http://www.bfdblog.com We're bringing chubby back. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A little Feel Good Friday one day early from positively adorable BFDiva Mychii. I think it speaks for itself, don't you? Thanks, Mychii! You rock!ShareThis http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/03/dare-to-show-your-face/ A study released yesterday attempts to answer that important question, dividing adolescent girls into groups like "Jocks," "Burnouts," and "Alternatives," and discovering that their peer groups are the most important deciding factor. From the press release: The central theme of the study is that peer groups of teenage girls best ... http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/02/how-do-girls-develop-body-image/ Over the weekend, I was thinking about traditionally "healthy" or "unhealthy" foods. You know, the old "good" and "bad" foods, if we were assigning morality to food, which we totally are not doing. I was thinking about the "healthy" foods I love and those I hate, and the ... http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/30/your-food-likes-and-dislikes/ the inner meOriginally uploaded by mo pie From someecards.com, my favorite electronic card purveyor! Also, this card reminds me to tell you I have a Twitter feed in case you're interested. Happy Friday!ShareThis http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/27/the-inner-me/ Sorry for the sporadic updating this week. There were some back end issues with the blog (they should be resolved for now), I had a couple of interviews to do (one for Japanese television, which I definitely will need to write a report on at some point, especially because I'm ... http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/27/will-you-see-wall-e/ You have most likely already heard about The Fat Experience Project, but it's worthwhile enough to hear about one more time! One day, FF and I talked about the fact that we were fat. It was a surprising conversation. I had never talked to another fat person about being fat. We ... http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/26/the-fat-experience-project/ I was at the Bubble Lounge with Anne on Friday night, dressed up in our elbow-length gloves, eating chocolate-dipped strawberries, and sipping champagne. (Tangent: I was wearing a dress with the totally wrong undergarments and felt very self-conscious about it. Of course it was also very low cut, and ... http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/23/the-mythical-boutique/ The end is the best part. Go, Joy!ShareThis http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/20/fat-rant-iii/ Or "tastants," as they are being called in the world of science. We all know that the senses of smell and taste are linked; what I didn't know was that the olfactory nerve is in part what governs our feeling of satiety. (Also, according to this article, people who ... http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/19/pass-the-sweet-or-salty-flavor-crystals/ Saw this tidbit about Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's son James (who I believe is 5 years old) and his hate of the word "fat." Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker have been banned from using the word `fat' at home - by their politically correct young son. Little ... http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/18/celebrity-offspring-bans-the-word-fat/