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Damned if you do, damned if you don’t (Eating in public) 29 Jan 2013 | 05:23 pm
Ugh, I hate how much subtext being fat (or is that “living in a fat-phobic world”?) has attached to eating in public. I feel like I’m caught in a dichotomy where no version of eating in public leaves ...
Paging Dr. Dolgoff 8 Jan 2013 | 02:37 am
Fierce Freethinking Fatties has put out a call for all bloggers available to post about Dr. Dolgoff. So who is she? She’s not only the author of a children’s diet book, Red Light, Green Light, Eat Rig...
Old Timey Photos Are The Best 4 Jan 2013 | 09:00 am
It’s been a busy holiday season and I know I haven’t posted much. However I was doing some housekeeping stuff on my computer today and found this picture. I have no idea where I found it so I can’t ac...
Eavesdropping on Teenagers 25 Nov 2012 | 11:02 am
Ok, even though this post is titled “eavesdropping” I don’t think it really counts when it’s on a train and you have to stand back a little bit in order not to be deafened as said teenagers are both l...
A Break From Regularly Scheduled Programming 12 Nov 2012 | 12:11 pm
I’ve been meaning to post for a little while (and have had a few ideas floating around in my head) but for now I just wanted to quickly share this poem I came across at my Chinese Doctor’s practise to...
The Unhealthy Fatty 31 Oct 2012 | 02:58 am
I get a lot of mail from fans and haters alike. I get trolls, I get my images stolen, I get mail praising me or chastising me, and it’s all in the name of art and fat acceptance. Lately I’ve gotten qu...
Diet Talk 27 Oct 2012 | 02:36 am
[TW: Dieting] I recently became employed full time again, and that means I sit in a cubicle surrounded by other cubicles for a large portion of my work day. Overheard conversations often waft my way, ...
Speaking Up 21 Oct 2012 | 12:41 pm
I did something that I don’t usually do the other day: got drawn into commenting actual real opinions contrary to the mob opinion on something that came up in my Facebook feed. There are a few reasons...
Going out in public can be hard 12 Oct 2012 | 04:04 pm
“I was aware, the entire time, that the people around me … were very likely judging me. Or at least, some of them were. Maybe some of them pitied me, maybe some of them thought I was “inspiring” for b...
The Obesity Paradox 10 Oct 2012 | 05:37 pm
Shortly after my last post, highlighting the cracks appearing in the research regarding the role of dietary fat and heart disease, a friend posted an article even more damning to the status quo in the...
