This seems like a dramatic headline but it's true -- this cultural obsession with weight is truly ruining everything. It started so simply. I went on Pinterest to look for recipes. I'd recently realized that I had been feeling kind of not-great, and a ...
That Time I Was In a Childhood Weight Control Study
The fat positive corner of the internet has been pretty rightfully up in arms about a weight control study taking place in Australia. The research -- which is being conducted on adolescents -- involves extremely low caloric intake and intermittent fastin ...
I’m Not Trying Exercise, I’m Doing It
One of the times I’ve had trolls come after me was when I posted a picture of myself all sweaty and gross after a boxing class. It wasn’t the hateful bigots that bothered me, though. It was some of the people trying to “defend” me. While there were ple ...
More Fact-Based Shows, Please
I've been obsessed for a little while now with the show Adam Ruins Everything. If you've never watched it, you should. The premise is basically to use experts and factual sources to debunk commonly-held misconceptions. They've tackled a lot of topics, lik ...