Fierce Fatty Podcast

I asked the question to my IG followers “What do you think when IE/HAES/anti-diet dieticians share “what I eat in a day” posts?” and the response was overwhelming. Y’all hate it. Today we are talking about that, and the other things that dieticians who care about fat folks might get wrong that can harm fat clients and followers. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/130 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

Dive into the idea that health is largely influenced by societal factors, debunking the myth of an ideal body. The discussion reveals how ableism and healthism affect perceptions of well-being and introduces a holistic view of health. Personal anecdotes lighten the conversation as the hosts emphasize the importance of social justice in health. Explore how constructs like adulthood and gender shape our beliefs about health, and challenge misconceptions around weight and fitness. The episode is a compelling call for self-acceptance and a broader understanding of what it means to be healthy.

We hear so often how awful fatness is and how fat people are all going to imminently die and being fat is the worst thing ever…but is it? Are there any good sides to fatness? What about the health and mortality of fat people? Are we in fact, at an advantage? In this episode I share 28 benefits of being fat, how many can you think of? TW: brief mention of O Words Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/128 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 Obese patients who fall have less injury severity but a longer hospital stay than normal-weight patients: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700636/ Why I Only Want to Have Sex with Fat Bodies: By Gina Tonic https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/a32823682/fat-sex/ The Weight of Medical Authority: The Making and Unmaking of Knowledge in the Obesity Epidemic, Rogers, Julia: https://www.proquest.com/openview/39a652352f0a180b82a29539ccd72f4e/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750 Study: Overweight People Live Longer https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090625/study-overweight-people-live-longer?fbclid=IwAR0pJyF7CaHV6deTttRdAjIWkcwu1tkDnVVBGrWn6jgVElIs4N5LpVgQkXQ ​​Rethinking Obesity: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327475628_Rethinking_Obesity by Paul Ernsberger Risk Factors for Hospitalization, Mechanical Ventilation, or Death Among 10 131 US Veterans With SARS-CoV-2 Infection: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2770946?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weight-Stigma+Awareness+About+COVID-19%20-%204524753 Study – Body Size NOT a COVID-19 Risk Factor: https://danceswithfat.org/2020/10/05/study-body-size-not-a-covid-19-risk-factor/ Fat Dr post: ​​https://www.instagram.com/p/CeRCmdRIFIg/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Fat groups: Fat Acceptance Cloud https://www.facebook.com/groups/584497762388427/?ref=share Fat Chat Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChatWithFatFeminists/?ref=share Chat with Fat Feminists: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChatWithFatFeminists/

I used to think I could channel David Copperfield and use illusion techniques to make people think that I was a size zero. Of course, I’d do all the normal things, avoid stripes, and wear black…but I also had some very weird ideas of things that would make me appear thin; like wearing clown shoes and eating food with teaspoons. Come join me as we commiserate with my younger horned-up teenager self and perhaps quit some of the things that you may still be doing to try and hide your fatness (only if you want to, that is!).

A companion piece to episode 122, today we are hearing from even more people about their experience pre and post-bariatric surgery. These people whose voices have been ignored and unheard and their testimonies are incredibly important. You don’t have to have listened to episode 122 but it would be helpful for more context. Giant trigger warning: death, bad health outcomes, general awful fat hate. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/126 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 "Episode 122: https://fiercefatty.com/122 IG post with stories and comments: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/ Palegingerpear: https://www.instagram.com/palegingerpear/ Nicola Salmon: https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/"

