"I'm, Like, SO Fat!"

Author: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2011-12-08

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1609189388

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It’s hard to decide which is more frightening--the “food” teenagers enjoy, or the things they say about their bodies. Whether it’s your son’s passion for chips and soda or your daughter’s announcement that she “feels fat,” kids’ attitude about how they look and what they should eat often seem devoid of common sense. In a world where television and school cafeterias push super-sized sandwiches while magazines feature pencil-thin models, many teens feel pressured to starve themselves and others eat way too much. Blending her experience as the mother of four with results from a survey of nearly 5,000 teens, Dr. Diane Neumark-Sztainer shows you how to respond constructively to “fat talk,” counteract negative media messages, and give your kids the straight story about nutrition and calories, the dangers of dieting, and eating right when they’re away from home. Full of examples illustrating the challenges teens face today, this upbeat and insightful book is packed with great ideas that will help kids everywhere feel better about their looks and make healthier choices about eating and exercise.

Wake Up, I'm Fat!
Wake Up, I'm Fat!

Author: Camryn Manheim

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2000-05-09

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0767903633

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In this New York Times-bestselling inspirational memoir, Camryn Manheim, Emmy Award-winning costar of The Practice, chronicles her journey from a self-hating, "overweight" teenager, who desperately wanted to fit in, to a self-loving, fat activist who is proud to be a misfit. Wake Up, I'm Fat! shares her intelligent, candid, poignant, and often hilarious stories of being fat in a society obsessed with being thin. Camryn takes us from her days as a motorcycle-riding hippie in Santa Cruz to her enrollment at New York University's prestigious school of drama--where Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner broke the unspoken theater rules of size by casting her in the role of the ingenue--and finally to Hollywood, where she dispelled the fallacy that large women can't be portrayed as sensual, sophisticated, and confident. Camryn's endearing honesty, sass, and razor-sharp wit will appeal to any reader who has ever felt like an outcast or yearned to make peace with their body.

Fat! So?
Fat! So?

Author: Marilyn Wann

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 1998-12-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0898159954

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Fat? Chunky? Less than svelte? So what! In this hilarious and eye-opening book, fat and proud activist/zinester Marilyn Wann takes on Americas' biggest fear—worse than the fear of public speaking or nuclear weapons—our fear of fat.Statistics tell us that about a third of Americans are fat, and common sense adds that just about everyone, fat or thin, male or female, has worried about their appearance. FAT!SO? weighs in with a more attractive alternative: feeling good about yourself at any weight—and having the style and attitude to back it up. Internationally recognized as a fat-positive spokesperson, Wann has learned that you can be absolutely happy, healthy, and successful...and fat. With its hilarious and insightful blend of essays, quizzes, facts, and reporting, FAT!SO? proves that you can be out-and-out fabulous at any size.

Health At Every Size
Health At Every Size

Author: Linda Bacon

Publisher: BenBella Books

Published: 2010-05-04

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1935618253

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Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates "thin" with "healthy" is the problem. The solution? Health at Every Size. Tune in to your body's expert guidance. Find the joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasurable foods that help you to feel good. You too can feel great in your body right now—and Health at Every Size will show you how. Health at Every Size has been scientifically proven to boost health and self-esteem. The program was evaluated in a government-funded academic study, its data published in well-respected scientific journals. Updated with the latest scientific research and even more powerful messages, Health at Every Size is not a diet book, and after reading it, you will be convinced the best way to win the war against fat is to give up the fight.

This Is Why You're Fat (And How to Get Thin Forever)
This Is Why You're Fat (And How to Get Thin Forever)

Author: Jackie Warner

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2010-04-27

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0446571970

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Eat more, cheat more, and lose more with the NY Times bestselling program from fitness guru and star of the hit Bravo show Thintervention, Jackie Warner. "Being fat isn't your fault; staying fat is." That's what Jackie Warner, America's favorite no-nonsense celebrity fitness trainer tells her own clients, and that's why no one delivers better results than Jackie does. Now for the first time, Jackie shares her revolutionary program, showing readers the best ways to drop pounds and inches fast, without grueling workouts or deprivation, and keep them off for good! Her two-tiered approach provides a complete nutritional makeover and a failure-proof condensed workout routine PLUS all the emotional support and encouragement you need to get to the finish line and beyond. With Jackie's core principles, you'll discover once and for all which behaviors are making you fat, and which can finally make you thin forever-and some may surprise you: ADD TO LOSE: In Jackie's 2-week jump start, no food is off-limits. You'll actually add food to your diet in order to lose weight. CHEATING IS ALLOWED: Eat clean for 5 days, and then indulge in whatever you want over the weekend! FAT IS NOT THE ENEMY: Fat doesn't make you fat; sugar does! Nothing you eat should contain over 9 grams of sugar SKIP THE CRUNCHES: They just build muscle under the fat. Discover the fastest way to burn calories, tone muscle, and spark your metabolism for rapid fat loss LESS (EXERCISE) IS MORE: Workouts shouldn't take over your day-give Jackie 20-minutes and you'll see results. Find out today why THIS IS WHY YOUR FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER) is your first and last stop on the way to the new fit and healthy you!

