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Meet Tiana the Fat Health Coach
Due to the recent departures of Angela and Deah, we are bypassing the typical voting regimen to encourage new bloggers to join us. Tiana is our latest blogger. If you’re interested in participating,...
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Stairs and stares
Recently, I was in Portland for a scholarly conference about sport and exercise sociology. It was a fantastic conference overall, but the space confirmed some fears I have about the combination of...
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Long-Term Benefits of Weight-Loss Plans Unclear
Trigger warning: Weight loss research. Here’s another article to add to the “No shit, Sherlock” file: “Long-term Benefits of Weight-loss Plans Unclear.” Weight Watchers’ most effective transformation...
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Being Fat and Winning in the Face of Challenge
Trigger warning: Weight loss discussion. I have recently found myself saying that I welcome challenges to my way of thinking and beliefs. I say that because I find that having the discussion about why...
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Getting Back to 30 Minutes a Day (or Haters Can Kiss My Fat Ass)
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Dr. Katz’s Got the Fix, or So He Thinks
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Let’s Hold Doctors Accountable. A New Form of Activism?
Jean proposes a new form of activism. With an upgraded site and sustainable content, we will have the ability to experiment with more forms of new activism. Please donate to any denomination to our...
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Mental Masturbation —
Do you enjoy hard-hitting, in-depth analysis of idiotic assumptions about Health at Every Size? Please donate TODAY to our fundraiser to keep the content flowing. Trigger warning: Discussion of weight...
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Breathing Out the Fat?
Want us to continue bringing you fascinating stories about the science of fat? Please donate to our fundraiser. We’re one-third of the way to our goal! Trigger warning: Discussion of the science of...
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Babies and Bathwater —
Trigger warning: Discussion of weight loss, weight loss surgery and diet talk. Over the past five years, I’ve done a number of book reviews, both fiction and nonfiction. I’m not a huge fan of doing...
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I’m not here for your thinspiration
Trigger warning: Discussion of exercising. Oh the campus gym … what an interesting place for people watching. I debated whether or not to blog about this, but part of me feels like it’s important to...
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A “Big Fat Fabulous” new show on TLC
Trigger warning: Discussion of weight loss. Body-positive shows starring fat people are far and few between, but amongst all the “New Year! New you!” crap there is one that might just be a welcome...
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Size and Prejudice —
Serious Trigger Warning: Frank discussion of weight loss and weight loss surgery. We’re coming up on our five-year anniversary here at Fierce, Freethinking Fatties and there’s one subject that I don’t...
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To the trolls … suck it!
Trigger warning: Fat hate and disability shaming. General warning: Sarcasm against trolls Between FFF and my own blog Adventures of a Part-Time Wheeler, I’ve gotten a few comments from trolls (at...
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Round and Round: Part 1 —
Trigger warning: This post touches on issues of health and wellness, weight loss and eating disorders. Perhaps you aren’t aware, but there’s a seismic shift happening within the Health at Every Size®...
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Staying Alive —
This week is the five year anniversary of Fierce, Freethinking Fatties. I’m pretty proud of all we’ve accomplished over the years, but what I’m most proud of are the interviews I’ve been able to...
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Lived Experience: Part 1 —
Serious trigger warning: Frank discussion of health, weight loss, weight loss surgery and eating disorders. When I first began putting together a roundtable of Health at Every Size® (HAES) experts to...
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Left Behind —
Trigger warning: Discussion of diet and exercise as healthy lifestyle approaches. Dr. Stephen Bezruchka Yesterday, we heard from Dr. Dennis Raphael, an expert on the social determinants of health...
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Lived Experience: Part 2 —
Trigger warning: Discussion of weight, eating disorders, health and weight loss. Yesterday, we heard from seven women who shared their experiences with the social determinants of health (SDH) and how...
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Tomāto v. Tomăto —
Trigger warning: Discussion of fat health and weight loss. For nearly five months, I’ve tried to keep a relatively positive public stance on the discussions I’ve had behind the scenes about Health at...
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