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That's Not Our Demographic My name is Nancy Upton. I'm a size 12 and wanted to show American Apparel my fresh face (and full figure). My good friend Shannon Skloss came over to take some "booty-ful" photos of me...but I just couldn't stop eating.
A study finds most people support some anti-discrimination laws protecting the obese Discrimination happens every day, but obese people have little recourse when it happens to them, since there is no federal law protecting this population. But a survey reveals that public opinion may be in favor of anti-discrimination laws--to a point.
Stop Blaming the Overweight for Everything If there's anything positive to come out of Maura Kelly's disgusting dig at the "fatties" on Mike & Molly in Marie Claire last week, it was a national dialogue about how Americans treat the overweight.
Stop Coddling Overweight People Marie Claire blogger Maura Kelly may be a mean girl with a host of social issues, but let's face it: The obesity problem she exposed (albeit cruelly) is very real.
Anti-Obesity Group defends Marie Claire fatties blog, Mike & Molly just fat gags As if it isn't bad enough that a narrow minded anorexic writer slammed the new hit series Mike & Molly on Marie Claire's blog by admitting that she was "grossed out" by the "fatties", now the Action Against Obesity organization has come to the defense of the author.
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Fat, yes. Ashamed, no While obese is a medical term, fat is the language of the bully. It's not a word doctors should use.
My Audition For The Biggest Looser This article is people's experiences trying out for The Biggest Looser and other weight loss reality TV shows. More will be added over time.
An Interview with Medical Rights Champion Lynn McAfee LYNN MC AFEE is three weeks old, and her parents are panicking. Why has she gained so much weight and grown so long? Her large mother has already spent many painful years of her life battling her weight, and she doesn't want the...
Interview with Jennifer Jonassen by El Correo for FAT Film Interview with Jennifer Jonassen , star of upcoming documentary FAT . This interviw will be published in both English and Spanish in El Correo . Carlos Benito for El Correo : Do you think size-related discrimination is...
Intuitive Eating 1. Intuitive Eating emerged both from our clinical experiences and research (LL Birch's Parent-child feeding relationship, Restraint Theory, Habituation, to name a few).
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The Vertical Pool by Rev. Ricky Summers I really appreciate your helping me get the word out on the excercise pool that is enabling me be more healthy.
WLS patient dies in Britain Sharon Mevsimler, billed as the UK's "fattest woman" died recently. Interestingly enough most of the news stories either don't mention her weight loss surgery she had a couple of months ago or if they do, only mention it at the end...
Poem: Proud Peacock Proud Peacock
Things I'd like back from weight loss surgery by Grace Grace, who had a takedown from her gastric bypass, last year, explained that she still suffered repercussions (it's not really reversible - they can just reconnect the bypassed bowel and bypassed stomach).
Combatting the misinformation ... I kind of educated a "civilian" today - I mentioned a friend who was of size, attending school on the internet as a nice alternative to the antics of the zoo known as High School and she said "Oh but the school has a phys ed program -...
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Join the Men's Forum Posted in Men's Group —I'm new to POS, so I've just started navigating the site. How can I connect with fellow users, especially male ones? Thanks
Does being a person of size impact your romantic relationships? Posted in Romance and Dating —Nope. I left of a marriage of 15 years almost 3 years ago and have been with my current (awesome) boyfriend for almost 2 years. I'm 44, disabled, and super plus size. I've never had a problem meeting people who were interested in dating me. It does weed out the very shallow people, so I'm thankful for that!
Movie Reviews Posted in Entertainment —Have you seen the film disFIGURED? http://astore.amazon.com/peopleofsizec-20/detail/B001A5070W . What did you think?
Fat friendly airlines? Posted in Daily Living —I've never heard of Delta being a problem airline.
Where are your favorite places to shop? Posted in Fashion and Clothing —I forgot about thrift stores! I have found some amazing items in a variety of thrift stores.
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