Will "Weight Loss" Surgery Make You Thin and Healthy?

Does weight loss surgery make you thin? What percentage of people is it successful for? Are the side effects worth it and what are they exactly? This episode is a deep dive into bariatric surgery AKA "weight loss" surgery AKA stomach amputation.

CW: There are mentions of the O Words, suicide rates and brief mention of calories.

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Do You Hate Your Fat Belly?

We have a special episode today as I am coaching a member of my program, Fierce Fatty Academy, live! Bethan is struggling with dealing with other people's opinions (even if she isn't sure what the other person is actually thinking - have you ever done that? I know I have!). Also, she is having a serious hate fest with her belly that hangs...which happens to be the number one area of our body that fat people struggle to accept.

TW: Mention of spousal abuse (physical violence + emotional abuse), including a very brief mention of rape. Very brief mention of suicidal ideations.

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How Fatphobic Beliefs Hurt My Sex Life

Fat sex! How does society view fat bodies and how do we view our own fat bodies when it comes to sex and desirability? What impact does that have on the way we relate to others sexually? TW: mention of fatphobic beliefs about fat bodies.

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How to Deal with Fatphobia in the Workplace

I am answering listener questions today!

First, we talk about how to deal with fatphobia in the workplace. Now that folks are going back into the office the powers that be have decided that we all must lose the “quarantine 15” (that term makes me shudder and eye roll at the same time) and are setting up uuuuber helpful lunch and learns about what a fat loser you are. Fun!

I talk about what you can do in this situation. The second question asks how to differentiate low self-esteem from a mental health condition - if you’ve ever wondered what’s the difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating or between good ol’ low self-esteem and something like body dysmorphic disorder then I’ll be giving my 2 cents.

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Anxious About Seeing People You've Not Seen In A While?

“Before the pandemic, I could run 50 marathons in a day and now I have put on 2 lbs and can only run 49 marathons in a day and so it is 100% down to my weight and not because I haven’t run in the last 18 months!” - I’ve been seeing sentiments like this allllll over the internetwebs.com, of course not that extreme, but you get the gist.

People’s health has changed since the pandemic started and collectively we are blaming it on weight gain or a change in what we eat and are not looking at it with nuance.

So, lemme break it down for ya. Also! Are you anxious about being judged by people you haven’t seen in a while? Let’s talk about that too!

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Schuyler Bailar (AKA PINKMANTARAY): Destroys Transphobic Arguments Against Trans Girls Playing Girls' Sport

Oh hey! I’m non-binary! What does that even mean? And what does it mean to me? I’ll be talking about my coming out journey alongside how it relates to unlearning fatphobia. Also, hear anti-trans athlete myths busted to smithereens from a post from Schuyler Bailar of Pinkmantaray!

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/085

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Can (And Should) You Be A Fat Ally?

It's cool not to be a donkey towards fat people! It's even cooler to want to be an ally and support the fatties of the world especially if you have a smaller body I am sharing 33 practical ways you can be a fat ally in this installment. Come on in, everyone is welcome here!

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Body Positivity Gone Too Far?

Wanna know why the anti-fat positive community says body positivity has gone too far? Should we be watching fat-positive cringe videos for legitimate critiques about the movement? Do any of their arguments have merit or are they just a bunch of far-right bigots spewing misinformation? Find out in this episode!

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Know Intellectually That It's Ok To Be Fat, But Dislike Your Own Body?

"How To Love Your Fat Body Challenge (Be In All The Photos, Ditch The Boring Clothes and Stop Pulling Your Top Down To Hide Your Belly). Did you miss out on the 3 Day Challenge I hosted? Fear not! I have edited all the very best bits from the 3 days into one juicy podcast episode. Get out your notebook and get ready to start doing some incredible things!

If you wanna listen to this episode and see the slides also then you can do that on my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk_vd0ge2VLjn4qKzzYVHhUCHKzT4vPrA

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/082

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Not Feeling Good In Your Body Due To Pandemic Weight Gain?

What happens when a Bopo influencer responds to feeling bad in her body post covid by restricting food and monitoring their exercise? What if other Bopo influencers (who are thin) are encouraging the behaviour? What if YOU feel bad about your body post covid? Does the fact that Bopo influencers seem to cheer on weight loss attempts in the name of health mean that this is something you should attempt as well? It’s all so confusing! Let’s talk about this nuanced topic in this episode! TW: I am talking about binge eating disorder and eating disorder behaviour and disordered thoughts extensively in this episode (without mentioning specific numbers or foods).

