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“You are not your body…” said every health coach ever. I disagree. In fact, if I could, I would punch them in the face. O at least, verbally….with patience and kindness. Why? Because they’re wrong. Or, at least, they’re telling a harmful half-truth. For years, millions of women have been told that they have worth …
When I was 14 years old, I was sitting in my room when I heard a loud noise (and lots of angry words) coming from my neighbor’s yard. I looked out my window and saw him in his driveway, saw in hand, hacking the roof off of his Mazda Miata. As it turns out, he …
Few things in the world are as fun as jumping up and down on a trampoline, especially if you are quite large. The trampoline is considered a low-impact way of exercising when you are too large, as it can be done at home without having to jump up high; however, there is a weight limit. …
There is almost nothing as amazing as taking a walk outside, taking a short run, or maybe just sitting in a park to breathe in the smells of nature. Unfortunately, if you are morbidly obese, you may have forgotten just how amazing all of these experiences can truly be. If you are only starting to …
When you want to start traveling, or you are just forced to start going to meetings with people across the country, you will eventually have to fly. When you are obese, things can be difficult as even the most normal things become harder to do; this includes having to sit in a flight. I do …
When you first hear the term fat camp, you can barely imagine something more horrifying, especially as you are an adult. The most common vision of a fat camp is built by Hollywood and the movies that ruined their reputation but, rest assured, a real-life fat camp for adults is nothing like that. If you …
Riding motorcycles has always been in my blood. I just didn’t know it until recently. When I was a younger and much lighter guy I saved up my pennies for a summer and spent all $800 of my dollars on a well-used Suzuki RM125. It was fast (for its size) cheap (for a dirtbike) and …
When I was little I was got a little thrill when a character in a book was described as being a redhead. Even though it was usually accompanied by a desription of their “pasty white skin” and “grotesque number of freckles.” It felt like a little shout-out to my little corner of the world that …
Yoga for Big Bodies I’ve always wanted to walk into a yoga studio and be greeted by someone who is obese or at least plus size. Or maybe a big heavy guy with a beer belly. Unfortunately, that has only ever happened in my dreams. Every time I walk in I meet a yogi who …
I’m fat. I jiggle a bit when I walk, I breath heavy when I go up (and down) stairs, and I don’t fit in regular chairs very well. All of these things don’t bother me personally, but I really don’t enjoy the stares and looks my size earns me from passers-by. So why, in heavens …