Life in the Fat Lane

There are few boundaries to the kinds of material you'll find here, so long as it has to do with the wide and wonderful world of fat. Whether issues in science, health, fat politics, the fat community, information on More of Me to Love or musings on the cruisings of the fat lane, this is a place for shifting gears.

The Diet Failed You
by Anne Cuthbert, M.A., LPC | May 22, 2012

Here you are again. Your promise to yourself and everyone in your life to lose weight has run its course. You did your best to diet. Perhaps you lost some weight, but you couldn’t keep it up. Eventually, you ate those forbidden foods, and couldn’t stop. Once again, you ate everything you shouldn’t have and you are starting to gain back the weight. You failed - again. Now what?

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But What Do You Want?
by Tracy E. Ziebell, MA, MDiv, LMHCA | May 17, 2012

What a shockingly unique question. In our culture of shoulds and needs and have tos, to consider what it is that we want can seem like a novelty. Yet so important. Meet the new More of Me to Love blogger, Tracy Ziebell, through her first post about the nature of our desires and listening to what our younger selves would have wanted.

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The Billboards are Up!
by More of Me to Love | March 27, 2012

The Billboard Project has come to fruition, and now 6 billboards and 10 bus shelter signs cover Atlanta, sending a message to all chidlren that it’s okay to love themselves and their bodies.

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How to Have a Mope-Proof Valentine’s Day
by Gabriela Falarz | February 14, 2012

It’s Valentine’s Day! Not feeling the love? I’ve got the cure!

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We’re Giving Away $5,000!
by More of Me to Love | February 02, 2012

More of Me to Love is giving away $5,000 to The Billboard Project in an effort to combat fat-shaming messages. Find out more about this MOMTL Match challenge donation by reading on!

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An Interview with Ragen Chastain about The Billboard Project, CHOA, Fat Shaming and Standing Up
by More of Me to Love | February 02, 2012

The amazing Ragen Chastain has agreed to answer some of our burning questions about her latest work in the world of Size Acceptance and Health at every Size activism. This is one interview you won’t want to miss.

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The Single Best Thing You Can Do For Your Health
by Jay Solomon | January 10, 2012

As it turns out, there is ONE thing. Want to learn what it is? Watch this video and find out!

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What Are Your Plans for 2012?
by Gabriela Falarz | December 14, 2011

As this year winds to a close, we all start thinking about resolutions and what’s up for next year. And I think we should have a quick chat about that.

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I Want to See a Fat Bond Girl
by Gabriela Falarz | November 30, 2011

Where are all the fat chicks on screen? I want to see some fat chicks! Let’s take a moment and imagine a more interesting Hollywood - one with a little body diversity.

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