More Olympic Fever
And I mean the kind of fever that makes people act batshit crazy, because that’s the only excuse for the latest round of “It’s more important that female Olympians be jerkoff fodder than world-class...
View ArticleWhy People Hate the Gym
So, we recently got rid of the car. It’s no huge hardship in a city with good public transportation, but of course, in the first few weeks of going carless, you become aware of all the places that are...
View ArticleDance Dance Party Party
You guys, I have found my new favorite form of exercise. Or rather, I have found the perfect circumstances for engaging in one of my old favorite forms of exercise. Last night, Tari, OTM and I went to...
View ArticleThree to Four Hours a Day
Did y’all see this? Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there’s a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Seriously. Just exercise...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Good News, Bad News
A Shapeling writes: I am a biologist attending a large, well respected conference on insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease. All the experiments were well designed, good solid data,...
View ArticleThe Candidates on Obesity
Paul covered it so I don’t have to. Yay! Here’s the McCain quote from last night’s debate that sparked his post and this one: The rise of obesity amongst young Americans is one of the most alarming...
View ArticleQuick Self-Promotion/Good Article
My sister-in-law just sent me this article that she first saw in the print version of The Toronto Star. She sent it because it mentions the blog, the book, and my Dear Oprah post (woo!), but I’m...
View ArticleQuick hits: The physical cost of beauty
Two more reminders of the cost of the ideal of the perfectly toned, perfectly thin body: 1. A Daily Mail reporter (I know, I know — they’re a thin-loving nightmare, but that also means that they...
View ArticleRead ‘Em
-Lauredhel: Fat acceptance and Oppression Olympics fail on The Gruen Transfer An excellent elaboration of Rule 11, among other things. The critique of the panellists completely fails to connect this...
View ArticleBreaking news: Fat people are not permanently attached to couches
Remember Kate Dailey’s extensive coverage of fat issues last week (aka the Newsweek fatsplosion), and her call for photos of fat people engaged in healthful activities? Well, the first round of pics...
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