January 2010
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“TEN STEPS THAT CAN HELP YOU LOVE YOURSELF
1. STOP WEIGHING YOURSELF
Scales...”
– From AnyBody.Org and The Curvy Fashionista | Curvy.Confident.Chic.
“Public health care turns private health matters into public policy issues. This...”
– George (commenter on Sociological Images) (via donewiththisshit)
“As a woman, the idea of anyone policing my body just way too uncomfortably gibes...”
– Ella (commenter on Sociological Images) (via donewiththisshit)
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Diets don't work? What a shock! →
ilovefat:
donewiththisshit:
(via Fat and Sassy)
Researchers at UCLA did a meta analysis, a study of 31 other long-term studies. They think this research included every study that followed people on diets for two to five years. And they found that the majority of people regain all weight lost and then some. And that they would have been better off in the long run simply maintaining their...
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Making Clothing Work for You
donewiththisshit:
Gabi, over at Young Fat and Fabulous posted a video today on making clothing work even when it’s not technically your size. Her suggestions are great, and reminded me of a few specific pieces and brands that work for me*.
1. Land’s End
I have a fabulous raincoat from Land’s end that I bought last year. It’s knee length, hooded, and gray plaid. I’m completely in love with...
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“[Y]ou do not have anything interesting to say to someone who is struggling with...”
– Megan McArdle
(via The Atlantic)
(via heyfatchick)
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“there’s always an armchair dietitian ready to endorse any eating “program” that...”
– Eating: Everybody’s An Expert - Ednos - Jezebel (via ilovefat) (via bbwprincess)
I found this link disturbing and triggery (or something like it) despite my not-particularly-eating-disordered-self — so use caution — but totally worthwhile reading. The way ED-NOS is treated and judged...
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Four Fat Myths about Obesity and Cancer | Patrick... →
bbwprincess:
ilovefat:
Are cancer and obesity linked? The report’s headline-grabbing claim about the link between obesity and cancer is not supported by the majority of the WCRF’s own data from the 2007 study, or by other, more recent British and American studies. Once you dig beyond the bold claim, you find that what is being claimed is that overweight and obesity can increase your risk for...
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THIS is how you respond to Cathy Horyn's Idiocy... →
ilovefat:
I like this quote:
Loving fashion should go hand in hand with a belief in allowing all sizes access to all styles. Fashion, style, clothing, accessories, shoes, hair, makeup: it is more you than your body, since it is all subject to personal choice.
Clothes are clothes, ultimately:
The stylist’s advice is stupid. You put a big dress on a big girl if she wants to wear the...
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"You DID NOT Eat Your Way to Diabetes!" →
ilovefat:
donewiththisshit:
This is what I needed to hear right about now.
The article is fascinating:
While people with diabetes often are seriously overweight, there is accumulating evidence that their overweight is a symptom, not the cause of the process that leads to Type 2 Diabetes.
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Even so, it is likely that you’ve been told that you caused your diabetes by letting...
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a little bit of love in the world... →
anonymous post its! tell someone they’re beautiful today.
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friday fashionblogging
Or…something similarly relevant yet less alliterative? Anyway, I wanted to collect some of my outfits of the last week of the year, since it’s the first time I’ve been kind of back on the internet — still not feeling 100% since all I’ve done in 2010 so far has been “have the flu, go to work sick, recover from the flu slowly while watching Dr Who, and go for...
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179 / 2009 FATSHION RECAP: THE MOST EPIC FATSHION...
definatalie:
GO READ THIS, IT IS AMAZING.
themusingsofafatshionista:
Thank you to everyone who agreed to participate in this post! This is, by far, my favorite post!I had this idea back in December, in the midst of the 82186342 ‘Best of 2009’ lists to have a list of my own. I wanted a chance to showcase all the amazing fatshion that has been floating around the internet this year and...
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Madison plus - 0 vs 20?
Beautiful You recently blogged about on Australian magazine Madison, which has done a January fashion spread on several high-profile plus-size Australian women. The article covers the varying sizes and shapes of the women, their struggles with weight, and their ultimate acceptance of their own bodies as beautiful — all very admirable goals.
However, outside coverage of the piece was not...
first post!
As you can see, this is a brand-new blog. I’m hoping to link to news stories, photos, and interesting factoids of all kinds, as well as some of my thoughts about size in the media over here. We’ll see how it goes :)