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If you’re anything like me, you probably scoff at the “lifespan of a couch” being 7-12 years. In fact, the idea that a couch has a lifespan at all was a bit of a foreign concept until recently. Hopefully, however, you’re not like I and your family had more than one couch the whole time …
*This article is an opinion-based piece full of my own ideas. You should talk to your doctor about your health. For many years I swung between a burning desire to lose weight and an indifference to my weight as I focused on other things. However, even during the times when I wasn’t focused on my …
“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 and women have been told that they …
One of the ways that I know I’m getting older is that I’m falling behind on slang terms. It seems like I woke up one day and all of a sudden, everyone was using the word “thick” to describe people of a certain size. When I was a kid, things were simpler. You had “fat” …
Throughout my life, my weight has always fluctuated. In the summer of 2012, I lost 50 pounds through diet and exercise. In the winter of 2012, I gained 55 pounds because I realized that I like eating and don’t like working out. People who have known me for a long time remember that summer of …
When I first started this blog I told myself that I would stay away from weight loss and fitness topics. The main reason for this is that fat people are bombarded constantly with weight loss tips and “tricks.” In my opinion, this constant tirade isn’t applicable to everyone and can be harmful. In fact, if …
If you are a plus-size girl, you have probably heard comments about your thighs, waist, and hips from judgemental people. Covering one’s specific body parts with tattoos can be a coping mechanism. At least that’s what my mom told me. In my mind, getting a thigh tattoo was a way to flip the bird to …
Diet and exercise are required to lose weight. I mean, I haven’t done it but that’s what I hear. Not actually. In fact, I would say that I’m somewhat of an expert at losing weight as I’ve lost the same 10 pounds about 15 times. Every time I hit 350 lbs I have a mini …
Political correctness is experiencing a flashback but isn’t as arbitrary as some people would like it to be. A degree of socially mandated politeness has always existed in Western cultures. And regardless of the state of social discourse, it has always been considered impolite to be blunt when describing a fat person. You can describe …
If you consider yourself overweight and want to get a tattoo, you might have one of two priorities. The first is to get a tattoo that draws attention away from the bulkier parts of your body. The second is to have a tattoo that doesn’t get affected by weight loss if you try to lose …