Joining a group of people you don’t know, in a sweaty room, when you’ve got no clue what you’re doing, is NO FUN for many people (even those who don’t usually struggle with anxiety).
Three cheers for online exercise classes!
Why you should ditch dieting right now
It's a shame No Diet Day is just ONE day. I guess that shows the strength of diet culture - we have to have an international day to raise awareness of NOT dieting.
“Slim my waste” bins: a constant reminder to lose weight
Bristol Waste are running a “slim my waste” campaign to encourage people to use separate food waste bins. On every wheelie bin, bright yellow stickers read “I’m on a no food diet” and tape measure style “slim my waste” stickers are wrapped around the middle section. A funny play on words? Not for the 1.6 million people affected by eating disorders in the UK.
When loving your body just feels like too much
Sometimes “loving” my body just feels like too much of a big ask. For many of us, we find it hard enough to even say “it’s okay” or “it’ll do”.
10 Ways to Help the Obesity Crisis
Did you know that a child gets eaten by a fat person every two minutes? Did you know that obesity costs the NHS twenty billionygozilliony pounds every minute? So what can we do about it? Tell a stranger on Facebook at that you’re concerned for their health? Tell your girlfriend you’ll leave her if she puts on weight? TWEET SOMETHING IN CAPITALS?
Men’s mental health and suicide: what can we REALLY do about it?
TW: involves discussion of suicide. It’s November, which is men’s mental health month, so it’s a good opportunity to post something I’ve been working on for a while. Over the past few months, I’ve been reading and watching various things about men’s mental health and suicide and one thing is for sure - men’s mental... Continue Reading →
“Who are you calling fat?”
So a bunch of fat people move into a house together… it sounds like the start of a joke. It’s not. It’s sort of a reality TV show but sort of a documentary. It's sort of pro-body positivity whilst simultaneously really being against it. Seemingly in a quest to find balance, it's ended up being pretty divisive. Great. Just what we need in the UK at the moment.
The Compassionate Feminist 