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A fat Howl
2008-02-15 19:32:00 “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness?” ~ Allen Ginsberg I want to talk about hypocrites. No, I don?t mean the suits strolling the halls of Congress or the Bible-waving caricatures of brotherly love. No, not even the trolls who hurl venom through cyberspace with the assumption that humanity ought to be ... More About: Howl
A Valentine?s Day ode to my husband - and myself
2008-02-14 18:37:00 I was inspired by Kate’s sage repost over at Shapely Prose in honor of Valentine ’s Day commercially-induced love mania to share the story of how I never met my husband because I thought I was too fat. It was rather serendipitous the events that culminated in me meeting Brandon. I had taken a week vacation ... More About: Personal , Eating Disorders , Husband
The Today Show: Clueless on eating disorders
2008-02-13 16:39:00 The Today Show aired a segment this week on childhood anorexia, with a feature on a young girl who developed the disorder at the age of 10. With the rise of the anti-obesity and especially childhood obesity scourge, it comes as little surprise that children are developing eating disorders at younger ages and in ... More About: Diets , Eating Disorders , Today Show
In memory of Polly Ann Williams
2008-02-12 18:56:00 Gone from mystery into mystery Gone from daylight into night Another step deeper into darkness Closer to the light ~ Bruce Cockburn I wasn?t going to blog today outside of listing a few quick news hits. I have a 500-page book waiting to be read for a graduate class and lots of work-related stories to write up. But ... More About: Memory , Williams , In Memory
The world in weight: The weekly round-up
2008-02-12 16:39:00 I’ve got lots of blog topics collecting dust in my brain, but no time to write them just now. Instead, here are a few weight-related topics in the news to chew on. Wow. A major newspaper - The Sacramento Bee - has acknowledged body weight may be more a case of genes and metabolism ... More About: World , Weight , The World , Weekly , Round
Eat more veggies, win an iPod
2008-02-11 04:00:00 The vegan organization Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is offering a drawing of an Ipod to those who take and pass along its pledge to move towards a more vegetarian diet. I have reservations about some of the goals of the organization and the methods by which its members seek to achieve those goals, ...
New study: Fatness largely determined by genetics
2008-02-07 16:10:00 New research out of the University College London suggests genetics and heritability may account for 77 percent of obesity, while environmental factors make up less than 25 percent. The study appears this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . Researchers there followed 5,092 pairs of twins aged eight to 11 years, born between 1994 ... More About: Health , Study , Fatness , Genetics
For shame, Oprah, for shame
2008-02-06 17:49:00 Earlier this week, Fillyjonk offered up a confessional about her messy, cluttered home, opining “I?m sure some pop-psych frauds would love to theorize that my house is messy because two fat people live in it, and we are lazy and can?t take care of ourselves or our surroundings.” Is she prescient or what? Magic eight-ball ... More About: Diets , Oprah , Shame
Strength in numbers
2008-02-06 16:39:00 The ever-astute Harriet commented today on a breaking news story from the Orlando Sentinel on Oprah’s recent weight gain. The story brings up excellent points about the futility of dieting and the fact that, if Oprah with her millions all her money and personal chef and personal trainer can’t lose weight, realistically, who ... More About: Numbers
Morgan rocks M & J Show on binge eating disorder
2008-02-05 18:29:00 Fatosphere blogger Morgan Wiley of the blog www.fatgrrl.com absolutely rocked The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet this morning. Morgan appeared with fellow guest Marie to discuss binge eating disorder (BED), a disorder that has been estimated to be more common than both anorexia and bulimia combined. Also appearing were Dr. Susan Bartell ... More About: Rocks , Eating , Binge Eating
Nothing says ?I love you? like ?Get your fat ass to the gym, honey.?
2008-02-05 03:41:00 As if unwrapping a digital scale instead of say, an iPod for Christmas isn’t disappointing and blatantly offensive enough, now Forbes magazine suggests spouses (and significant others) give their partners the gift of a “longer, healthier life” this Valentine’s Day. And, of course, as readers here are well aware - *cue eye rolling* - ... More About: Health , Fitness , Love , Exercise , Nutrition
Fatosphere in the news
2008-02-04 16:32:00 COFRA has issued its very first press release in opposition of Mississippi’s HB 282, which would discriminate against fat people. If you can, send a link to your local news organization to help spread the word. “As a plan to quell the so-called ?obesity epidemic,’ this bill would have substantial and ... More About: News , In the News , The News , Eating Disorders
In defense of the cupcake
2008-02-03 02:09:00 I recently interviewed my childhood friend Summer, now a pastry chef at a prominent local restaurant, for a profile piece in my paper. Summer?s signature dessert is a flight of cupcakes, featuring five distinct and delectable mini treats. After sampling her vegan chocolate cupcake with cream cheese frosting, it occurred to me that ... More About: Health , Defense , Eating Disorders
Unbelievable? or maybe not
2008-01-31 23:57:00 As reported by Sandy at the blog JunkFoodScience: It has actually happened. Lawmakers have proposed legislation that forbids restaurants and food establishments from serving food to anyone who is obese (as defined by the State). Under this bill, food establishments are to be monitored for compliance under the State Department of Health and violators will have ... More About: Unbelievable
Company-sponsored diet mania
2008-01-31 23:15:00 As a mobile journalist, I have the freedom to work from home (or the coffeeshop), which means by the time Brandon comes home, I’m suffering from a case of cabin-fever at the same time he just wants to sit back and relax. But sometimes, working from home isn’t such a bad thing. The company I ... More About: Diets , Diet , Company , Sponsored , Mania
Quick news hits
2008-01-31 15:19:00 All hail the Denton Record-Chronicle’s Lucinda Breeding for, you know, getting it. Check out her article on the rise of the fatosphere here. It doesn?t take too much time spent lurking on the blogs to see why they liken their struggles to a fight for civil rights. In fact, they are fighting for our civility. …The ... More About: News , Fashion , Quick , Hits
Thanks, M & J Show!
