I have a sort of unofficial hobby of collecting diet paperbacks — something about them fascinates me in the same way I am fascinated by infomercials. Not only are they often unintentionally hilarious, but they have a certain formula and flavour that promises to reveal something about how marketing, emotion, and motivation interact. So I’ve [...]
Notes from the Fatosphere- I Stand With Fat Children & A Reminder (author unknown)
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- Walkby Shouting Whaliam
- On Thinness and Fat Acceptance (Part 3) JoGeek
- Exercise and Instant Gratification danceswithfat
- Los Angeles, CA. Photo by Weegee, c. 1948-1950. Elizabeth M. Tamny
- And Komen Came to Her Senses! joannadeadwinter
- Fatty Affair: FATshion! Not Blue at All
- lunch box “back off” note katja
- On Thinness and Fat Acceptance (Part 2) JoGeek
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Greatest Hits
- The Body of Marilyn Monroe
- If only poor people understood nutrition!
- Eat food. Stuff you like. As much as you want.
- The rules of nutrition.
- Food you like is food that feels good.
- Dear Fat Nutritionist - You're pretty good looking (for a girl.)
- "Worthless" foods.
- If I eat more than you, it's for one simple reason.
- Notes on "Heavy."
- Pictures of you.
- How to eat, in a nutshell - lesson one: Permission.
- Gym class.
- All women are real.
- Dear Fat Nutritionist - Am I making my kid fat?
- Food isn't poison.
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- 7:56 pm Kathy - That's where I'm at now with the desserts after having… (How to eat, in a nutshell – lesson one: Permission.)
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Commenter brilliance – Arwen edition.
I’m not sure if you all know, but the comments section here is often the best part of this whole ice-cream social. Up till now, I’ve just been too lazy to pick out some of the gems for you, but I’m going to start. There are too many hilarious, touching, and/or informative vignettes to let [...]