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Hey Curvy Chicks! The time is finally here my lovely friends for me to debut my 2012 FATkini and do my yearly post about feeling great in a swimsuit! However first things first, I have to give credit...
I have been struggling with some writer’s block, in case ya didn’t notice. That and, well, I have been feeling quite disconnected from the fat community as a whole. It’s hard to articulate, actually....
This weekend, M was enjoying a Rice Krispies treat at a social gathering when a tween boy came over and loudly said, “You know those have marshmallows, and that’s made of cow hair and hooves and bone...
Hey all! Just a quick blog post from me tonight, I’ve been sideswiped by a cold that has gone through my office like a brush fire, so I’m trying to indulge in some self care to help get through it as...
Yesterday we talked about working with the moveable middle, today we’re going to talk about dealing with the other side of the spectrum – the Meme Roths. [Trigger warning for diet and eating disorder...
You may or may not have noticed a couple of new buttons in my lower side-bar; Hybrid RastaMama and A Little Etsy Love. As I commented on my last post there for the blog carnival, I’m *really* glad I ...
Hey Curvy Chicks! I have been frequenting quite a bit of parties over the last few months, and throwing quite a few as well. Theme parties have become a big thing in my local social circle that seems...
This comment was left on a recent post on this blog. It is a plea for help from a pregnant women in the U.K. I am only going to address one aspect of her concerns, the one I find most disturbing; I h...
I am taking submissions from anyone who wants to exercise their right to Bare Arms for future Tank Top Tuesday posts! Email your pics here: notblueatall@notblueatall.com, please include the name you’d...
Listen to this post here, or subscribe on itunes. John Steinbeck famously said: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporaril...
by Jeanette DePatie (The Fat Chick), MA, ACE Over the past few weeks, especially in the shadow of the Weight of the Nation series, I’ve heard the same question from a number of people: “Since we know...
Amazing Fat Activists Julianne Wotasik and Jeanette DePatie are going to be on the Dr. Drew show tomorrow night. They already did a piece for Fox News and they were amazing, and it has me thinking ab...
I love to swim. It is hands down my favorite exercise. Floating almost weightless is the closest I will ever come to being in space. Not to mention that I am a strong swimmer. Am I graceful in the po...
TRIGGER WARNING: eating disorder thoughts (and possibly behaviors, but mild ones) Thought Id post an update in the interest of writing all this down a bit, and being honest to myself. If someone want...
I was talking to a friend about the fact that I’m not going to wear any make-up or have my hair professionally done when I tape my dance classes, and my friend freaked out that I would look unprofess...
Welcome to the I Am Mom! Enough! Carnival hosted by Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama and Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children. This Carnival is dedicated to empowering ALL parents who practice and p...
It is an unfortunate truth that most mornings, I have a tendency to dither about what to wear. In some kind of neurotic ritual, I spend a good 15 or 20 minutes every day trying on multiple outfits: t...
"A must read! ExtraOrdinary: An End of Life Story Without End is at once unique and universal. With brilliance and depth, Michele Tamaren and Michael Wittner write of love, loss and the enduring...
Author’s note: Characters are purely fictional. Trigger warnings for the kind of rank hate and annoyance fat people put up with every day. Dear fat person, 1. You’re not welcome to have this job, tho...
"ExtraOrdinary is a page-turner! Although I never met Herman Liss, I feel I now know him and am inspired by his modesty, goodness, and ability to delight in life, even at its most difficult. Wri...
This Memorial Day weekend in the US, families will gather to thank our Veterans. Those family BBQs often come with an unhealthy side of body shaming and food policing. If you’re headed to a family fe...
The debate about what exactly health means goes back to ancient Greece. Does health just mean living a long time? Does it mean feeling strong? Are athletes the epitomy of health? In fact, athletes su...
My last post/conversation on Facebook is still generating conversation which is awesome, but whats not awesome is more people jumping on the but you cant deny that our food is garbage now and kids ru...
Start spreading the news… Here is a fascinating interview with poet Eduardo C. Corral, who touches on the beauty paradigm (which in this case also means thin paradigm) in the queer poetry community i...
I am questioning right now if this post belongs on the Fatosphere feed or not, because I’m exploring some thoughts that may be inconsistent with fat acceptance and size acceptance philosophies. Is th...
Im working hard trying to wind up my PhD. I spend most days grimacing at my computer for hours on end. There arent many laughs round here at the moment. A little bit of sweetness came my way last nig...
Because it can be helpful to think about what’s going right. 1) My carpool. 2) Converting a favorite out-of-print exercise tape to DVD. 3) Allergies doing better. 4) The last book of Mira Grant’s tri...
I get a lot of e-mails and comments from people who are discouraged by the amount of fat hate that exists, and how intense it has become. People sometimes ask if really I think that we can change any...
Hey Curvy Chicks! Ok, I will be the first to admit that today I feel like some rock n roll/RainbowBrite/teenage rebellion version of a Sister-wife LOL. I think its the height of my pompadour and how ...
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