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 [...]

Art and Beauty

An amazing thing happened in my life.
I learned to love my body.
And one of the driving forces that helped me to do this was my art. I’ve always dabbled with painting and I am by no means a talented renderer. But I’ve dabbled so long that I finally figured some things out.
I started painting women [...]

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 [...]

What is fat?

I have almost over-trained myself to not comment on people’s appearance. I hate it equally when an “average”-sized woman (or man) claims to be fat or needs to diet or when anyone tells a skinny woman that she needs a sandwich (and yes, I have been guilty of the latter). I don’t believe that someone’s [...]

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 [...]

Fat Pride=Insecurity

Last night I was at a casual gathering. The topic of fat bashing came up. In particular, the topic of ‘gross fat women on motorized scooters in Target.’
Yes, I know. Couth.
The first thing that I thought about was how amazing it is that people think its okay to make fun of fat people IN FRONT [...]

First Fat Faux Pas

I remember the day that I learned it was not okay to hate your body.
I was new to the women’s center. It was probably before I got hired on, when I was a volunteer intern. I said something negative about my body in front of everyone there. It seemed so run-of-the-mill to put myself [...]

Thanksgiving for Fatties

Thanksgiving ain’t my thang. Probably not for the reasons you think.

I didn’t really grow up with any family around so it was always just me and my mom.
Historically, I’m not keen on celebrating the day we led the native people to believe we wouldn’t rape and steal their land.
I’m thankful for my blessings EVERY day.
My [...]