I was a freshman in high school, riding the bus to and from school. The thought of being on the bus made my stomach tied up in knots so much that I had to fight throwing up. As I climbed up the three steps to get on the bus, she
It feels like I’m back in junior high again, taking a logic test – “Which of these 3 things do not belong?” For some, fat bashing by Charles Barkley on national TV during the NBA Playoffs is actually a winning combination of “All of the above.” When on top of
Eric Ekis was once taunted and teased by his peers at school, now some of the those same classmates are helping the 510 pound teen get healthy. After Eric got stuck in a desk, his English teacher, Don Wettrick, approached him about his weight and offered to workout with him. Eric
What do you want for yourself? Not just that you want to lose weight, be able to move around easier, look great in clothes, have better relationships, or feel better physically; but for the whole of you. How do you want to present yourself to the world? Would you like
Petition: Keep Kids Off The Biggest Loser Ragen Chastain is a dancer, choreographer, writer, speaker, and fat person- according to her Dances With Fat blog. She is also an activist who believes everybody of every size should be treated with respect. So when she heard that season 14 of the
. "WARNING: Picture might be considered obscene because subject is not thin. And we all know that only skinny people can show their stomachs and celebrate themselves. Well I'm not going to stand for that. This is my body. Not yours. MINE. Meaning the choices I make about it, are
