Scale paranoia isn’t rare. Lots of sane, sensible, confident people fall apart at the idea of stepping on the scale. That metal contraption on the bathroom floor is just waiting to wreck their day, maybe their week, perhaps their life! I can’t argue that it’s not discouraging to cut back on how much you eat […]
Many years ago a woman and her daughter joined my Weight Watchers meeting. She introduced herself and the told me she was disgusted with her body. “I’m disgustingly fat. I don’t know why I let myself go like this, ” she said. Her young adult daughter was with her. She said, “I’m getting fat and want to […]
Lady Gaga got both rave reviews and nasty comments for her Super Bowl 2017 performance. The nasty comments were from trolls calling her “fat” and body shaming her because the soon to be 31-year-old entertainer doesn’t have a hard, plastic body like a Barbie doll. According to some fat phobics the human body should be […]
When the calendar flipped from 2016 to 217 there were a lot of people who were eager to start losing weight. The gyms filled up. The Weight Watchers meetings were jumping with new members. Jenny Craig’s phone lines were tied up with callers. USPS, UPS and FedEx trucks were crammed with exercise machines, videos, and magic […]
Here are 5 things you should know about your fat. They are actual and fatual … er… factual! 1. The fat on your body is good and it needs to be there. Body fat isn’t put on your body to make you ugly, disgust people who think that body fat is unsightly, or in any […]
Body fat serves a purpose and we all need some! It insulates and cushions our organs. It also can help us survive by providing fuel for our bodies if food isn’t available. Like most good things, some is good, more is less good and too much can be bad. Susan Fried, PhD, director of the Boston Obesity […]
Fat isn’t all bad. Some fat on the body is fantastic, fabulous and flirty as is some fat in the diet. Read all about the wonders of fat. I am republishing this blog hopes that readers will gain an appreciation of fat. It could help you achieve your personally acceptable balance of fat to lean. There are […]
When I lost weight, my body burned fat instead of calories for its fuel. What does that mean? Did the body fat just burn up until all was left were the ashes? How did my body rid itself of the ashes of the fat it burned? Did the fat burning actually reduce the number of […]
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