What the Wii Fit SHOULD be.

FUN.
Period.
I had the opportunity to be one of the first to try out the new Wii Fit suite at my number 2 daughter’s school today.  As a “special treat,” the mothers who attend the weekly parents’ group got to take it over for almost an hour.
I had reservations about even participating.  For one thing, I’ve [...]

Weight Loss, Denial, and Body Image

(This is an edited version of a post I put on my personal blog last week.  So some of you have already seen this.  So my apologies to those that have already seen this, but I DID warn you it was going to be showing up here!!!    )
I’ve lost weight.
I don’t know [...]

One More Time: It’s Not Your Body’s Fault ____ Doesn’t Fit.

While out shopping today, I had an opportunity to remind myself of this fact.  And would you believe, it all started with a simple bangle?
I was getting birthday presents for both my SIL and my daughter (SIL turned 12 today, daughter #3 will be 8 on Sunday) and I just happened to pass by the [...]

Bad American

A little-known factoid about me: I’ve never voted.  Never, as in not once in my entire life.
Now this didn’t start out as an intentional thing.  I turned 18 at the very end of 1993.  Clinton had just been elected the previous year, so there wasn’t going to be another election until 1996.
But in 1996, I [...]

Stephen Fry, HIV, and Bipolar Disorder

I would like to preface this by saying that I realize that some of this may not be “news” to some people. I purposely stay away from the news as much as possible. Honestly? It’s because I’m depressed enough as it is and I don’t need more to bring me down. [...]

How did I become a feminist without knowing it?

Answer: I was raised by my grandmother.
I started thinking about this after reading a post that The Rotund has up on her LiveJournal*, dealing with a blatantly sexist comment.
Here’s the part of my comment that really got me thinking:
But then, I was raised to believe that I was just as good as any man. I [...]

What *I* want for Fat Acceptance.

Quite a few blog posts have had me thinking about this.  One of which I have to admit, I sparked.  And because we’re not a monolithic group, because we’re made up of many different people from many different walks of life who have many different personal goals regarding FA, I decided I needed to be [...]

Fat Positive thoughts in the oddest places.

I just got on the desktop computer* and opened up a webpage, which is set to iGoogle under my username.  I have it set to “random themes” and I get a different one every day.  This is one part of what came up today.
At first, I just looked at the colors and thought “oooh!  I [...]

Some wishes DO come true!

When I first found the Fatosphere back in October of last year, I wasn’t looking for a place full of righteous indignation.  I wasn’t looking to become an activist.  No, my initial reaction was much more self-centered than that.
I just wanted to like myself.
I had spent so long absolutely abhorring myself that I was exhausted [...]

The calm before the storm?

Tuesday, Lindsay wrote about the lack of oomph in the Fatosphere lately:
Whatever the case… things have been slow lately. The fatosphere isn’t nearly as busy as it used to be. Or maybe it’s just that i’m not seeing it – it’s happening somewhere where i’m not.
I’d noticed the same thing.  That’s partly why I’ve been [...]