10 Reasons to Start Loving Yourself Today

1. You will still be the same person whether you gain 40 pounds or lose 50 2. This is today. No matter how much you wish it were 3 diets and 4 exercise programs later, today is still going to be the day that you are living. You might as well embrace it! 3. If [...]

Doctor Review: Hannah Pearce

A big fat yay goes out for Dr. Hannah Pearce at Albemarle Dermatology Associates. She’s a terrific doctor, smart, thorough, and respectful—and she’s also body positive. I know BMI charts are a crock, but among doctors, there is occasionally some kerfuffle over the fact that I am well into the “morbidly obese” category. Dr. Pearce’s [...]

We must hold people accountable for the things that they say.

One of the things that continues to amaze me is just how socially acceptable it is to make fun of fat people. We are bombarded with it in television, movies, and even in the world at large. Just last night a friend’s husband made a joke about fat people in front me and was shocked [...]

You Deserve To Be Happy

For our inaugural post, here’s Joy Nash putting it like it is. Look at her, smacking down asshats and being fabulous! Joy says we deserve to be happy. And we do! So let’s listen to her, and give up torturing ourselves. It’s been a fun hobby that kept us busy in the evenings, but really, [...]