2008-01-30 16:07:00 It’s been quite the whirlwind week. Last night I slept for 13 hours, which means I am all the more behind in my graduate work now. But the experience of raising the debate to a national forefront was entirely worth it. I would encourage everyone to send a note to the Morning Show with ... More About: Personal
Backstage greenroom discussion posted
2008-01-29 18:03:00 In case you didn’t see the updated link in my previous post, I’ve uploaded photos of Mo and I here. The show has also posted the backstage discussion in the greenroom here. Does anyone know how to get this on YouTube? Oh, and show host Juliet maintains a day-by-day blog on the people featured ... More About: Pop Culture , Backstage , Discussion
Potatoes bad, alcohol good
2008-01-29 05:39:00 UPDATED WITH PHOTOS We just got into town and I still have to process everything. Right now, we just want to sleep. I have never been so proud of myself in my entire life. I think my 23-year-old brother (who knows nothing about fat acceptance or my blog) summed it up best when he said ... More About: Alcohol , Potatoes , Good
And, off we go?.
2008-01-28 12:59:00 Catch myself and Monique from Big Fat Deal on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet at 9 a.m. EST. Topic of discussion: Can you be fat and healthy? UPDATE The show went really well - Monique and I rocked it as best we could. Be sure to check the show’s website for our greenroom ...
Update on Morning Show appearance
2008-01-27 02:40:00 The camera crew from the Morning Show with Mike and Juliet came today and spent more than two hours filming what will ultimately be a 2-minute clip. It amazes me how much behind-the-scenes work goes into these things. A crew of three men first set up an interview format, in ... More About: Personal , Pop Culture , Update
One hell of a birthday gift
2008-01-25 05:13:00 The-F-Word turns one year old today - hurrah! I meant to celebrate the anniversary with a video shot on my brand spankin’ new MiniDV, but to be honest, I had no clue what the date was today until just a few hours ago. So, no video blogs, at least, not just yet. ... More About: Personal , Gift , Birthday , Hell
Chocolate cake girl revealed!
2008-01-24 15:48:00 The New York Times article on the fatosphere has generated a lot of buzz over both the idea of fat acceptance and for this site in particular. Sadly, it has done little to clear up the many stereotypes about fat and body image for some obstinate people (which I will address in a follow-up ... More About: Pop Culture , Girl , Cake , Chocolate
The Skinny Sweepstakes
2008-01-23 17:20:00 Studies have long shown that women bond over ?fat talk,? that is, discussions of dieting, weight-loss and self-hating comments of our bodies. So, it should come as no surprise that dieting has become a competitive sport of sorts now amongst adolescent and teenage girls, with the gold medal going to the girl who triumphs ... More About: Diets , Skinny , Sweepstakes , Sweep
Congrats, Kate!
2008-01-22 22:33:00 Our very own Kate Harding will be on NBC’s The Today Show tomorrow! I told Kate just last week or so that she has my vote to become spokeswoman of COFRA - she’s highly articulate, quick on her feet and very personable. Way to go Kate! Knock ‘em dead! Update It appears as if ... More About: Pop Culture
Fat acceptance bloggers featured in New York Times
2008-01-22 07:19:00 Welcome readers of the New York Times . The-F-Word has been featured in a story about the growing movement of fat acceptance bloggers, popularly known as the Fatosphere. If you’re new to fat acceptance or dubious that one can be fat, fit and healthy, I encourage you to read a primer written by ... More About: New York Times , Bloggers
How to support someone with an eating disorder?
2008-01-21 16:47:00 A Glamour magazine story featured on MSNBC has raised a question not often discussed here: How do you best support someone who has an eating disorder? When Tom Cramer’s wife Meg developed anorexia nervosa as an adult mother of two young sons, Cramer admits he didn’t know how to handle her illness. My arrogance also ... More About: Eating Disorders , Support , Eating
Vern Yip shows his true colors
2008-01-20 03:46:00 I love me some Vern Yip, but neither the husband nor I have been able to get into his new HGTV show Deserving Design. The half-hour show’s premise is as its title suggests: Vern rewards an inspirational or “deserving” family with makeovers of two rooms in their house. Such deserving homeowners have included ... More About: Colors , True
If you write it, they will read it
2008-01-18 16:34:00 Food, fat and feminism can be weighty topics, no pun intended. So, I’m always glad when I stumble across the rare nugget of positive news to share. The increasingly strident anti-obesity rhetoric I see regurgitated in news out of Australia has been disturbing, but it appears not all Aussies have bought into the ... More About: Write , Read , Eating Disorders
And another one bites the dust?
More articles from this author:2008-01-17 19:44:00 As reported on Junkfood Science, the company formerly known as LA Weight Loss Centers have shut the doors on its 400 corporate centers nationwide, citing “market conditions beyond our control.? According to JFS blogger extraordinaire Sandy Szwarc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court documents in Philadelphia reportedly show the company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Friday, listing ... More About: Health , Diets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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