Dinah Washington led a prolific and successful career, but died before her time due to weight loss drugs.
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News Appetizers Do the SCOTUS Shuffle
What is that you say? It’s following the oral arguments to guess at the ruling.
*Shakes magic eight ball.* “All signs point to no.”
Q. I’ve lost a lot of weight in the past year. I mean, basically the net weight of a couple of pre-schoolers. I’ve got a little ways to go to get to my goal (which is whatever weight I land on while I train for a couple of half marathons).
[NSFW image after cut] Every once in a while, I get one of those emails that nearly knocks me over. “I am afraid to give up the dream of being thin. I have good days, where I can accept myself and think I am beautiful, but I can never let go of the dream of […]
Last week, fifteen amazing speakers joined me for the Health At Every Size® (HAES®) Master Class.
Last week, I came across this gem of a post over at Jezebel.
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Losing Myself
[Discussion of eating-related issues] I know it’s coming, and I brace myself. “Have you lost weight? You look great!” I know that the person is giving me a compliment, is trying to make me feel good. I replay the words in my head, pretend like they said “Did you get new glasses? You look great!”, […]
Saturday morning, I found myself watching the U.S. men’s archery team play the Italian team.
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Losing Weight To Date Ain’t Great
Back in the mid 2000s, I went on my last diet ever and lost a bunch of weight. I was still plus-sized, but because weight loss wins you lots of points in our f-ed up society, the weight loss did give me a temporary confidence boost. And so I thought that it would also lead […]
Jezebel and NPR reported something interesting yesterday about the eating patterns of dieters. As the day progresses, dieters’ food choices get less and less “healthy.” This information is based on a review of 500,000 meals that were recorded in 50 countries by the users of the app Eatery, a dieting app which requires users to […]
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The “I Did It, So You Can Too!” Phenomenon
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!”
Q: I’ve lost a lot of weight in the past year. I mean, basically the net weight of a couple of pre-schoolers. I’ve got a little ways to go to get to my goal (which is whatever weight I land at while I train for a couple of half marathons). As I am impressed with […]
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In “Health,” How Far is Too Far?
Earlier today I read an article on Blisstree that delineates Beyoncé’s post-baby weight-loss routine. It’s centered around 4-hour workouts, involves living with her personal trainer, and represents how far our culture has taken its obsession with being thin. Apparently, B’s got 40 pounds to lose and she’s looking to meet her goal before April rolls […]
OBSERVATION 1: I miss fat Jonah Hill.