Anti-Weight Loss New Years Resolutions

The Power of Radical Self-love

by Taylor, Sonya Renee

Book - 2018

From Publishers Weekly: "Poet and activist Taylor (A Little Truth on Your Shirt) packs important ideas into this concise volume on body empowerment. ...Show more From Publishers Weekly: "Poet and activist Taylor (A Little Truth on Your Shirt) packs important ideas into this concise volume on body empowerment. “Radical self-love is not a destination you are trying to get to; it is who you already are,” she counsels…The author’s sensible and empathetic tone will lend comfort to readers and help them to see that no matter what their body type, they are beautiful." Show less

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More Than A Body

Your Body Is An Instrument, Not An Ornament

by Kite, Lexie

Book - 2021

“More Than a Body is a welcome salve for those who are weary of the internal war with their body. Through their groundbreaking body image resilience model...Show more “More Than a Body is a welcome salve for those who are weary of the internal war with their body. Through their groundbreaking body image resilience model, Lexie and Lindsay offer many practical ways to make peace with your body, showing how body image disruptions can be a pathway for healing, rather than provoke a descent into a shame spiral. Ultimately, readers will find real solutions to reunite with their whole, embodied selves.” —Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, co-author of Intuitive Eating Show less

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The Eating Instinct

Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America

by Sole-Smith, Virginia

Book - 2018

From the publisher: "The Eating Instinct visits kitchen tables around America to tell Sole-Smith’s own story, as well as the stories of women recover...Show more From the publisher: "The Eating Instinct visits kitchen tables around America to tell Sole-Smith’s own story, as well as the stories of women recovering from weight loss surgery, of people who eat only nine foods, of families with unlimited grocery budgets and those on food stamps. Every struggle is unique. But Sole-Smith shows how they’re also all products of our modern food culture. And they’re all asking the same questions: How did we learn to eat this way? Why is it so hard to feel good about food? And how can we make it better?" - Macmillan Show less

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Anti-diet

Reclaim your Time, Money, Well-being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating

by Harrison, Christy

Book - 2019

A thorough analysis of the sexism, ableism, racism and classism that drive diet culture, as well as the billion dollar industries that prey on consumers b...Show more A thorough analysis of the sexism, ableism, racism and classism that drive diet culture, as well as the billion dollar industries that prey on consumers by inventing problems and then selling solutions. This book will make you furious as you discover all the insidious ways that diet culture creeps into our lives and, with its gentle tone, will also offer refreshing perspectives on weight management and health to help you find a better way forward. Show less

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Why Diets Make Us Fat

The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession With Weight Loss

by Aamodt, Sandra

Book - 2016

A look into the neurological forces behind why dieting fails and how weight cycling and dieting often lead to long term health problems and not the health...Show more A look into the neurological forces behind why dieting fails and how weight cycling and dieting often lead to long term health problems and not the health benefits they often promise. The closing chapters advise finding a source of daily physical activity that makes you happy and developing a mindful approach to nutrition. That focus on individual mandates rather than social reforms for changing how fat people are treated was sometimes frustrating, but overall, this book is a necessary scientific examination of a phenomenon that tends to ignore science. Show less

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Big Girl

How I Gave up Dieting and Got A Life

by Miller, Kelsey

Book - 2016

A journey through fat shaming, body dysmorphia, self loathing, restrictive dieting and weight cycling, and of eventually finding self acceptance and a bet...Show more A journey through fat shaming, body dysmorphia, self loathing, restrictive dieting and weight cycling, and of eventually finding self acceptance and a better relationship with food through intuitive eating. Miller's voice in this blog-turned memoir is engaging and relatable, and I think this is a worthwhile starting point for anyone newly exploring body positivity or body neutrality. Show less

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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat

by Gordon, Aubrey

Book - 2020

Aubrey Gordon uses both personal experience and research data to examine the anti-fat bias rampant in media, in the medical field, and in our everyday liv...Show more Aubrey Gordon uses both personal experience and research data to examine the anti-fat bias rampant in media, in the medical field, and in our everyday lives. I found it both affirming of some of my own experiences and challenging in that it made me confront my own internalized fatphobia. Gordon makes clear that this book is not about body positivity, and even explores how the body positive movement has been coopted and used to further exclude fat people. Read this if you've moved past body positivity and want to work toward justice for all bodies. Show less

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The Obesity Paradox

When Thinner Means Sicker and Heavier Means Healthier

by Lavie, Carl J.

