The BBC recently posted an article: Tell loved ones they are overweight this Christmas. Other people have disagreed with this, e.g. Fausterella wrote Merry Christmas, Fatty! and other festive conversations, which included this (sarcastic) comment: "People who are fat are often completely unaware of this fact, because the general public are ( Read more... )

As I've mentioned before, I'm trying to get back into shape by doing a bit more exercise. The Fitbug is working out quite well, since it gives me a specific target to aim for (revised each week): it started out at 5000 steps/day, and I'm now up to 6900. I don't hit my target every day, but that's ok; it acts as an incentive, and I do modify my ( Read more... )

I've been on holiday in France for the last week, staying at Les Deux Alpes with some friends (susannahf, mrpj_antarctica, elvum, and terpsichore1980) to do some snowboarding. This was a fun week; I've got a few bruises, but I've definitely improved during the week ( Read more... )

Happy New Year to those of you who celebrate arbitrary calendar events, and Happy Tuesday to those of you who don't ( Read more... )

While I'm feeling in a slightly ranty mood, I've recently been thinking about the term "fatphobia", which I've come across in nou's journal.

( Why I dislike that word )