There, I Fixed It!
Ah, internet. You are a source of endless information, wonder… and really annoying things. Case in point? Stories about health, fitness, and – of course – the dreaded “obesity epidemic.” I read a lot...
View ArticleA Miracle, Permanent, Two-Step Solution That Will Change Your Life Forever!
Sometimes we want to believe something so bad that even though we know deep down that it’s not true, we still ignore our gut feelings. Maybe we’re completely unaware of information that disproves what...
View ArticleNow This Is a Holiday I Can Get Behind
Surprise – it’s a Tuesday post! I’m posting today not only because I was busy flying home from a whirlwind trip to DC yesterday, but also because today is a very special day. Besides being the birthday...
View ArticleI’d Rather Be This Than That
Have you ever had one of those moments where the stars seemed to align, everything falls into place, and the world makes perfect sense? I had one of those moments yesterday. I’ve had this idea gnawing...
View ArticleHome Is Where Your Story Begins
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this very important announcement. Earlier this week, torrential rains caused massive flooding in my hometown of Penn Yan, New York. While...
View ArticleThe Camera Does What?
So there I was, sitting around the pool with my family on a beautiful afternoon, getting ready to enjoy some Memorial Day picnic food, when my phone rang. It was a local reporter, who wanted to...
View ArticleWinners and Losers
All right, people, we’ve got stuff to accomplish today! First up, it’s time to announce the winner of the first-ever BFD giveaway! Using a total random generator I found on the internet (the modern-day...
View ArticleDon’t Speak!
Some people have told me that they don’t like it when I talk about negative things here at BFD. They like the happy posts, the ones where I share inspiring stories or talk about something good that...
View ArticleYeah, This Ought to Help
If I wrote in the style of those click-bait headlines, today’s post would say something like, “You won’t believe what she dared to say that no one else has the nerve to. I’m speechless!” (Have you...
View ArticleRocco’s View
If you follow celebrity new and gossip, or read any online news site, you may have heard that Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell have lost some weight. In fact, you may have heard little else about...
View ArticleWhen Retouched Is Too Touched
I have a problem: While I’m all about body confidence and body love and rooting for every woman’s right to love her body no matter how far it strays from the media’s idea of perfection, I’m having a...
View ArticleThe Spin Cycle
Have you heard about the hot water Old Navy’s gotten themselves into in regards to their plus-size clothing pricing practices? It all started when a savvy shopper noticed that Old Navy charges more for...
View ArticleTwo Simple Steps for Surviving the Holidays
If I say “holiday” and “fear,” you probably think of Halloween, yah? Well, you ought to think about the end-of-year holidays, because if there’s anything the diet industry loves, it’s to work you into...
View ArticleWith Friends Like These…
We’ve talked before about how negative things like shame, humiliation, and embarrassment do not foster positive change. But some people refuse to believe this. They think that if they are just mean...
View ArticleMeet the Humans
After my chat with Dear Abby last week, I had a revelation. I think that, for some people, fat people are not really human. I’m not surprised, really. (More surprised that it took me this long to...
View ArticleSmall Steps for Fatkind
By now I’m guessing you’ve heard about the ad in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue that has everyone talking. In case you haven’t, here it is: I know I should probably be really excited...
View ArticleObesity: All the Cool Kids Are Doing It!
You’ve probably heard the sad news that Leonard Nimoy passed away on Friday. It’s a big loss for a lot of people, whether they knew and loved him for his work as an actor, a poet, a director, or a...
View ArticleWon’t Someone Think of (All) the Children?!
Imagine you have two children: One is fat and one is thin. Do you plan on only talking to your fat child about healthy habits, good nutrition, and exercise? Of course not, that would be silly. And yet...
View ArticleSay What You Mean
Did you follow all this brouhaha about the “feeling fat” emoji on Facebook? In case you aren’t up to date on these kinds of things, Facebook has an option to express how you’re feeling using little...
View ArticleYou Guys!
I know I said I wasn’t gonna see you until after my vacation, but I had to pop in to tell you that Jes Baker is coming to Rochester! Before you say, “Who?!,” see if this picture rings a bell: Yep, Jes...
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