food

I Weigh Almost 200 Pounds and The Universe Keeps Trying To Send Me Free Donuts

Why you gotta play me like that, universe?!?
in
Healthy, food, donuts, dieting, weight, fitness

Apr 12, 2013 at 1:00pm | 419 comments

body issues

Weight Gain! How I Got Into It

Or you might as well learn to enjoy being fat sometimes since you're going to be anyway.
in
Healthy, body issues, dieting, weight, weight gain

Mar 8, 2012 at 11:05am | 229 comments

dieting

How I Lost 10 Pounds in 10 Days, and Why I Will Never Do It Again

I went to buy Spanx, but since they won’t allow you to try Spanx on in the dressing rooms I had to buy three different sizes to ensure I would create the maximum amount of stomach suckage.
in
Healthy, dieting, weight loss

Jun 7, 2013 at 3:30pm | 181 comments

fat

HANDS UP: Who's Really Surprised That 7-Year-Olds Are Putting Themselves On Diets? Anyone?

Young kids' burgeoning obsessions with their weight and dieting are tragic, yes. But surprising? Not in the least.
in
Issues, fat, dieting, radical anti-diet extremism, parenting, kids

Mar 13, 2013 at 1:00pm | 150 comments

dieting

Is This Couple Headed For Divorce Or Just Really, Really Hungry? I'm Deconstructing This Weirdly Tense Weight Watchers Commercial

Happy New Year! Stop eating! FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR MARRIAGE, STOP EATING!
in
Issues, dieting, weight watchers, overthinking it

Dec 28, 2012 at 3:00pm | 145 comments

food

So, Sometimes I Buy Food With No Plans Of Eating It: On Fear, Food Hoarding, And Feeling Safe

Sometimes I buy food to just HAVE it, in the house, and to know it’s there, and that I'm prepared in a food-based emergency. A bit like responsible people who keep a fire extinguisher under the sink. Just in case.
in
Issues, food, dieting, eating disorders

May 23, 2013 at 2:00pm | 119 comments

addiction

Why "Diet Brain" Sucks

Only 15 percent of women report feeling "happy" on diets. There's a shocker.
in
Healthy, addiction, diet brain, dieting, diets, friendship, spinach munchies

May 30, 2012 at 9:00am | 94 comments

body image

The No-Diet Diaries: Finally Getting Rid of That Godforsaken Scale

My scale is gone and now I don't know how much to hate myself.
in
Healthy, body image, dieting, scales, weight

Aug 6, 2012 at 11:00am | 69 comments

dieting

If Pizza Is "Man Food," Then I'm a Big Hairy Dude

Pizza is people food.
in
Issues, dieting, food, pizza, weight watchers

Mar 30, 2012 at 4:00pm | 56 comments

dieting

Diet Didn't Work? TRY AGAIN.

In other words, “Even though diets don’t work, you should keep dieting.”
in
Issues, dieting, fat, fatty fatty two by four, this is not how you science

Aug 16, 2012 at 5:00pm | 40 comments

body politics

What's Wrong With Fat-Shaming?

Fat-shaming ought to be self-explanatory, but it’s actually kind of tricky to define. Here's a selection of the fat-shaming I’ve experienced over the years.
in
Issues, body politics, dieting, fat shaming, radical anti-diet extremism, strong4life

Jan 26, 2012 at 4:00pm | 0 comments