Just to give you an update on the BFD BlogHer situation, it looks like we will have some meeting space on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully there will be some frivolity, some gossip, some squeeing, and some swag. Let me know if you’re planning to attend and if you have anything specifically you’d like to see, do, [...]

Filed under: BFDCon, BlogHer08, Feel Good Friday, Meta | 1 Comment »

It must be childhood obesity week. On the heels of the news about the possible plateu in child obesity comes a comic from The Joy of Tech called “Fat Kids, The New Norm.” The comic depicts five kids, four of whom are fat, taunting a fifth child, who is thin. The fat kids are shown [...]

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BFDivas, I had to interject this to tell you about an amazing score I just made at over at Lanebryant.com. It seems that these and these tops are on clearance for $4.19. I ended up getting 10 shirts that, with the discount code, ended up costing less than $40 after shipping and tax. Here’s the [...]

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I was expecting this scale to rank you from, say, Kate Moss to John Goodman. But actually it seems a bit more tongue-in-cheek than that! It seems everyone is obsessed about their weight these days. Too fat, too thin, size zero this, obese that. The whole weight debate is enough to make you want to [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, Humor, Tidbit | 6 Comments »

Originally uploaded by mo pie Character: Hillary, played by Emily Nelson Credits: It looks like she’s only been acting a few years, although she looks really familiar to me. Maybe I saw her on ER? Plot points: She plays one of the bridesmaids in lead character Hannah’s wedding, along with Bitter Cousin Bridesmaid and Extraneous [...]

Filed under: Celebrities, Emily Nelson, Fat Positive, Fatism, Meta, Movies, Wide Screen | 15 Comments »

Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion: what has the size acceptance movement done to make you feel good about yourself?

Filed under: Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Meta | 22 Comments »

Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion: a comment from Amy that has really stayed with me. My own family has treated me differently now that I am thinner (though I’m 20 pounds heavier than my lightest weight in the past ten years). I’m 5?10? and currently 246 pounds. At my [...]

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Taking it one step beyond “eat a sandwich,” Starbucks baristas tried to combat the Olsen twins’ skinniness by secretly substituting full-fat milk for nonfat in their lattes. The Olsen’s rep responded to the latte lunacy saying, “This is ridiculous.” Yes, it is, but one fellow latte-lover close to the Olsens (who requested anonymity) said that [...]

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Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion: One lovely girl whose weight was normal told us: “I don’t like my body shape because I think I look really fat”, and a lot of girls wanted to look like the most underweight child on the chart… Pointing to the picture of an [...]

Filed under: Fatism, Kids, Meta | 6 Comments »

Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion: If you were making a “most beautiful” list, who would you put on it? Feel free to discuss this story or anything else in the open thread! Regular posting will resume next week.

Filed under: Celebrities, Helen Mirren, James Marsden, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Meta, Mo'Nique, Nikki Blonsky, Scarlett Johansson, Zooey Deschanel | 14 Comments »

Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion: Torrid is sponsoring a weight-loss competition. ACK! MTV is casting Model Maker, a new boot camp-style reality show for girls who dream about being a model [sic] but whose weight stops them from reaching their dream… Seeking—Female Contestants: 18-25, 5’6″+, willing to shed 30 [...]

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First, I’ve registered for BlogHer, which will be in San Francisco on July 18-20. I’m trying to plan a BFD meetup as part of the BlogHer conference, and the organizers have told me there’s a good chance they will be able to accommodate us. So hooray! If you’re going to BlogHer or thinking about it, [...]

Filed under: BFDCon, BlogHer08, Meta | 10 Comments »

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!

Filed under: ANTM, Celebrities, TV | 24 Comments »

Originally uploaded by mo pie Or “overweight nude” as CNN calls it. The artist is Lucien Freud, and the painting was just sold for $33.6 million, making it the most expensive painting ever sold by a living artist. The model for the painting is Sue Tilley. (A picture of her can be seen here; the [...]

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In the spirit of Michael Apted’s Up series, a documentary is following the lives of children born in the year 2000 until they’re 20. Obviously, here and now, they’re around seven years old, giving us a glimpse into the lives of the millennial generation. Here’s the part that struck me especially: These seven year old [...]

Filed under: Advocacy, Kids, Media, Movies | 52 Comments »

I’ve been carrying around People Magazine‘s 100 Most Beautiful issue all week, having bought it because I thought it would be interesting to talk about, but it wasn’t until the weekend that I had time to crack it open and check it out. And oh my god, it was worse than I thought! I used [...]

Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Gossip, Jessica Simpson, Magazines, Media, Nikki Blonsky, Queen Latifah, Weight Loss | 40 Comments »

Originally uploaded by mo pie The Vain Van by Emily Duffy was at the Maker Faire this year, and I took a picture of it for you! The back asks “I look fat? By whose measure?” and one side asks “Who profits from your self-loathing?” The other side says “Vanity, thy name is marketing.” It’s [...]

Filed under: Advocacy, Art, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Tidbit | 8 Comments »

Jennette Fulda, better known as PastaQueen, may have lost a couple hundred or so pounds, but she’s been a commenter on and visitor to Big Fat Deal for a long time. On a blog tour for her memoir, Half of Me, she offered to stop by and answer the toughest questions I could come up [...]

Filed under: Beth Ditto, Books, Exercise, Meta, Question, WLS, Weight Loss | 173 Comments »

I’ve read a lot of blogs and books and heard a lot of anecdotal evidence from people who have lost weight, especially a great deal of weight, talking about the radical difference in how they are treated when they’re fat versus when they’re thin. (You also hear this from celebrities who have put on and [...]

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Celia Kyle writes sexy-sexy romance novels featuring plus-sized heroines. Commenter mccn volunteered to do a totally honest review of one of Celia’s books, as I thought some of you might be interested. Enjoy! The best sex comes with humour. Whether it’s being able to share a laugh at the noises bodies make when they stick [...]

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Here are some songs to help you lose weight… with terrible poetry! A CD featuring songs like “I’m A Hottie Now” and “I Think I’ll Go To Saks.” Put aside the Shakira and the Kelly Clarkson and self-loathe your way to being thin with lyrics such as… Thin! — I don’t deny it. Thin! — [...]

Filed under: Exercise, Humor, Music, Weight Loss | 37 Comments »

I admit; I really want a Wii. And I think the idea of the Wii Fit is awesome; one of the advantages of having a Wii is that it keeps you moving around while you’re playing games. So then why do I find this article vaguely sexist and irritating? Because the Wii Fit is being [...]

Filed under: Exercise, Feminism, Kids, Weight Loss | 31 Comments »

I’m fried at work today and I spent the morning at the dentist, so here’s a random post off the top of my head. I always love hearing what Jane Espenson is having for lunch, so let’s find out what’s on the menu for the rest of us today! I don’t even have a great [...]

Filed under: Food, Meta, Personal, Question, Work | 55 Comments »