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Comment on The truth about anorexia– possible trigger by Shelley

Shelley — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:09:27 +0000

I really like this entry. Too bad more people can’t see it. After reading many of your entries, I notice that you write well. I hope you are continuing in your recovery.

Comment on Stupid camera. by Tanya Goloborodko

Tanya Goloborodko — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:48:07 +0000

I love you! Since you came into my life , I’ve looked forward to each sunrise the early morning , with you in my arms the midnight skies with beneath a zilion stars moves me. you make me feel like noone else could Ilike the person I am when I’m with you. You bring out a part of me that Inever knew existed a part that was born with our first kiss. You made me complete , now Ihave a reason to try now Ihave a cause a reason to try now Ihave a cause areason to believe in all the wonderful things lifehas to offer. You took my handand drew me into the light and you saw in me all the qualities that noone else had ever noticed. You gave me hope inspiration , pride, and love. Yes Ilove you for all these reasons and for so much more. I love you for being your self , and Ilove you because of the person you made me.

Comment on Hoorah for mood swings by bluebluestar

bluebluestar — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:53:34 +0000

Heehee! The pro-ana joke really made me laugh. Have I got a sick sense of humour or is it just really funny

Comment on Fat acceptance– radical. by Liza

Liza — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:16:11 +0000

Most FA people will agree that you should take care of yourself, eat well and exercise, and from there let your body do what it does naturally. I don’t think you’d find anyone who would advocate refusing to change if it directly harmed your health (as you said - that’s over or under weight).

Thanks for not fat-hating. This came in through my Google alerts, and I’m always scared when I click on something about FA that it’s just going to be some other asshat talking about how all teg fattyz are just lazy and making excuses and blah blah blah they should eat less blah blah. So thanks for not doing that

Comment on Fat acceptance– radical. by Fatadelic

Fatadelic — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:24:42 +0000

Thanks for the links and thoughtful comments. Most Fat Acceptance activists practice Health at Every Size, which could be summarized as trying to listen to your body’s needs with regards to food and exercise, so I don’t think that’s in opposition to eating healthily. The idea behind is that you treat your body respectfully no matter what size it is, big or small But eating healthfully and instinctively is not dieting (dieting = restrictive eating) although its also not binging. It’s having a healthy relationship with food and exercise without the goal of weightloss. A related idea is that you don’t have to wait until you’ve lost 20kg to live your life or buy that bikini and swim laps.

You also mention not putting up with health issues if they are caused by a ‘weight problem’. I don’t have an issue with people wanting to improve their health. But there are two things I’d like to note. Firstly, some health problems will not improve regardless of whether you lose weight or not. For example if you have end stage renal disease, losing weight is not going to improve your kidney function and so you have to accept a life on dialysis. Secondly, what I do question is whether weight loss will actually improve health, or whether fat is the catch all scape goat for all illnesses in fat people. Certainly doctors tend to diagnose “fat” for everything from flu to cancer (take a look at the actual examples at First Do No Harm,/a>). And there is strong evidence to suggest that the health risks to being fat are greatly exaggerated (see Shapely Prose and Junkfood Science).

Comment on Stair running hurts in a very good way. by Amie

Amie — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:38:29 +0000

I’ll gag with you.

Comment on Sugar free jelly beans are the work of the devil. by Amie

Amie — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:29:21 +0000

hehehehe

Comment on I feel like such a freaking girl. by lwayswright

lwayswright — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:13:49 +0000

I’m glad you had a great day with your mom. And congrats to her for losing a size! That is amazing. I’ve never been a skinny person. I lost about 80 lbs several years ago and it has been a fight for me to keep it off. I was diagnosed with Lupus and the medications for that don’t help either. So, keep up the good work!

Comment on Happiness is not a baggy size 0. by Womens Plus Size Clothes

Womens Plus Size Clothes — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:14:53 +0000

Womens Plus Size Clothes…

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….