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Read more: Fit or Not Fit
Fit or Not Fit
9 comments on Fit or Not FitThis came in as a comment to one of the “Day in the life” posts. One movement involves leaning forward; this irritates my lower back so I substitute something else. Jesus! You’re practically crippled by your weight. A normal person would be able to do this easily. It”s enough of a workout to get my heart into the aerobic range If a bit of shuffling around gets…
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Read more: Why This Blog is Anonymous, or On Not Coming Out
Why This Blog is Anonymous, or On Not Coming Out
Recently I told a few more real-life friends about this blog, which caused me to do more thinking about why it’s anonymous. And really? What it comes down to is this: I don’t want a potential employer’s first hits on my name to be: My family health history How my size affects sex Jock itch Stress incontinence And, yes, that I weigh 400lbs …and so on. Cowardly,…
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Read more: Living Fat in a Thin World
Living Fat in a Thin World
I have built a life I enjoy, and I choose not to dwell on the rampant societal disapproval every minute of every day. Yes, I know it’s there. Yes, I think it’s unjust and unfair that people are fired or mistreated for being fat. Yes, I think the War On Obesity is a stupid waste of resources. If I didn’t care, I wouldn’t have started this blog.…
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Read more: Deciding how to feel
Deciding how to feel
“You know kids, nobody can ‘make you’ feel anything. — You do know that right?” (they look confused). “No, seriously,” I say, “ You can be, if you choose, in control of your feelings. Nobody can make you angry, nobody can make you sad, unless you want to be.” They scoff, and without fail, one of them says, “My parents make me angry” — or even better…
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Read more: Things I don’t do because I’m fat*
Things I don’t do because I’m fat*
Things where my arms must support my weight: rock climbing, handstands, cartwheels, rope climbing. Things that irritate my knees: running, jogging, excessive walking downstairs. Miscellaneous: white-water rafting, canoeing, kayaking, traveling in float planes. Do I feel this significantly affects my life? No. :) (*Inspired, in part, by everyone who’s reacted to my weight with “but you do X, Y, Z” and The Fantasy of Being Thin.)
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Read more: Fat Acceptance in the NY Times Sunday Magazine :)
Fat Acceptance in the NY Times Sunday Magazine :)
The New York Times Sunday Magazine discovered fat acceptance. There’s a good summary of fat acceptance, down to noting that the word “fat” is used deliberately, same as “queer”. There’s discussion of Linda Bacon’s Health At Every Size study & book. One quote I liked: Asking how someone got to be so fat is as meaningless as asking how he got to be so tall. “The…
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Read more: Links!
Links!
This 2007 interview with Linda Bacon, author of Health at Every Size (review here). From New York Times writer Gina Kolata, a discussion of various types of medical studies and how to read them (skeptically). The accompanying graphic is cool too. From Noël Figart, The Unfit Person’s Guide to Fitness. I found this to be a useful starting place when I began exercising after a few years…
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Read more: Why go shopping with thinner friends…
Why go shopping with thinner friends…
…especially if you don’t wear normal department-store sizes and your friend does? Simple. Because even though my size 14/16/18 friend can find so many more clothes of her size to try on, she still has to deal with: Inconsistent sizing. (That’s why she’s a size 14/16/18 friend ; ) Clothes that aren’t cut for her body. Clothes that fit her top but not her bottom. Clothes that…
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