We are going on a wild ride today! From tall-haired religious leaders who say you need to stop bowing down to the refrigerator and instead bow down to god to Breatharians who think you can live just on air and energy from the universe. We are talking cults, MLMs, and weird religious groups and it’s a doozy. TW: starvation, abuse, coercion, child abuse, and death, eating disorders mention specific foods and calories. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/125 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 From NXIVM to 'The Way Down,' Cults Really Love a Dangerous Diet Culture: https://jezebel.com/the-way-down-cults-diet-culture-nxivm-1848848898?utm_campaign=Jezebel&utm_content=1651082543&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2oH2WLP20vM4hqZti7CyyMGmeVO7MrlFACuvIV7xDQhU9EldfWij0pmGc Gwen Shamblin’s Weigh Down Workshops Are Unfortunately Still Active: https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/do-the-weigh-down-workshops-still-exist-active Ex-members of Nxivm say leader Keith Raniere brainwashed women into starving themselves: https://www.insider.com/nxivm-leader-keith-raniere-brainwashed-women-into-starving-themselves-2020-10 NXVIM docs: The Vow and Seduced and CBC podcast Uncover LuLaRoe Founder Profits From Sending Consultants To Mexico For Weight Loss Surgery: https://www.ravishly.com/lularoe-founder-profits-sending-consultants-mexico-weight-loss-surgery Thousands of Women Say LuLaRoe’s Legging Empire Is a Scam: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-04-27/thousands-of-women-say-lularoe-s-legging-empire-is-a-scam The People Who Think Air Is Food: https://www.gq.com/story/breatharians-the-people-who-think-air-is-food Breatherian 60 Minute’s doc snippet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCuzUd4eC0 94: The Psychology of Hunger: https://fiercefatty.com/094 41: Is Diet Culture a Cult?: https://fiercefatty.com/041

Fatphobia is a slippery motherf*cker and has a knack for being the uninvited guest in your brain which sometimes we don’t ever notice! Listen in to hear the list of 10 differiet ways weight-bias is in people’s lives and see if there is any behaviours or thoughts of yours that you could tweak or change.. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/124 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 NPP Fat Positive DEI course: https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/events/fat-positive-dei-crash-course-part-2-registration?utm_campaign=110adb22-91f6-4267-9326-9694e7af0b7c&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=cada87e1-3ae3-4901-9c71-fb1375ee530d

Being trans nonbinary and fat is quite the adventure for me! Especially as I am talking to cis het men on the dating apps, interacting with them can be triggering for my internalised transphobia. Today’s episode we are talking about the two identities of trans and fat and how they play off each other PLUS dating stories and theories on why cis het men can be giant ding-a-lings. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/123 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 "Weight Stigma as a Violation of the NASW Code of Ethics: A Call to Action: https://jswve.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/10-019-100-IJSWVE-2022.pdf#page65 At the Intersection of Fat & Trans: https://affirmativecouch.com/at-the-intersection-of-fat-trans/ The Tragedy of Heterosexuality Sexual Cultures by Jane Ward: https://nyupress.org/9781479851553/the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality/"

If you google weight loss surgery then you'll be met with images of smiling formally fat, now thin, people and the image of their unhappy former fat self alongside them. Life is great now they are thin and happy and (presumably) healthy. But are these images accurate? Do they tell the complete story? In today's show, I am sharing first-person accounts from folks who have 8 years post-surgery. It's particularly important to hear from people who are not in the honeymoon stage as their stories are seldom told. TW: mention of suicide attempts and negative outcomes from surgery Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/122 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 Untold stories of living with a bariatric body: long-term experiences of weight-loss surgery by Anita Berg: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.12999?fbclid=IwAR3sxUfVnpiHL0kfZNAIZRX6xu_EArYepgOcR57dbuOX9E0sDFvObCKQdIQ This is a companion piece to episode 50. What about weight loss surgery: https://fiercefatty.com/050 My Instagram post with stats on WLS: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQwarxcB_g2/ Patient experiences of outcomes of bariatric surgery: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709707/?fbclid=IwAR3QZ5VCY8iYMCn-BZzvR-4yZ-kZaf2DkfYjZfNkUqQsJTF8Dxlaumv4rH4

I get so many questions about the difficult situation of overcoming the anxiety around having to see humans when your body has changed size. It feels like almost everyone is (or at some point in time, will be) dealing with this obstacle. Even if our weight stays the same during our lives, our bodies will change in other ways and so talking through this very real anxiety is super important. In today’s episode let me give you a pep talk so we can live our lives and not be consumed with thoughts of “but people are going to judge me negatively so I should hideaway.” Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/121 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 Huffpost article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-weight-gain-office-reopen_n_6228ec0be4b004a43c13b5cc