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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
12 comments on Thankful Thursday[Another weekly exercise in gratitude.] It’s Thursday and I’m thankful for: 1) Over 300 responses to yesterday’s poll and some great discussion in the comments. Wow! 2) Ibuprofen, because I slacked off on walking for a week and strength training for mumble and both knees hurt. 3) But, despite slacking off I can and did walk a mile on the treadmill OK… 4) … and my knees feel better after…
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Read more: Who reads a 400lb lady’s blog, anyway?
Who reads a 400lb lady’s blog, anyway?
I’ve talked about how most fat people aren’t my size, but I know from comments and emails that many of you are my size. So, in the interest of fun, comes this: I’ve also seen some speculation about how many folks Read fat acceptance blogs, and Are trying to lose weight. So why not see what people say if I ask? (This doesn’t mean I’m going…
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Read more: Symptoms of Fat People
Symptoms of Fat People
“symptoms of fat people” showed up today in the table of items people searched on* that led them to my site. So: what are “symptoms of fat people”? I always thought it was weight vs height. Or visible padding. What else? Breathing hard? Physical weakness? Diabetes? An obsession with what other people think of them and what they eat? Dieting? Lack of exercise? Lots of…
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Read more: Virtual Window Shopping: Nifty Prices
Virtual Window Shopping: Nifty Prices
[Looking at supersize / extended size clothing which is to say, clothing I can wear. Preferably modeled by fat people.] Mostly with the virtual window shopping I’ve been looking at women’s clothes that I could wear* and that I think are really really nifty. This week it’s stuff I could wear, like enough to wear, and have nifty prices — under $25. One Stop Plus: Print knit…
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Read more: NYT: Comparing Fatness and Shortness
NYT: Comparing Fatness and Shortness
Daniel Engber asks in the New York Times Sunday Magazine why the “reduce obesity” drumbeat doesn’t also spawn a “reduce shortness” drumbeat. We’ve long known that stature can serve as a crude measure of public health. If everyone came from a perfect home, the average height across the population would be a function of our genes alone. (There would still be tall people and short people, but…
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Read more: Kim Weighs In: Getting Active
Kim Weighs In: Getting Active
Kim Brittingham is a fat chick who isn’t afraid to get on YouTube. I liked the humor in this short about exercise; I also think the shirt with the back pocket is cool. She’s also posted other videos, including 2 shorts on … shoes. I have Aravons myself, though not exactly the ones she features. ;) [Video transcripts are available here.]
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
[Another weekly exercise in gratitude.] I’m thankful for: 1) The man of house, for going above & beyond the call of duty tonight and Sunday. 2) Annual physical today did not include a weight lecture. 3) My walking endurance is slowly increasing; 30 minutes or an hour is very doable. I was also able to stand for 1.5 – 2 hours at a networking event. 4) Met someone…
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Read more: Health At Every Size “whether you’re 100lbs or 500lbs”
Health At Every Size “whether you’re 100lbs or 500lbs”
The LA Times ran a couple articles on Health At Every Size this weekend. Diets? Not for these folks Do extra pounds always equal extra risk? One bit that from the second article gave me a smile: “You can’t know just based on a person’s size whether that person has good or poor health habits,” says Linda Bacon, a professor of nutrition at City College of San…
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Read more: Virtual Window Shopping: Halloween
Virtual Window Shopping: Halloween
[Looking at supersize / extended size clothing which is to say, clothing I can wear. Preferably modeled by fat people.] I’ve done different things for Halloween. One piece is the Love Your Peaches catsuit in black velvet. I bought it for clubbing, but it (or black leggings and top) can be the basis of many a costume. Get cat ears & a tail at a costume or craft…
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Read more: “Struggle with weight”
“Struggle with weight”
Once again today I saw someone write that they “struggle with their weight”: first losing weight, then regaining, then losing again, then regaining again. To cope with this the writer has a larger-than-she-deems-necessary wardrobe in a variety of sizes. Is that struggling with weight? Or struggling with the temporary nature of dieting? Do we use the word “struggle” because of the time and effort involved? Or…
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