For Lent, Give up Dieting

For Lent, I’m giving up dieting. Well, not really. I haven’t dieted for quite a few years, based on my own reservations which the fat acceptance movement helped me put into words and even back up with scientific research.
But I want to encourage everyone to do this. For Lent this year, give up dieting. Give [...]

Uninformed Mayor Puts OKC on a Diet

I live in the heart of Oklahoma City, in a district called the Asian District. It’s barely the Asian District anymore as the generations of vietnamese who came to OKC as refugees are getting older and their American children are moving off to nicer neighborhoods.
There are no sidewalks in my neighborhood. I have heard gunshots [...]

GMA and Oprah’s Magical New Diet

Ah, yet again we find the magic of diet marketing. Today on GMA, they had Oprah’s new diet guru, Bob Greene on to talk about the Six Foods you Should Banish from your Kitchen. He even brought a healthy eating contract for everyone to sign. Oh boy!
I found the whole concept hilarious since most of [...]

Less calorie intact + more calories burned = weight loss. Simple?

I got to thinking about the primary argument that anti-fatties make when fat acceptance gurus unload their pile of flaming logic upon them.
Basically, every argument boils down to this: diet and exercise work, I’ve seen it. How dare you say that diet and exercise don’t work!
Okay. So, in my life, the people who make this [...]

Thank you, Kate Harding. Thank you, Shapelings!

I typed this originally as a comment, but it got long so it became a post. This is in response to Shapely Prose’s triumphant stand against Dan Savage’s GodHatesFatties religion. This is a big thank you to Kate, Fillyjonk, Sweet Machine, Joy Nash and all the other sisters and brothers of all sizes taking on [...]

Can mothers love their fat daughters?

Last night, I fought with my mom…again.
I was telling her about this survey that I read on Shapely Prose. I told her about the four factors of health: little to no alcohol, no smoking, exercise and eating fruits and vegetables that can lead to a longer life regardless of weight. On the surface, she agreed [...]

It’s Off-Topic Day!

Okay, the previous post was feminism related so I guess its not totally off topic. But this one is! Its about DEODORANT!
Yes, ladies and gents, I am on a deodorant adventure! Lemme ’splain. No, its too long, lemme sum up!
Being the brilliant mind that I am, I decided to quit using my aluminum-laden deodorant smack [...]

Corpulent Cogitation

The holidays are over and I have boxes of excess consumerism to deal with strewn all over my house. But with a quiet day at work, I’ve had some time to catch up on my Fatosphere reading.
I responded rather late to a post over at Shapely Prose and it got me thinking about how much [...]

Never trust a skinny cook!

My potluck at work today went over beautifully! I thought about trying out some healthy recipes but healthy and potluck are very difficult things to do together. If you have any suggestions, please share!
Still, the recipes I tried turned out great and I’ll definitely be making all of them again! I’ll share them here! Click [...]

Regifting a blog…from me to you!

Its that time of year and re-gifting is eco-friendly and functional! Since this is the time of year when the diet talk gets out of control, I wanted to offer, the only situation in which I will talk diet.
When we can’t trust the medical industry to tell us what’s healthy, then how do we determine [...]