Happy International No Diet Day!

Links for anyone interested:
Adios Barbie! blog entry about INND

Fat Girls Float blog entry and round-up of more links about INND

TODAY ONLY: Free E-Book Download In Honor Of International No Diet Day!

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I was really excited to see Judith Matz, director of the Chicago Center for Overcoming Overeating, writing an article for Psychotherapy Networker about intuitive eating and non-dieting, especially since psychologists and other mental health professionals have just as many (or more) prejudices against fat people and misconceptions about why people ( Read more... )

I recently read Linda Bacon's new book, "Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about your Weight" and  reviewed it here, if anyone is interested.

Her book and the Overcoming Overeating philosophy aren't 100 percent in synch, but there's a lot of value in both, I think. Bacon gives some recommendations for healthy eating- she is, after all, a ( Read more... )

I had an article published recently in which I outline various Alternatives to Dieting.

The "overcoming overeating" philosophy is just one of several I touched on. I also talked about Health at Every Size (HAES), size acceptance and body positivity, intuitive eating, and other related ideas. Thought some of you folks here might find the links in the ( Read more... )

I recently finished "Rethinking Thin" by Gina Kolata, and I see why it's becoming a new favorite in the size acceptance movement. Kolata, though thin and athletic herself, is empathetic and really "gets" it. Her research is impeccable, and the book is extremely readable. If you've ever thought that maybe your efforts to get thin failed because you ( Read more... )

It's that time of year again. Sandy has a nice piece.

Can we go a day without disparaging our bodies?

A friend was asking on her journal how others deal with taking care of yourself and feeding yourself well during the holidays. I am reposting my thoughts here. I'd also be interested to know what you all do to take care of yourself and deal with pressure (internal or external) to eat emotionally or from social pressure during the holidays ( Read more... )

Holidays can be a big challenge for some trying an intuitive eating approach because there's SO much social pressure around food at the holidays. In my case, my family tends to swing between crazy diets and food-pushing. This holiday was about the food-pushing. It wasn't too obnoxious, but I felt like we were pressured to eat on other people's ( Read more... )

Some of you are probably already reading Sandy Swarcz's awesome health blog "Junkfood Science." If not, I recommend it, as her messages about "Enjoy food and don't worry!" and "People come naturally in all shapes and sizes!" dovetail nicely with the OO philosophy ( Read more... )

http://medjournalwatch.blogspot.com/2007/08/interview-with-linda-bacon-on-weight.htmlRead more... )