Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body

From the leading bloggers in the fat acceptance movement comes an empowering guide to body image no matter what the scales say.When it comes to body image, women can be their own worst enemies, aided and abetted by society and the media But Harding and Kirby, the leading bloggers in the fatosphere, the online community of the fat acceptance movement, have written a book to help readers achieve admiration for or at least a truce with their bodies The authors believe in health at every size the idea that weight does not necessarily determine well being and that exercise and eating healthfully are beneficial, regardless of whether they cause weight loss They point to errors in the media, misunderstood and ignored research, as well as stories from real women around the world to underscore their message In the up front and honest style that has become the trademark of their blogs, they share with readers twenty seven ways to reframe notions of dieting and weight, including accepting that diets don t work, practicing intuitive eating, finding body positive doctors, not judging other women, and finding a hobby that has nothing to do with one s weight. Read Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body by Kate Harding – kino-fada.fr I ve been reading Kate Harding s blog for several months, and really like her writing about fat acceptance and calling the media on their biases and degradation of fat people So, when she posted that her book was published, I put it on my Kindle right away and sat down and read it the same day.For me, this book is confirming exactly what I ve come to believe from my own experience Diets don t work I am a Lifetime Member of Weight Watchers I lost 40 pounds 13 years ago, put it all back on, I ve been reading Kate Harding s blog for several months, and really like her writing about fat acceptance and calling the media on their biases and degradation of fat people So, when she posted that her book was published, I put it on my Kindle right away a...Yo yo dieting causeshealth problems than solutions The vast majority 95% not kidding, do your research of people who lose weight on diets gain it back and then some in 5 years and, yes, extreme lifestyle changes are diets, too Are you tired of trying to navigate a media that conflates losing weight with gaining health, even while promoting weight loss through unhealthy means pills, extreme diets, etc Do you want to make peace with your body, and be as healthy as you can be Yo yo dieting causeshealth problems than solutions The vast majority 95% not kidding, do your research of people who lose weight on diets gain it back and then some in 5 years and, yes, extreme lifestyle changes are diets, too Are you tired of trying to navigate a media that conflates losing weight with gaining health, even while promoting weight loss through unhealthy means pills, extreme diets, etc Do you want to make peace with your body, and be as healthy as you can be This book will teach you how to stop obsessing about weight, how to improve your health well being, and how to get off the dieting roller coaster that is ruining your physical health self esteem Learn about intuitive eating, fatphobia, and exercising for enjoyment pleasure If you hold the oft repeated belief that overweight unhealthy and weight loss improved health, you need to do your research re evaluate the toxic media which has caused you to internalize project these scientif...This book puts forward the life changing idea that perhaps you ought to accept your fat self and put away the mirage that one day you will be thin and perfect The authors, who are both fat acceptance bloggers, go some way to dismantle misinformation about the health risks of fat and the so called obesity crisis Their first and major point is that diets don t work The vast majority of people are unable to lose weight and keep it off forthan five years, so why are we being continually This book puts forward the life changing idea that perhaps you ought to accept your fat self and put away the mirage that one day you will be thin and perfect The authors, who are both fat acceptance bloggers, go some way to dismantle mis...I m not really in the target audience for this book, but I thought it was really well written and an excellent read It s got a really awesome message about being body positive both for yourself and for the people around you.I ve absorbed a lot of the dangerous media messages they discuss, and thi...I read a lot of self help books I mean, A LOT And I ve come to the conclusion that what makes a self help book helpful doesn t really have much to do with the actual content for me, at least, it sabout the author s voice Are they giving me the information in such a way that it resonates with me This one really worked for me The recurring basic theme is that there s no morality inherent in one s weight, eating habits, exercise habits, etc that is to say, you re not bad or good I read a lot of self help books I mean, A LOT And I ve come to the conclusion that what makes a self help book helpful doesn t really have much to do with the actual content for me, at least, it sabout the author s voice Are they giving me the information in such a way that it resonates with me This one really worked for me The recurring basic theme is that there s no morality inherent in one s weight, eating habits, exercise habits, etc that is to say, you re not bad or good based ...It was a good, quick read, though I expected to like itthan I did since I m already a big fan of Kate s website My major complaint is that they talked like they were writing a blog, which is great if you re, you know, writing a blog, but I when I m reading a book I need and expect arguments to be a littlerigorous For example, I hated that they would spend several pages going off about how most diet research doesn t do a long enough follow up true , but then quote from research It was a good, ...I only knew my weight from the times I went to the doctor Mostly, I just knew if my clothes were fitting or not If they weren t, and I was to cheap to go buy new ones, I would hop on the treadmill just a little bitthan usual Then I discovered online food tracking and helpful diet hints While I got down to a skinny weight, I ended up gaining it back pluswhen I had thyroid surgery and my meds got out of whack Even though I ve never been obese, or even heavy, I beat myself up I only knew my weight from the times I went to the doctor Mostly, I just knew if my clothes were fitting or not If they weren t, and I was to cheap to go buy new ones, I would ho...Lessons from the Fat o sphere is a book by two of the main voices in the fat acceptance blog movement It touches on health at any size and talks about how to live, love and accept yourself as a fat person This book is a short read It focuseson anecdotes and is heavily biased towards female fat acceptance, which is both fair and not fair as women arguably bear the brunt of society s obsession with weight loss and the stigma attached to fat bodies but being a fat man is far from stigma Lessons from the Fat o spher...I loved Kate Harding s essay in Yes Means Yes, so I rushed to buy Lessons frm the Fat O Sphere as soon as it came out Harding and Kirby are fun, engaging writers who have written a book with a message that isn t heard often enough This is a light, quick read that I enjoyed, though for the most part I don t think I m its target audience For sure, there are good lessons for anyone to take out of the book, but it s mostly written for the benefit of larger readers There isn t a tremendous amount I loved Kate Harding s essay in Yes Means Yes, so I rushed to buy Lessons frm the Fat O Sphere as soon as it came out Harding and Kirby are fun, engaging writers who have written a book with a message that isn t heard often enough This is a light, quick read that I enjoyed, though for the most part I don t ...Loving this book Full of information that I already know about fat acceptance but written in such a fun, kick ass fashion that I m reading it all the time I finally finished reading this book and it has really reinspired me to take charge of my health What I find the most interesting about this book is the focus on health and not weight loss I appreciate that the authors are challenging the idea that you can t be fat and healthly by telling their stories and passing on tools for dealing with Loving this book Full of information that I already know about fat acceptance but written in such a fun, kick ass fashion that I m reading it all the time I finally finished reading this book and it has really reinspired me to take charge of my health What I find the most interesting about this book is the focus on health and not...

• English
• 02 January 2019
Kate Harding
• Paperback
• 252 pages
• 0399534970
• Kate Harding
• Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body