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My Fat Politics Have No Upper Limit

June 19, 2018
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Fat

Here's an obnoxious trend I've noticed: Sometimes, when people talk about fat acceptance or body positivity, they will put a limit on their support. This is not OK. There's far too much "I'm all for fat acceptance, but..." or "body positivity is great ...

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4 Fitness Goals that Have Nothing to Do With Weight

June 12, 2018
by lizanotlisa with 3 Comments Health

The world seems to assume that if you're engaging in some kind of fitness activity, you are doing so because you want to lose weight. Obviously, this is not true, but it's the dominant belief nonetheless. But what if we changed the conversation? There ...

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I’m Not Trying Exercise, I’m Doing It

June 11, 2018
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Fat

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 ...

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I Did a Headstand and I’m Really Proud of Myself

June 7, 2018
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Yoga

Last week I went to a yoga workshop focused on inversions, and with a lot of help, managed to get into a headstand. The class I attended was part of the Thick and Fit series, put on by Curve Appeal. I felt a lot more comfortable experimenting, trying, ...

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4 Things I Learned In One Month of the Miracle Morning

May 23, 2018
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Living

In April I wrote that I was going to try the Miracle Morning, from the self-help book (affiliate link) of the same name. To recap, the basic premise is that you get up about an hour earlier than usual and do a series of tasks called Life S.A.V. ...

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Things I Will Never Say About Food

November 8, 2017
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Food

Our culture has a pretty messed-up attitude toward food. That's not really up for debate, as the evidence is everywhere. Diet culture is rampant, and many culturally-acceptable things that get said about eating, not eating, exercising, weight, and so fort ...

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I’m Just Here for the Savasana

October 10, 2017
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Yoga

How many yoga classes a week are too many? I'm asking for a friend. OK, I'm kidding. But I have become a little bit obsessed with yoga lately. Now, I don't want to come across as the type of person who will tell you that it will fix everything from ...

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Stop Comparing Fatness to Smoking

July 1, 2017
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Fat

I was on Facebook recently and made the mistake of reading comments on a post relating to fat. I know, when will I learn? GIF from Swear Trek One that struck me was along the lines of “what’s next, we’re gonna write about smoking acceptance?” Insert f ...

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Hypothyroid and Me — A Lesson in Napping

January 4, 2017
by lizanotlisa with No Comment Health

Have you ever been so tired you couldn't lift your arms? What about being that tired for no apparent reason - you've gotten enough sleep, you're eating well and moving enough, and generally taking care of yourself, but the fatigue runs so deep it's all yo ...

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Liza Eckert
I'm a 30-something fat lady, PhD student, knitter, and dog mom who just moved to Philadelphia after 12 years in NYC. Welcome to my little slice of the internet.
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