Fat Feminist Fitness Blog

In this blog I hope to track my adventures in fitness, food justice, gardening and body acceptance. I will do so with a critical eye--examining how anti-fat bias, economics, class, sexism, urban (suburban and rural) development deprives us of satisfying movement, and how health is collective and personal.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

'America's Next Top Model' Creates Stir After 'Bi-Racial' Photo Shoot

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During Wednesday night's " ANTM " episode on The CW, Tyra took the remaining six young women of Cycle 13 to Hawaii, where she...
Friday, October 30, 2009

Girls at "Weight Extremes" Less Likely to Practice Safer Sex

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Oh, dear, although this does make sense considering our current cultural climate. Apparently, girls at "weight extremes" in other ...
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Quit Makin' Things Up

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So, the Obama for America Foundation has a pithy little internet spot up about Palin's lies regarding healthcare reform. Each lie they ...
Thursday, October 29, 2009

October: Vegetarian Awarness Month, Who Knew?

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So, apparently October is Vegetarian Awareness Month --who knew? Well, the month is almost over and I would have liked to have posted health...

Healthy Food: What's That Again?

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So, yesterday I had fast food for every meal--no joke. I've been incredibly busy and I just returned from a long road trip in which I to...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Taylor Lautner's Shirtless Pics: A Hollywood Double Standard?

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So the commentary is Miley Cyrus backless in Vanity Fair versus Taylor Lautner shirtless facing forward in Twilight. Remember the huge upr...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tiana Arrives at Disney World

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Princess Tiana from Disney's upcoming film The Princess and the Frog arrived via horse drawn carriage to the Magic Kingdom's Castle...
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Octo-Mom: How I Lost 145 Pounds!

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Nine months after giving birth to octuplets, single mom Nadya Suleman is back into her pre-baby jeans after losing a staggering 145 pounds -...
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Monday, October 26, 2009

Fat Girl: A True Story

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Fat Girl: A True Story by Judith Moore is a book you can pass on by. Here is the Amazon Review Judith Moore's breathtakingly frank memoi...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Being A Woman: I Am Not a Pre-Existing Condition Campaign

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Check out the video above which is trying to call attention to the fact that simply by being a woman often means being charged up to 84% mor...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

House Fire: Remember to Check Your Fire Alarms!

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So, readers might remember my brother who ran/walked the Mid Summer's Night Run with me in August? Well, his house burned down. They are...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Fat Talk Free Week

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Fat Talk Free® Week (Oct 19 – 23, 2009) is an international, 5-day body activism campaign that draws attention to body image issues and the ...

What Healthy Habits Do You Enjoy?

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An apple a day? Flossing after every meal? Taking the stairs at work? What healthy habits do you enjoy the most? Or, at least do the most re...
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Dr. Spaceman's Medical Advice--Don't Do Any of This At Home!!!

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Three Deaths at the NYC Marathon

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CNN mentioned last night that there were three deaths associated with this year's NYC marathon. Bloomberg says two HERE and they mentio...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

BlackFace French VOGUE Cover: High Fashion or Racist?

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In the October issue of French Vogue, which is dedicated to "Supermodels," there are no black models. No Naomi Campbell, no Tyra ...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

Sarah Haskins is a Genius, That is All

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Best Line evar: "So don't worry if you can't afford Botox, cosmetic surgery, dermabrasion, or a personal trainer. Just because ...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Photoshop of RIDICULOUS

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Just as an update to LisaD's post regarding Ralph Lauren's firing of Filippa Hamilton for being "too fat," I'd like to...

Size 4 Model Fired for Being Too Fat

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A 5'10", 120-pound model is claming she was canned by Ralph Lauren because she was deemed too large. "They said I couldn't...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Exercise & Self-Esteem

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Great news, a new study shows that no matter your fitness level, engaging in a fitness routine helps to boost your self-esteem! "This ...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Drew Barrymore: Body Fuzion

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Drew Barrymore hosted SNL this past weekend, but none of the skits were quite as funny as this "Body Fuzion" homage to 1980's ...

Splitsville: Madonna and Tracy Anderson

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Former BFF's, Madonna and her controversial trainer, Tracy Anderson So, apparently Madonna and her controversial personal trainer, Tracy...
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Reminder: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Do you remember to do your monthly breast-exams in the shower after your cycle? I don't--well, I seem to during Breast Cancer Awareness ...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Tori Spelling: I Weigh 107 Pounds!

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Tori Spelling is slamming a Star cover story that alleges she collapsed and had to be rushed to the ER for being drastically underweight at ...
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

What is your shape?

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Above is a graphic of the different body shapes. The above shapes are also known by other names such as: Apple (triangle downward) Banana ...
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