So, there’s a new body image website in the neighborhood, and I’m a part of it — which some of you might find surprising. I kind of do myself, actually. We Are the Real Deal is a companion project to the body image panel I’ll be a part of at BlogHer tomorrow. Heather Blessington, who’s … Continue reading »
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Try this on for size
At a recent meeting I sat behind a woman who I thought might be my former dance TA. They had the same hair and were both extremely thin, the kind of thin that I’ve seen many people confidently ascribe to an eating disorder right before they come smack up against our “no assumptions about others’ … Continue reading »
In Which I Ramble About Attraction
So, you might have seen this douchehound responding to my gayest look the other day: Goddamn Kate. You are an unbelievably unattractive woman!! signed, every straight man with a set of eyes. (except for your closeted boyfriend, of course) The funny thing is, Sweet Machine approved it because she only skimmed, and thought he was … Continue reading »
Friday Stuff: Please Help us out with the 101 Crap
Dearest Shapelings, Because I am a Lazy Fat Person, I am asking for your help. Since A) I’m still trying to put together an FAQ for this site (which has been temporarily back-burnered, but it’s coming), B) I’m going to be writing a book soon, and C) there’s a definite need for a Fat Acceptance … Continue reading »
Intuitive Eating Case Study: My Last Three Meals
Last week, a reporter who was trying to get her head around the concept of Health at Every Size asked me, “So… what do you eat?” Food, mostly. Tree bark and car parts are much harder for the human body to digest. Next question? Smartassitude aside, I actually get questions like this a lot from … Continue reading »
FAQ You All
All righty. I don’t know what Fillyjonk and Sweet Machine’s plans are, but posting from me will probably be light over the next few days, on accounta I’ve finally sat my fat ass down and begun beavering (heh) away at a long overdue Shapely Prose FAQ. I will be rolling it out in three parts: … Continue reading »
No A for effort
Shapeling cggirl shared a story in the comments to the self-esteem thread that I imagine will sound familiar to many of us. when i was like 20, i was talking to my mother (who is a wonderful person and who i don’t blame for the culture into which she was born, which caused her to … Continue reading »
If your pants are above a size 14, you’d better hope they’re flame retardant
I just read this comment by Arwen on my last post, and it got me thinking: The last time I went to a WW meeting I’d started gaining after two months on the plateau (or perhaps was simply heavier – I go up and down about 5 pounds every day.) As I was weighed the … Continue reading »
What Women Want
One of the most frequent criticisms I see lobbed at anti-dieting proponents — after, of course, “fat is unhealthy and there’s only one right way to eat and I know because I am an expert” — is “how dare you question my right to eat the way I want.” On the face of it, that’s … Continue reading »
Stairs: the great equalizer
So, as I apparently feel compelled to mention each time I post, I’m in grad school right now, studying and teaching literature. I’m in the thick of end-of-term paper-writing and paper-grading, so I’ve been getting a lot of visits from students in my office, which is shared with several other grad students. This office is … Continue reading »