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/081

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Weight Science! Do Sumo Wrestlers Die Young Because They're Fat?

Got someone in your life that isn’t quite on board with being pro-fat acceptance and anti-diet and you don’t know how to respond when they say things like “but, fat people have heart attacks and die younger! What about diabetes! Their KNEEESSSS!?” I’m coming at you with some super powerful studies and real-life science to break this down even further. There are gonna be a few things in this episode that are going to be really surprising and having you feel more confident in the decision to start this body acceptance journey. Trigger Warning: I am going to be citing studies that use the O words. I also will be talking about specific weight and height ratios closer to the end of the episode.

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WTF Is With This New Mid-Size Trend

When you increase your confidence is it all rainbows and glitter spraying from your bumhole? Nah. There are downsides. Things that are difficult and annoying and I’m gonna share them with you today. Also, have you seen on TikTok or IG the new trend of “mid-size” (people who are straight-sized but are not thin). A lot of fat people have FEELINGS about it and I’m gonna share my own take on this new (actually being going on forever) trend.

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Mistakes, Fears, and Misconceptions: Why You Don’t Like Your Fat Body

Don't like your fat body? Could it because you're holding onto a certain fear, making this common mistake, or have a certain misconception? Tune into this episode where I share the common obstacles folks face and give you a juicy "how to" so that you can dig into some deeply held beliefs that you may have held onto for years.

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Is it true that if you really loved yourself you'd lose weight?

"Self-love means caring for your body which means losing weight!" Seems logical, but is it actually? Does being fat mean you've given up and don't give a sh*t about your body, your health, and hate yourself? Let's put this statement to the test! TW: brief mention of sexual assault and I talk about getting a PAP/smear test.

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Intuitive Fasting (AKA How To Spot A Diet-Culture Charlatan) and Fat Fetishism

GOOP donkey Gwyneth Paltrow has promoted a book called Intuitive Fasting and it made me think about all the BS ways diet culture is sneaking into our lives. Now that Body Positivity and Anti-Diet are becoming more trendy I am seeing SO MANY popular IG accounts causing me major eye-roll-itis and indignant groans galore. They *look* legit yet when we scratch the surface there is a different story; in this episode, I will share the red flags that I see waving left and right. PLUS I answer a listening question on whether her new boyfriend is fetishizing her fat body or not. Come join me!

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/076

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How To Change Your Neural Pathways So You Can Stop Hating Your Body

Do you have some unhelpful beliefs that you can't get rid of no matter how hard you try? Then listen on into this episode where I talk about neural pathways, what they are and how we can use the ways our brains work to our benefit. We cover how beliefs are like suitcases and why some beliefs are harder to shake than others. Also, I started online dating! Hear about that sh!t show in today's episode, lol, sob.

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Not Confident That You Can Improve Your Body Confidence?

Listen up here now! I heard a little secret that some of you think you can't get to a place of body acceptance...never mind body love. Well my gorgeous fatty, that is balderdash! I am here today to tell you why you can and also how!

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Are Fat People “Heart Attacks Waiting To Happen”?

What our society has taught us about fat people: OMG, fat people are stalking the streets in search of thin people to gobble up! Once they catch them the fatties suck what little fat The Thins (TM) have through a straw pierced into their belly buttons! Their appetites and depravity know no bounds and due to their deplorable behaviour they are "heart attacks waiting to happen"!!!!!! Of course, I am exaggerating there, but should we be worried that if we live in a fat body we are probably gonna die imminently? Is there any truth to the hyperbolic headlines featuring images of headless fatties? Let’s talk about it in this episode.

TW: O Words, health, and weight correlations, health-promoting behaviours, death from medical fatphobia.

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/073

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Losing Privilege When You Put on Weight Is Painful

I used to believe that ALL fat people were fat because they had mental health issues. Is it true that when people experience trauma they consciously or unconsciously put on weight to protect themselves? Is being fat just a physical manifestation of something else that is going on that we need to fix? I answer these questions PLUS talk about age positivity in this week's episode.

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/072

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Scared About Other People Judging You? It Could Be This...

Do you find yourself thinking "those other fatties are gorgeous but my body is a crime scene!" Why is it that we can intellectually know it's ok to be fat but we think our own bodies are unattractive? This needs to stop! Join me in this episode where I break this down so you can stop falling into this trap. PLUS I update you on the stats around Covid and fatness - are the new studies true that fat people are going to spontaneously combust and eat children true? Find out in this episode!

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/071

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