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Lifestyle changes? ORLY?

Just a quick note, all posts have to be approved by me and I will be away from Wednesday to Sunday, so if you submit a comment then, it will be approved (or rejected) when I get back.

Slow news at the New York Times that has an article stating you *can* lose weight without paying so much money.  You can do it on your own if you just do that ditto sheet from the doctor's office or buy a cheap book or check out Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, or a hospital diet (that is encouraged if you're diabetic

The Cookie Cutter

Remember last week about the Japanese study that overweight people lived longer that those who weren't?  Well another study came out from Canada stated the same thing. 

How many studies do we need before it's okay to have meat on our bones or understand that being fat isn't evil.  Another study from last year said that being fat didn't necessarily mean being unhealthy, and thin doesn't always mean healthy.

To me a dangerous message is sent when fat is associated with unhealthy and thin is asso

Remember last week about the Japanese study that overweig...

Remember last week about the Japanese study that overweight people
lived longer that those who weren't?  Well another study came out from
Canada stated the same thing. 

How many studies do we need before it's okay to have meat on our bones or understand that being fat isn't evil.  Another study from last year said that being fat didn't necessarily mean being unhealthy, and thin doesn't always mean healthy.

To me a dangerous message is sent when fat is associated with
unhealthy and thin is a

The Good, The Bad and the Funny

The Good

It seems that Japan has done a study that shows that people in the "overweight" BMI category live the longest. And that it is more dangerous to be underweight than obese.This study was done on Japanese people between the ages of 40 to 79.  So much for dropping dead before 60.  This study was similar to ones done by the CDC which also said that people in the overweight category lived the longest.

But I say eat well and move and don't worry about your size whether it be big or small.

Check

Barbaric surgery

I've decided to blog today on a growing concern I'm having about the glamorization of Weight Loss Surgery. The message coming across by those who perform this life changing (although not necessarily changed for the better) procedure is "You'll get your life back!" It will cure diabetes, Sleep apnea, High BP, and even do your dishes (okay that last one isn't true).  It doesn't help that pressure comes from everywhere to lose weight or else you will die a horrible painful death. 

In the end WLS is

Where my money will go.

Last Saturday I went to Torrid and had a blast. This Friday I went to Re/Dress for shopping and a book reading and had a wonderful time.  A few days ago I found out some retailers were going to stop carrying plus sizes.  Ann Taylor would stop selling their size 16 in stores (BFD, They practically out of business anyway), Bloomies would carry less in their store and so on and blah blah blah.  Department stores have been having less and less plus sizes in their store. For the costs savings? Probab

Adequate medical care.

Since I started yoyo dieting, I've suffered chronic fatigue (Which was significantly worse while losing weight).  I've seen *many* doctors about it and nothing has help me a lot.  So last week I finally saw an endocrinology to see if this fatigue issue was adrenal, thyroid or metabolism in nature.  It took me 20 minutes to make the appt and two months to see her.  In the meantime, I practiced my "I'm okay with being fat" speech.

When she came in, she asked what's wrong.  I started my speech abou

Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: The bad day.

Short post tonight as I just spend the day BBQing and I'm exhausted. 

I just finished Lessons from the Fatosphere by fellow bloggers Marianne Kirby from the Rotund, and Kate Harding of Shapely Pose. We should all be reading this book, not only as an affirmation of size acceptance but its practical views on life.  I am not surprised by how much we and many other fat women have the same issues with our bodies. Many of them are mentioned in this book. 
In one of the last sections of the book, the aut

Will someone please think of the children?

We often use fat children as the reason we must do something about this Great Obesity Epidemic (I'm not using the word American today as I have international stories to share as well).  When you promote size acceptance, someone, usually opportunist MeMe Roth will complain about those poor fat children who will all die of heart disease, diabetes and will be forever be a couch potato. And that even encouraging them to accept and love themselves (like offering them hip clothing that fits) will make

Belated Happy No Diet Day

May 6th marks international no-diet day.  It is a day we cast off food plans, points, fads, and celebrate our bodies as is.  I think a lot of people confuse the idea of giving up dieting as meaning we are going to give up being healthy.  But for me and many other people, giving up dieting was the first step towards health.  We no longer allowed the diet, drug, and Weight loss industry dictate how we should feel on any given day. 

Another reason not to diet is the fact none of them work in the lo