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Read more: Small Pleasures
Small Pleasures
5 comments on Small PleasuresTuesday I got tired of feeling stiff each time I got up from my desk. I started an experiement: even if I’m just getting up to get coffee/tea or go to the bathroom, I “take the long way”. I walk through more of the office than strictly necessary, then downstairs a flight and back up. I don’t feel stiff after doing this, and also more awake. Why…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
[Another weekly exercise in gratitude.] 1) Friends who get why greeting me with “Wow, you’ve lost weight!” isn’t helpful. 2) Being able to smile and say, “I’ve been working out more and it really changes how I hold myself” and then move onto other topics. 3) Thought–provoking Fatosphere posts. 4) White wine at the end of a long and interrupted day…. 5) Being complimented on my work. :)
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Read more: Food Hype
Food Hype
With all the hype about “superfoods” and how they can make you thin or prevent cancer, it’s a wonder that Starbucks doesn’t build an advertising campaign around things like: Moderate coffee drinkers are at decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes, gallstones and colon cancer. They also show improved cognitive function and develop fewer cases of Parkinson’s disease. — Psychology Today I think the reason they don’t is…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday…
Thankful Thursday…
…just under the wire :) Today I’m thankful for: My Making It Big order (BOGO, on clearance) arriving and all four items fit. I’m taking a long weekend just because I feel like it ;) Being able to lift some boxes today a lot easier than a few months ago. Going out to the French place for a Bastille Day special on Tuesday. New bras that fit.…
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Read more: NYTimes on Fat Acceptance (Again)
NYTimes on Fat Acceptance (Again)
“Throwing out the diet and embracing the fat” is not a perfect description of fat acceptance, but very, very good to see in mainstream media. Many fat blogs are named and linked to; four or five books are mentioned; and the obligatory “but people are healthier if they’re thinner” doesn’t get the last word — it’s immediately followed by: What remains undisputed is that no clinical trial…
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Read more: LEAN Works. Not.
LEAN Works. Not.
After reading both the Association for Size Diversity and Health’s press release and Laura Frater’s post on the CDC’s LEAN Works site I went and took a look at it. I was not impressed. While skimming the site, a survey popped up asking me to give my feedback. I answered it honestly, noting that, for example, I am not an HR professional. Under “What did you like LEAST”…
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Read more: Calorie Restriction has Downsides?
Calorie Restriction has Downsides?
You’ve likely seen the headlines on calorie restriction, or a “permanent diet“, increasing the lifespan of monkeys. Turns out some research is being done on human volunteers, too — and it’s not without problems: [I]t has potential downsides, including constant hunger, sensitivity to cold, weakened immune function and sour mood, says Susan Roberts, professor of nutrition and psychiatry at Tufts University, where she is leading a study…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
[A weekly little exercise in gratitude.] 1) I haven’t had a romantic partner try dropping “hints” about my weight. Part of it is that I’ve had enough of a chip on my shoulder to say, “I know I’m fat. I’m not trying to make my weight go up or down. If that’s a problem for you, we shouldn’t date.” pretty early in my relationships. 2) Laughter. 3)…
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Read more: Side Benefits to Exercise
Side Benefits to Exercise
…and I’m not saying anyone has to exercise. Goodness knows a lot of the “Exercise Shoulds” do nothing but spoil the party. But as I’ve tried to let go of the Shoulds and exercise for my own reasons, I’m discovering some things I didn’t expect. I’m generally sleeping better. Less low back pain. Walking or aerobics tends to get rid of my nervous energy; I find weight…
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Read more: A Question for the Ages
A Question for the Ages
An obese child 6 to 9 had a 37 percent chance of being an obese adult if neither parent was obese. But if at least one parent was fat, the child’s change of growing up to be fat nearly doubled, to 71 percent. The work fits well with current thinking about adult obesity, medical experts say. The condition appears to have a strong genetic component — most…
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