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Read more: My Dentist Doesn’t Blame Tooth Problems On My Fat
My Dentist Doesn’t Blame Tooth Problems On My Fat
25 comments on My Dentist Doesn’t Blame Tooth Problems On My FatShe doesn’t blame my fat for my grinding my teeth at night. She just ordered a custom bite guard. Or for my needing crowns (she blamed them on my grinding my teeth at night!) Or for my 20-year-old fillings needing replacement (they’re old!) Or even for my coffee-dulled teeth! (She offered to “whiten” them.) I’m not sure if dentistry as a whole is behind the times…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
Many of my coworkers on vacation will be back next week. A friend got a job offer. Enjoyed the three-day weekend (America’s Memorial Day, for non-North Americans). Got some longer walks in over the weekend. A husband who likes to cook.
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Read more: Sidebar Updates: Healthcare and new FA feed
Sidebar Updates: Healthcare and new FA feed
A couple updates to the right sidebar I thought were worth noting: New Links section: Healthcare Resources for Fat Folks. This includes links to: The Fat-Friendly Professionals list, maintained by Stef. This list compiles referrals from fat people all over – please use it and submit recommendations as appropriate. There are also tips on how to approach healthcare providers. Prepared Patient: Larger Patients: In Search of ……
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Read more: Cathy: You’ll Fill Out After Childbirth!
Cathy: You’ll Fill Out After Childbirth!
For those of you who don’t read Cathy, her noticably fat in-laws have moved in (with no notice). Cathy went to the mall to try swimsuits alone…and ran into her mother-in-law, who’s trying on a larger size of the same swimsuit. MIL: You came shopping to escape me, but of course, you can’t do that! You ARE me! Cathy: What?? MIL: Men are searching for “mom” when…
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Read more: Today’s Logic Puzzle
Today’s Logic Puzzle
In 2005, sources reported that: 3% to 5% of US adults were morbidly obese (BMI > 40) 25% of US adults were obese (BMI > 30) 66% of US adults were overweight OR obese (BMI > 25) Yet newspapers and television tend to illustrate articles about the “OMG Obesity Panic!!1!! Most Americans are fat!!!” with images of extremely fat people like myself. Are they perhaps afraid that MOST…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
[Another weekly exercise in gratitude.] 1) Started doing full squats again* – not very many, and not using any extra weights, but even so, I am pleased with this progress. ;) 2) Finished a big rollout at work, which has seriously reduced my stress. 3) Three-day weekend coming up. 4) The insurance company finally approved the prescription antihistamine, which combined with the Advair seems to be improving…
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Read more: Family, Fat, and Duh
Family, Fat, and Duh
I’m glancing through a study (The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update) (PDF) that Kate tweeted about this morning. It’s pretty dense in a “lot of good information” way and I’m pretty sure I’ll be going back to it later when I can really focus. I skim through sections on employment, health care, education, and interpersonal relationships. This grabs me by the eyeballs: In a recent study,…
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Read more: Monday Morning Smile?
Monday Morning Smile?
Last week at work was much more on the stressful side than I wanted. Usually I pack up the week’s worries when I shut down my computer and neaten my office; this week it was Sunday before I really let go of the stress. Tomorrow I go back. So I’m going to include a few things that made me smile this weekend. Chocolate: The Consuming Passion…
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Read more: Friday Fun: How’d You Find This Blog?
Friday Fun: How’d You Find This Blog?
WordPress has lots of nifty stats for its blogs. One in particular I’ve been watching lately: Search Terms. See, if you google something and find my blog? Google passes on what you searched on, and WordPress keeps track of it (without anything about the actual users involved…though WordPress assures me it doesn’t count my visits ;) The search term results have changed a bit recently, partly because I tweaked…
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