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Online advertisement — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:45:31 GMT

Thanks for a sharing this articles. That's very interesting.

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Leslie — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:44:07 GMT

I've been thinking a lot lately about the rampant fat-phobia in our society. I think it's time for some fat pride.
When I was a 20 something closeted lesbian I was confused by the concept of 'gay pride'. I thought 'why should I be proud of being gay?...it's not like it is an accomplishment...it's just who I am'. Then one day I happened to be downtown on a Sunday in June and crossed paths with the annual gay pride parade. I was filled with...what? so many feelings...of being connected and included and NOT ASHAMED. I was inspired to jump in and join the parade that day. That was when I realized that 'pride' pushes back the shame and the shame just needs to be pushed back on so we can live the good lives we have.
I was at the K.D.Lang concert Tuesday night and a woman in the audience yelled out her song request:'Big Boned Gal'! K.D. paused, smirked, and said 'I resemble that comment'. The woman yelled back 'So do I!'. So much pride and connection...I felt my heart fill up again in that familiar way.

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Bulimia News and Discussion — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:26:07 GMT

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Comment on Tips for eating Thanksgiving dinner, not your feelings

therapist — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:35:18 GMT

The holidays were tough for me I will admit to that but I seem to have made it through it without too much damage done. It is so hard to pass by so many of those comfort foods from the past for me but I have done it by taking smaller portions of the foods that I love and then stopping there. It is hard not to get a second helping of the mac and cheese that I love but I know that is what I have to do to continue my weight loss journey toward success. Thanks for all of your posts- many of them have always inspired me to do the right thing and to keep on keeping on.

Comment on You are an Eater

therapy — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:14:24 GMT

Oh how i needed to find this! This was such a helpful blog for me to read. I have had a love hate relationship for what feels like forever! I will even avoid to going to certain social functions where I am encouraged to be and even need to be there just because I am afraid of what kind of food will be there! That sounds crazy, right? And I know there have been times in the not so distant past that I have completely avoided events simply because I did not want to deal with the food and certainly did not want to go there knowing I would be the heaviest woman there. I am very much ready to break this sick pattern but it is so hard! I have tried every diet in the book and although I may lose weight they never really help me to change all of the things going on inside that are what really need to be changed. I am hoping that finding this agreement is going to be what I need to set me on the right path. Thanks so much for this posting. I will definitely visit here again because I need the affirmation on a daily basis that food is nbot the enemy.

Comment on shame based advertising

Jenny — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:16:04 GMT

I've seen this ad while I'm on my way to work, and it's definitely upsetting. Kaiser has another ad along the same lines, "turn your Sunday drive into a Sunday walk." Thanks for pointing out how insidious this is Anne. I think there's a tendency to think Kaiser must be promoting a health care agenda because Kaiser is where we see our doctors.

Comment on Reduce the chance of eating disorders in your children

Anne Cuthbert — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:31:54 GMT

Leslie, Thank you for your addition. You are SO right! I feel very sad about things like this.

Comment on Reduce the chance of eating disorders in your children

Leslie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:52:42 GMT

One more to add to the list -- don't let your children watch 'The Biggest Loser' on tv!
Our family was watching 'America's Got Talent' and suddenly the ad comes on for the new season of 'The Biggest Loser' in which they are going to have fat parents and their fat children do unhealthy things and be shamed into losing 8-10 pounds per week. I can't BELIEVE it is not against the law to submit children to such torture and humiliation -- much less that it is entertainment.
The ad had a weeping parent saying she blamed herself for her child being fat and then my 7-year old turned to me with a look of terror and said 'Am I going to be fat?'
Unbelievable.
Time to kill the television.

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Karen DeBolt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:45:01 GMT

I love this article Anne. I could really recognize so much of this from my own upbringing. I definitely had a "have a cookie you'll feel better" kind of mom. She just didn't really know what else to do either for herself or for me. I'm striving to raise my daughters and son differently, but those old ways still creep in once in a while. :) Awareness of the problem is really key. Thanks so much for the reminders! :)

Comment on One Doctor Might Just Get It

Jane — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:01:47 GMT

my thoughts:
1. shame was always a great motivator for me to lose weight and I was very good at losing weight
2. I am also very good at gaining weight
3. maybe the 'shame as motivation' coming from society and the medical community is the reason why diets fail
4. maybe the 'shame as motivation' is part of what causes the health problems that are being attributed to obesity.