I Am Not Fat
I Am Not Fat

Author: Abdelrahman Soliman

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-15

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780578834801

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As an obese child, my weight restricted me from enjoying a normal childhood and exposed me to continuous bullying and labeling. I lived a lonely and tormented childhood, with only shame, food, and video games to keep me company. My fight to lose weight became an ongoing challenge and struggle, like millions who have fallen into the clutches of compulsive eating and obesity.In my adolescence, I went through a transformational journey that changed my life. I created a system that helped me to lose weight, I LOST 50 KGS and maintained it for four years. But with the first test of time, the system I worked hard for collapsed. When my business and life fell apart, and I gained back all the weight I lost in just TWO MONTHS, I realized losing weight is more than dieting and exercising. I embarked on a new transformational journey, one that requires changing the mindset, not just the food plan.

Why We Get Fat
Why We Get Fat

Author: Gary Taubes

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2011-12-27

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0307474259

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head.” —The New York Times What’s making us fat? And how can we change? Building upon his critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, bestselling author Gary Taubes revisits these urgent questions. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions. Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century—none more damaging or misguided than the “calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat—and the good science that has been ignored. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat is an essential guide to nutrition and weight management. Complete with an easy-to-follow diet. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.

The Fat Sonnets
The Fat Sonnets

Author: Samantha Zighelboim

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781938247309

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Poetry. Women's Studies. Samantha Zighelboim's debut collection conducts a radical re-examination of what we mean by body. In these poems, body is noun, verb and adverb; body is dearly beloved and fiercely rejected; it is by turns a singularly beautiful process and a frightening object. Zighelboim takes the sonnet form as a loose premise, a la Bernadette Mayer, but then explodes, expands, defies and otherwise grows out of supposed formal limits, making language into a living embodiment of the refusal of (institutional, patriarchal, cultural) control. The poet's refusal of the social invisibility of fat bodies is essential. "I am a perfect fucking blossom," Zighelboim writes, and also "I am entitled to the loneliness of my interminable appetite." Offering felt registers as subtle as "The oblique / correspondence between / a soft body / and a thin / layer of / pulp," this is the writing of a sharp and observant world-eater: a cosmophage in the truest sense.

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud

Author: Anne Helen Petersen

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0399576851

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You know the type: the woman who won't shut up, who's too brazen, too opinionated - too much. She's the unruly woman, and she embodies one of the most provocative and powerful forms of womanhood today. In Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, popular BuzzFeed columnist Anne Helen Petersen examines this phenomenon, using the lens of 'unruliness' to discuss the ascension of pop culture powerhouses like Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj, and Caitlyn Jenner, and why the public loves to love (and hate) these controversial figures.

OMG! You Think I'm Fat!?!
OMG! You Think I'm Fat!?!

Author: Madeleine Berg

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-31

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578439549

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I'm not an advocate of the "Health at Every Size" or "Fat Acceptance" movements. I know how concerning it is to watch your child's weight escalate. Childhood obesity is linked to depression, anxiety, and a myriad of other health problems. Even a modest unwanted increase in weight can cause a child to become self-conscious and have lower self-esteem. Much has been written about the childhood obesity epidemic, yet the fact that all our "helping" is making the problem worse has been largely ignored. What we've tried so far isn't working. You know this is true, or you wouldn't be reading this. This book is for good, caring parents such as yourself, who are ready to try a new approach.By the time most parents look for help, the relationship between parent and child regarding weight and food has already started to turn toxic. Even adult children are not immune from the hurt caused by their parent tossing off a casual comment or disapproving glance. There is no statute of limitations on the damage caused by parents trying to control their child's weight. Weight and weight control are hot button issues for many of us throughout our lives. I'm not saying I have all the answers, but I can say with absolute certainty that trying to control your child's weight is like trying to catch a knife in midair. Not only is it impossible, but any attempt you make will only cause more damage.I know you want what is best for your child. There is no quick fix or miracle cure. Your child may always struggle to maintain a healthy weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your child's weight. You may always struggle to come to terms with your own weight. The purpose of this book is to let you know you are not alone. It is intended to help shed light on the problem, identify the behaviors that are not working, and help create a positive, constructive path for you and your child to move forward.