Famous pollsters Gallup need to get the fuck over themselves. Seriously. In the first two weeks of November they conducted their Health and Healthcare survey. The had responses from 1,015 random adults living in all 50 states and Washington DC. The results were that, in the past decade, there has been a marked increase in…
It is certainly up to the individual, but I get so (emotionally) tired of seeing photos of fat people trying to look thin. It makes me sad. I am sad that you don’t love your round fat face the way I love seeing it. I am sad that you only feel beautiful when trying to…
Holidays are often difficult for fat folks. Not only do they have to deal with all the usual pitfalls of time spent with family, they have to deal with them in a food-centric atmosphere. They sometimes have to deal with family or friends who feel it is appropriate to comment on the food the fat…
I just read a very good post by My Fat Friend. Fat shaming She talks about being at a party and talking to someone who, at first, seems interested in the topic of fat shaming and fat injustice. Then the person says the solution is to “just lose weight”. Wow. In the moment, My Fat…
Read a very good article by Cat Pausé (Changing the language) about how the British Psychological Society wants to change how we talk about fat people – they recommend using “identity first” language. I.e., instead of obese people say people with obesity or people living with obesity. These yahoos actually think this change will reduce…
I’m not a fanatic like some people, but a holiday that involves candy and dressing up is going to go on my “it’s a goodness” list. One thing for many fat people, though, is the dressing up part. Most of the packaged Halloween costumes are not going to fit us. I am glad that some…
Have you noticed that people don’t call weight loss plans “diets” anymore? They call them “lifestyles”. What a load. Society has slowly (oh so slowly) come to recognize more and more that diets don’t work. Diets may lead to short term weight loss, but they will fuck up your metabolism in the process, making it…
In my many (many) years on this earth, I have learned, as an almost always fat person, that blaming your fatness for your problems is not only not useful in any meaningful way, but is also often incorrect. Sometimes it’s just the same shit everyone deals with. Some problems are simply what everyone goes through,…
So far, in this long and varied life of mine, I have not suffered too much trouble with my knees. (Please, everyone reading this, knock on wood.) Kind of surprising, because bad knees run in my family – on my Dad’s side. Lucky for this fat old lady, I take after my Mom’s side of…
Has anyone heard of theCurvyCon before? I sure hadn’t, until I was working on the NAAFA Newsletter Roundup – and it was mentioned in an article talking about NY Fashion Week. I was intrigued. I visited their website. theCurvyCon.com theCurvyCon takes place the same week as NY Fashion Week and provides a safe place for…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 