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Read more: Soda Tax =/= Obesity Tax
Soda Tax =/= Obesity Tax
7 comments on Soda Tax =/= Obesity TaxBut there is a way to institute a tax that could, perhaps, be analogous to the tobacco taxes: Recognize that fat runs in families. Put a tax on fat people who have babies! We could even pay thin parents to have more babies, so’s to increase their proportion of the gene pool.
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Read more: Cultivating a Positive Attitude
Cultivating a Positive Attitude
No one has to be coached to think more negative thoughts. They just come naturally. But positive thoughts require focus, effort, and discipline. The task itself is simple enough. Just take out a piece of paper and write down every single thing you like about your job. Or keep a daily list of five things that were positive at work today. Making that list can be attitude…
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Read more: January O: Diet As Usual
January O: Diet As Usual
The January O Magazine arrived in the mail today. It seemed to have a few more diet-and-weight focused articles than usual: A “Let’s Eat Right” article on eating healthy, aka “good foods instead of bad”; A “Numbers to Worry About” article that included that women should have a 32.5-inch waist; Oprah’s “Got heart palpitations due to hyperthyroid then hypothyroid then depressed and oh yeah I got fat…
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Read more: TGIF :)
TGIF :)
I don’t know about you, but I feel the need for something positive to focus on. So here’s a local news program interviewing Dr Linda Bacon on her book Health At Every Size. Scrolling down you’ll see “Tips about Body Image”, including: Accept your size. Trust yourself. Adopt healthy lifestyle habits. Embrace size diversity. As HAES goes, this is the sort of “baby steps” we saw in…
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Read more: HAES in O Magazine?
HAES in O Magazine?
…so you’ve probably seen that Oprah has announced that she’s not going to try to be thin, she’s going to work on being healthy. Meanwhile, Linda Bacon sent an email to her mailing list Monday that began: First, I’m happy to report that my book, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, has been very well received. You can check out the reviews link…
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Read more: Paid to Lose Weight?
Paid to Lose Weight?
Headline: Weight loss easier when you get paid for it. Granted, that is a new spin; usually you just pay to lose. Dr. Kevin Volpp, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, who was concerned that dieting requires deferred gratification and decided to create a a reward system which gave dieters “rewards in the present”. Note the assumption that “the obese” are not capable of deferred…
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Read more: De-stressing
De-stressing
Work was stressful today. I came home feeling out of sorts. Mentally I was punchy; I knew my thinking was a bit slower than usual, but I was still obsessing about work. Physically I was wired – not only was I was busy enough at work that I ‘d forgotten my afternoon walk, but after dinner I’d sampled the candy my coworkers brought in. I wasn’t…
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