Eating Like a Goddess
May 14, 2012 at 5:00 pm in Bodies
Nearly every woman I know has a screwed up relationship with food. I think the way to heal this is not more of the same; it’s eating like a goddess.
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How To “Break Up” With Dieting in 5 Easy Steps
May 7, 2012 at 5:00 pm in Bodies
International No Diet Day was yesterday, and it’s a sacred holiday to folks like me. So in honor of this holiday, I’m giving away my book for free and sharing my favorite dieting breakup tips with you. Read the rest of this entry →
Divine Frivolousness
April 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm in Bodies
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I broke my wrist. For those of you who’ve had similar issues or other mobility or disability issues, you know how difficult it is to move about the world feeling impaired in some way (and I realize there are way worse things than a broken wrist). The thing I found is that pain and discomfort are far easier to deal with than the little things like brushing your teeth or putting on a bra. Read the rest of this entry →
Eating a Salad and Dreaming of a Cheeseburger #WhatsWithLadyGaga
April 23, 2012 at 8:00 pm in Bodies
I don’t really follow Lady Gaga, but one of my lovely readers sent me a link to one of her recent tweets, and it bummed me out. The tweet read:
Samantha Brick & The Beauty Myth
April 17, 2012 at 3:30 pm in Bodies
This week’s post is a little short because I broke my darn wrist and the combo of typing with one hand and potentially nodding out from Percoset is making blog writing a highly undesirable activity.
But I just had to weigh in on the Samantha Brick story from a bit of a different perspective. Read the rest of this entry →
The “I Did It, So You Can Too!” Phenomenon
April 9, 2012 at 5:00 pm in Bodies
If there’s one meme that makes me particularly nuts about weight loss gurus, it’s this one:
“I lost weight, so you can too!” Read the rest of this entry →
My Favorite: Mistakes
April 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm in Perspectives
For most of my childhood, my dad was an avid Aikidoist. I would sometimes go to the dojo with him, and watched as he and other grown ups would roll themselves into incredibly agile little balls and roll in a circle around the room as part of their warm up. It always looked fun to me, but when my parents tried to encourage me to take classes with the other kids, I balked.
Even at the tender age of 7, I was afraid of being bad at something. I had already figured out that I was “bad at gym class” and that I wasn’t good at tumbling, gymnastics, etc. Taking classes at the dojo felt like it was just going to be more of the same gym class stuff that I was already trying to avoid with timely visits to the nurse. Read the rest of this entry →
Fix It Or Accept It?
March 19, 2012 at 5:00 pm in Bodies
Recently, I was working with a client who has had Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) for about 40 years. She’s seen specialists who have diagnosed it as IBS because no other physical problems are present. I asked her about all of the different remedies that she’s tried, and she’s pretty much tried everything — from acupuncture to chiropractic to various supplements to eliminating allergenic foods from her diet. Without fail, no matter what she does, her symptoms have come back. Read the rest of this entry →
How To Get Started With Health At Every Size
March 12, 2012 at 5:00 pm in Health
Moving from a diet/weight loss mentality to a Health At Every Size® mentality can feel pretty daunting. It’s not necessarily easy to let go of typical beliefs around weight and health when everyone from your doctor to your mom to various media to your office mate are telling you about the wonders of the latest diet/celebrity weight loss/the dangers of fat, etc. Even if you’ve been reading about HAES® and understand why it makes sense, it can be hard when you actually try to apply it to your own life. Read the rest of this entry →
Weight Loss Is NOT An Achievement
March 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm in Bodies
Did the title of this post kind of piss you off? Good!
The idea that weight loss is a good idea and a worthy achievement is so ingrained in our society that most of us take it for granted. Of course, losing weight is an achievement, right? We heap praise on anyone who does it. We flagellate ourselves for not achieving it. Read the rest of this entry →
This Week in Fat
February 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm in Bodies
Dudes, I need to get real with you. Between The Body Love Revolutionaries Telesummit and working with clients and living my big fat life, I’m kind of tuckered out! So this week, I just want to toss you some links to some really good articles that you’re totally going to want to read! Read the rest of this entry →
No Legislation Without Fat And Female Representation
February 20, 2012 at 3:00 pm in Politics
Unless you’ve been living under a lovely rock this week (and I would love to crawl under there with you), you’ve heard about the Congressional investigation into the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate spearheaded by Congressman Issa.
Here’s an image showing who was allowed to speak. Read the rest of this entry →
The Body Image Benefits Of Pleasure (Valentine’s Day Edition)
February 13, 2012 at 3:00 pm in Sex
Last week, I had the honor of chatting about sex and dating with authors Hanne Blank and Virgie Tovar as part of the Body Love Revolutionaries Telesummit. They shared so much of their expertise on sex and dating*, that I just had to write about it this week.
I like to think of pleasure as a divine right bestowed upon all of us, and too often, we don’t prioritize it. We put all of our other responsibilities first, and forget that pleasure is our responsibility as well. Pleasure is what makes living actually enjoyable. Read the rest of this entry →
I Miss Fat Jonah Hill: And Other Mostly Pointless Celebrity Observations, in No Particular Order
February 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm in Pop Culture
OBSERVATION 1: I miss fat Jonah Hill. Read the rest of this entry →
Fat Pride Is For Everyone, Even You (Yes, You!)
January 30, 2012 at 3:00 pm in Bodies
If you haven’t been privy to the awesome images coming from Marilyn Wann and the Stand4Kids campaign, you need to check it out now. It’s okay, go ahead. I’ll wait!
Glad you’re back! Read the rest of this entry →
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