Book - 2014

Cardiologist Carl Lavie takes his observations of cardiology patients across a spectrum of weights to explore the phenomenon of the obesity paradox: Patie...Show more Cardiologist Carl Lavie takes his observations of cardiology patients across a spectrum of weights to explore the phenomenon of the obesity paradox: Patients at higher weights, even into the "obese" range of the BMI, have better survival rates than patients in lower weight ranges. An illuminating look at how how weight is not always the useful health indicator that medical statistics and media about make it out to be, and an exploration of how the concept of an "ideal" healthy weight is unique to each individual. Show less

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Fat Girls Hiking

An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability

by Michaud-Skog, Summer

Book - 2022

One of many infuriating ironies of fitness and diet industries is how they insinuate that fat people need to lose weight but are also extremely unwelcomin...Show more One of many infuriating ironies of fitness and diet industries is how they insinuate that fat people need to lose weight but are also extremely unwelcoming to fat people. "Fat Girls Hiking" confronts this irony with a collection of essays and trail maps from all over the US, with details about incline, elevation, accessibility, and terrain for each featured trail. No wild claims about how much weight you can lose; just beautiful photos and stories that will inspire you to enjoy nature and movement on your own terms. Show less

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F*ck your Diet

And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me

by Hilliard, Chloé

Book - 2020

There are moments in this memoir where Hilliard comes so close to dismantling diet culture, only to buy back into it by promoting cleanses or advocating f...Show more There are moments in this memoir where Hilliard comes so close to dismantling diet culture, only to buy back into it by promoting cleanses or advocating for lifestyles that are not always attainable for the average person. However, she makes some essential points about the combined impacts of race, culture, geography, and financial wealth on our relationships with and access to food and health, especially for women of color. In spite of some of the disappointing sections, her memoir of coming of age and finding peace with her body after a childhood of dieting and weight gain is both funny and painful, with experiences that many readers will recognize. Show less

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The (other) F Word

A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce

Book - 2019

From Kirkus reviews, "Fat adults will wish they'd had this book growing up, and fat teens will finally feel seen. Frank and fabulous." From Kirkus reviews, "Fat adults will wish they'd had this book growing up, and fat teens will finally feel seen. Frank and fabulous." Show less

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Every Body Shines

Sixteen Stories About Living Fabulously Fat

Book - 2021

So much of our media suggests it would be unrealistic or unrelatable to tell a story where the fat character is the hero, instead presenting fat character...Show more So much of our media suggests it would be unrealistic or unrelatable to tell a story where the fat character is the hero, instead presenting fat characters as comedic relief, the sidekick, or as lonely, unhealthy, pitiful, or amoral. This collection stands up to that lack of imagination, with stories across genres, where fat characters not only exist, but take up space, fall in love, are the hero. Show less

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"You Just Need to Lose Weight"

And 19 Other Myths About Fat People

by Gordon, Aubrey

Book - 2023

I am very excited for this follow-up to Gordon's first book. For anyone looking to challenge the idea that fat acceptance glorifies fatness, I think this ...Show more I am very excited for this follow-up to Gordon's first book. For anyone looking to challenge the idea that fat acceptance glorifies fatness, I think this book will be very illuminating. From the publisher, "Bringing her dozen years of community organizing and training to bear, Gordon shares the rhetorical approaches she and other organizers employ to not only counter these pernicious myths, but to dismantle the anti-fat bias that so often underpin them." Show less

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https://www.maintenancephase.com/

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Co-hosts Aubrey Gordon (whose books are both featured on this list) and journalist Michael Hobbes delve into and dismantle diet and wellness trends, from ...Show more Co-hosts Aubrey Gordon (whose books are both featured on this list) and journalist Michael Hobbes delve into and dismantle diet and wellness trends, from the ridiculous to the downright dangerous. Whether they are discussing influencers, reviewing absurd vintage diet books, or exploring topics like the Presidential Fitness Test or the history of the BMI, each episode is thoroughly researched and filled with engaging discussion. Episodes that deal with difficult topics such as eating disorders come with content warnings at the start. Other episodes bring necessary levity, as when they taste test trendy but dubious wellness products. This podcast is a great companion to Gordon's first book, as she and Hobbes get to expand on many of the concepts she introduces in her writing. Show less

https://www.shesabeast.co/

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Maybe you are resolved about starting a new fitness routine, but want to approach it in a way that's not focused on weight loss. Or maybe you have fitness...Show more Maybe you are resolved about starting a new fitness routine, but want to approach it in a way that's not focused on weight loss. Or maybe you have fitness goals, and want to approach them in a way that's not reductive. I really appreciate the way Casey Johnston writes about weightlifting, with a focus on discovering what your body can do and facilitating the process of building strength for an absolute beginner. She reminds you that rest and eating food are essential to this process and never makes guarantees about weight loss. What began as the "Ask A Swole Woman" advice column has morphed into a diverse and enthusiastic community of people exploring and growing their bodies with intention and joy. Show less

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