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The obligation to be healthy at every size.
It is sad that this even needs to be said, but given the fact that we essentially live in a health meritocracy, let me be the first to announce: You are under no obligation to be healthy. And, as an addendum: even if you were, eating “well” and exercising wouldn’t guarantee your success. There. I’ve…
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Diet pop culture: Richard Simmons.
Someone please explain to me… …my unwholesome fascination with this man. Walk it out… Then break it down.
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If I eat more than you, it’s for one simple reason.
Did someone say “third piece of pie“? I’d like to say something about how much fat people eat. I, personally, would be neither surprised nor offended if it were somehow proven that fat people, on average, eat more than thinner people. Of course, this hasn’t been proven, and if it were, there would be exceptions…
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Willy Wonka and the chocolate fantasy.
A famous actress was quoted in the newspaper regarding a role that required her to gain weight. Something about the quote struck me as odd. To paraphrase, she said, “Sure, it sounds great to gain weight. You can indulge all your fantasies of endless chocolate, unlimited pasta and garlic bread…but after a while your blood…
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Failure.
I’ve spent several years of my life feeling like it is my duty to other people to look the same way I looked at 16. Which is not only stupid, but impossible. People age and change, and I want to be relaxed and happy with those changes. There was nothing wrong with me as a…
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