FAT! 10 things I love about my size
Almost from the moment we’re born we’re taught that fat is the absolute worst thing we can be. Ever. We must fight against it regardless of the cost. Thinness is the holy grail. All of […]
Category: Body Liberation
My deep dive into the world of body liberation, how to get there and what it entails.
Still desire weight loss? You’re fatphobic! Body positivity flaws part 3.
Hi! Thanks for returning for the final post in my series on my concerns about the body positivity movement. If you haven’t read part 1 or part 2 yet I’d encourage you to go back […]
Body positivity – the flaws! Why I’m losing faith part 2
Hi there! Welcome back. This post is the second in a series of posts about my concerns with some aspects of the body positivity movement. If you haven’t read the first post it’s best you […]
Body positivity was my saviour. Why I’m becoming disillusioned now.
Those of you who read my earlier blog post around my discovery of body positivity will know it only happened a couple of years ago. By that time body positivity was a huge movement. It […]
10 things you should never say to a fat person
Hi everyone! Since I became body positive and learned to love myself I’ve thought back on the frankly horrific things people have said to me or other fat people I know. Things I can’t believe […]
Fat people get lots of hate. Can fat privilege exist?
I realise this sounds completely weird as many of my posts have explained in detail how difficult life can be for fat people. How can there suddenly be fat privilege when I always talk about […]
Your guide to your body acceptance and self love journey
If you’re a regular visitor to my blog you’ll know I described my journey to body acceptance in great detail. What I did, where I went, the things I read or did. I really wanted […]
Fat Myth No 1. All Fat People Hate Exercise
I’m sure there’s a lot of outraged faces out there right now! I’m hearing people yelling “WTF Claire?! All fat people hate exercise?? I’m fat and I love to work out! I agree with you […]
Goodbye negativity! My journey to body acceptance and self love.
I don’t understand. You look ok, why wouldn’t you be body positive to begin with? That’s really, really simple actually. I hated myself because society, the diet industry, the media and the entertainment industry made […]
Be Shameless, Love Yourself And Eat Anything You Want In Restaurants!
It can be argued that many of the day to day problems that affect fat people also affect thin people. One problem that thin people definitely don’t have though is everyone judging them when they […]