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On Criticism
4 comments on On CriticismCriticism of someone’s work is totally fair game, in public or private. Examples: I criticize weight loss methods. (Not news to many of you.) I enjoy the (many-years-running) deconstruction of the World’s Worst Books. It is also probably obvious that I have no problem with publishing and promoting one’s criticism, if you wish. Academics are probably familiar with this phenomena . Criticism of the person is petty. As a…
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It Came From The Search Terms
Once again, a post inspired by search terms used to reach my site. how much does a woman who wears a 5x weigh This probably depends on the woman’s height, amount of muscle, and how many limbs have been replaced with cybernetics. Really, some of those are heavy. what are the rules about having to buy an extra airline seat? Depends on the airline – and you’ll…
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It Came From The Search Terms
When you go to a page by searching Google (or whatev) it very nicely let your sites know what you searched on. WordPress aggregates this for its users. Some of them are fun. how do morbidly obese people get dressed Once you manage to buy the clothes it’s not all that different…. how some will look if they weighed 400 lbs at 6 foot 2 inches Depends on the…
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Pursuing An Agenda
Earlier today, Melissa McEwan tweeted: Scrolling back, I saw Melissa’s prior tweet was regarding Dylan Farrow: “I am speaking about this because it is wrong; I am speaking in solidarity with Dylan Farrow; I am speaking in defense of my own survival.” This blew me away. In retrospect it seems silly — of course people often have their own agendas on the internet! — but we often…
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2013 at Living 400lbs
Most-read posts / pages: Day in the Life About Barefoot Contessa How Do You Comfort Sore Muscles? Fat Clothing Catalogs… Day in the Life: Shower, Chafing, & Jock Itch But…! Disney World What If You’re Too Big For Lane Bryant? Exercise Some more amusing search terms: unicorns are real they’re just fat and gray and we call them rhinos rhetorical question about obesity what size is 30/32 plus size cyberspace mountain weight 400 hundred…
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This Shouldn’t Give Me A Headache
But it’s trying. Dear, My name is Lisa. I have been following your blog from quite some time now and thoroughly enjoy every post of yours. Well, after reading through your blog, I think you would be interested in having a look at our recently launched infographic “America’s Battle With Obesity”([link to typical FEAR The Obesity Epidemic Because We Said So FEAR Booga Booga removed – Ed]). If…
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Fat Is So Puzzling
Some things from the site search stats: how do you fly if youre 400 pounds Take a deep breath & flap your arms realll fast…. if you weigh 400lb you can live a year without eating I doubt it. were can i find gray plus size scrubs in 7x I suggest Plus Woman. scale that gives compliments The Yay! Scale.
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A Periodic Welcome Post
Welcome! Hello and thank you for reading this blog. This post is to explain some things so’s to avoid confusing newbies. What’s this blog? I started this blog to have a place to talk about fat acceptance and how my life is and isn’t affected by being very fat. Some notable sub-sections are the “Day in the Life” section and my posts on exercise. Do you look like the…
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What is with Ina Garten?
Just for grins, I looked at which search terms have been most popular so far this year. And so far? Variations on the blog name: “living 400 lbs”, “living 400”, etc. Variations on the blog topic: “400 lbs”, “400 pounds”, “super obese”. Variations on Ina Garten’s weight: “ina garten weight”, “ina garten weigh loss”, “ina garten weigh loss 2012”, etc. Apparently people are curious, or apparently I’m…
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Late Forties?
On if the things that WordPress includes in its blog statistics page is “referrers”, aka, links people have followed to my page. Some are perennials, such as search engines and other fat blogs. Recently one was to a forum I didn’t recognize. Curious, I followed it to a discussion of fat and health, where I was cited as being in my “late forties”. Me: “LATE forties? 46…
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Who Cares What Ina Garten Weighs?
According to my blog stats, a lot of people get to this site by searching about what Ina Garten (aka The Barefoot Contessa) weighs. Specifically. how much does barefoot contessa weigh how much does ina garten weigh ina garten weight problem ina garten weight So, to those who are curious, I say this: I don’t know what she weighs. I don’t care what she weighs. It’s her…
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Happy New Year!
Hello and welcome! I’m back at work with my new cartoon-a-day calendar (New Yorker cartoons) and new wall calendar (Pacific Northwest landscapes). I even cut off some of the photos from last year’s wall calendar to decorate my cube. Ready to work! (Yes, I know it’s Wednesday, but today feels like Monday to me. Yay four-day weekends! ) I adjusted the layout, let me know if you can’t find…
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Q&A, or, More Fun With Search Terms
I’m bored, so I’m going to treat some of the search terms for this blog as questions. I may have gotten a touch silly on these. Void where prohibited by law. why don’t really fat people have diabetes The pancreas wants what the pancreas wants. earrings around 400 pounds OUCH! making kraft dinner from scratch If it’s from scratch, it’s not really Kraft Dinner, is it? inexpensive women’s…
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A Periodic Welcome Post
Welcome! Hello and thank you for reading this blog. This post is to explain some things so’s to avoid confusing newbies. What’s this blog? I started this blog to have a place to talk about fat acceptance and how my life is and isn’t affected by being very fat. Do you look like the really fat people used to illustrate stories about overweight folks? Yes, even though…
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Fun With Search Terms
WordPress helpfully provides a list of the terms peopled searched on to get to this site. Some of the odder ones: how to photograph the life of an obese person 50+ super obese women is there a market for this magickal weight loss necklace review different pant cuts And the “HOW did that get you to my site???” ones: sweet potatoe boobs sex kd with garlic? need…
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A Periodic Welcome Post
I thought it might be helpful to fill in any new folks. What’s this blog? I started this blog to have a place to talk about fat acceptance and how my life is and isn’t affected by being very fat. Do you really weigh 400lbs? Pretty much, give or take 5%. Do you look like the really fat people used to illustrate stories about overweight folks? Yes,…
Living ~400lbs 