Fierce Fatty Podcast

“Before the pandemic, I could run 50 marathons in a day and now I have put on 2 lbs and can only run 49 marathons in a day and so it is 100% down to my weight and not because I haven’t run in the last 18 months!” - I’ve been seeing sentiments like this allllll over the internetwebs.com, of course not that extreme, but you get the gist. People’s health has changed since the pandemic started and collectively we are blaming it on weight gain or a change in what we eat and are not looking at it with nuance. So, lemme break it down for ya. Also! Are you anxious about being judged by people you haven’t seen in a while? Let’s talk about that too! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/086 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org If you want to donate to me on PayPal you can do it here: https://paypal.me/fiercefatty HAES manifesto: https://lindobacon.com/HAESbook/pdf_files/HAES_Manifesto.pdf Also remember that what makes up health is super complex: https://www.instagram.com/p/COOTwCnB-ZX/ Katherine Flegal - The “ob*sity” wars and the education of a researcher: A personal account - PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34139265/ HAES, pandemic, covid, weight gain, health at every size, exercise, health, judgement

Oh hey! I’m non-binary! What does that even mean? And what does it mean to me? I’ll be talking about my coming out journey alongside how it relates to unlearning fatphobia. Also, hear anti-trans athlete myths busted to smithereens from a post from Schuyler Bailar of Pinkmantaray! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/085 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible!: https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org We VPN BBCiPlayer. Shows I mentioned: Time, A Change of Sex - Wikipedia Julia Grant, Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 Books I mentioned: Killer Fat, Fat Pretty and Soon to Be Old, Stolen Lives: 20 Years in a Desert Prison, the Memory Palace, the Stranger Beside Me, the Yellow House My IG coming out post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJvrPMFgky/ Mere Abrams is a researcher, writer, educator, consultant, and licensed clinical social worker: @meretheir Nonbinary: What Does It Mean - Healthline Pronoun dressing room: http://www.pronouns.failedslacker.com/ Pinkmantaray aka Schuyler Bailar IG post about Trans Girls Sport. If you want to donate to me on PayPal you can do it here: https://paypal.me/fiercefatty genderqueer, genderfluid, trans, transgender, queer, lgbtqia+, pansexual, gender

It's cool not to be a donkey towards fat people! It's even cooler to want to be an ally and support the fatties of the world especially if you have a smaller body :) I am sharing 33 practical ways you can be a fat ally in this installment. Come on in, everyone is welcome here! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/084 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Nylon article: https://www.nylon.com/beauty/what-is-the-role-of-an-ally-to-the-fat-community If you want to donate to me on PayPal you can do it here: https://paypal.me/fiercefatty allyship, ally, Da’Shaun Harrison, doctor, medical, education, school, friendship, exercise, physical education, PE, college, movement, clothing stores, plus size, pay fat people, workplace, salary

Wanna know why the anti-fat positive community says body positivity has gone too far? Should we be watching fat-positive cringe videos for legitimate critiques about the movement? Do any of their arguments have merit or are they just a bunch of far-right bigots spewing misinformation? Find out in this episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/083 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Learn more about fallacies: https://thebestschools.org/magazine/15-logical-fallacies-know/

"How To Love Your Fat Body Challenge (Be In All The Photos, Ditch The Boring Clothes and Stop Pulling Your Top Down To Hide Your Belly). Did you miss out on the 3 Day Challenge I hosted? Fear not! I have edited all the very best bits from the 3 days into one juicy podcast episode. Get out your notebook and get ready to start doing some incredible things! If you wanna listen to this episode and see the slides also then you can do that on my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk_vd0ge2VLjn4qKzzYVHhUCHKzT4vPrA Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/082 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Apply for coaching: http://fiercefatty.com/coaching how to, constant learner, self love mountain, how to love my body

What happens when a Bopo influencer responds to feeling bad in her body post covid by restricting food and monitoring their exercise? What if other Bopo influencers (who are thin) are encouraging the behaviour? What if YOU feel bad about your body post covid? Does the fact that Bopo influencers seem to cheer on weight loss attempts in the name of health mean that this is something you should attempt as well? It’s all so confusing! Let’s talk about this nuanced topic in this episode! TW: I am talking about binge eating disorder and eating disorder behaviour and disordered thoughts extensively in this episode (without mentioning specific numbers or foods). Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/081 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Renee at Sensiblyyou: https://www.instagram.com/sensiblyyou/ Post of Renee's I mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/p/COl_ZAzr2rA/ covid, pandemic, weight gain, BED, binge eating disorder, disordered eating, weight loss, sensibly you, exercise, influencer

Got someone in your life that isn’t quite on board with being pro-fat acceptance and anti-diet and you don’t know how to respond when they say things like “but, fat people have heart attacks and die younger! What about diabetes! Their KNEEESSSS!?” I’m coming at you with some super powerful studies and real-life science to break this down even further. There are gonna be a few things in this episode that are going to be really surprising and having you feel more confident in the decision to start this body acceptance journey. Trigger Warning: I am going to be citing studies that use the O words. I also will be talking about specific weight and height ratios closer to the end of the episode. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/080 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org

When you increase your confidence is it all rainbows and glitter spraying from your bumhole? Nah. There are downsides. Things that are difficult and annoying and I’m gonna share them with you today. Also, have you seen on TikTok or IG the new trend of “mid-size” (people who are straight-sized but are not thin). A lot of fat people have FEELINGS about it and I’m gonna share my own take on this new (actually being going on forever) trend. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/079 Boundary Boss: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/BB Mid-Size Representation Rocks But We Need To Be Mindful: https://vixmeldrew.com/mid-size-style/ Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org

Don't like your fat body? Could it because you're holding onto a certain fear, making this common mistake, or have a certain misconception? Tune into this episode where I share the common obstacles folks face and give you a juicy "how to" so that you can dig into some deeply held beliefs that you may have held onto for years. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/078 How To Love Your Fat Body (Be In All The Photos, Ditch The Boring Clothes and Stop Pulling Your Top Down To Hide Your Belly) : www.fiercefatty.com/challenge Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org

"Self-love means caring for your body which means losing weight!" Seems logical, but is it actually? Does being fat means you've given up and don't give a sh*t about your body, your health, and hate yourself? Let's put this statement to the test! TW: brief mention of sexual assault and I talk about getting a PAP/smear test. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/077 How To Love Your Fat Body (Be In All The Photos, Ditch The Boring Clothes and Stop Pulling Your Top Down To Hide Your Belly) : www.fiercefatty.com/challenge Instagram post on body love journey: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMk8EsOLA3w/ Let's continue the conversation in my free group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/fiercefattyfriends/ Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org