympathy … Continue reading
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