Words are important.
Category Archives: Size Discrimination
THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FAT FRIDAY – IT’S NOT ALWAYS THE FAT
My thoughts on blaming problems on fatness.
THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FAT FRIDAY – FAT KNEES
A rant about the medical establishment denying fat people knee surgery.
THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FAT FRIDAY – BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINES
What I have to say about trying to get an accurate blood pressure reading while fat:
THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FAT FRIDAY – WELLNESS PROGRAMS – THE DIET INDUSTRY IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
Here are some of my thoughts on “wellness” programs in the workplace.
This Fat Old Lady’s Fat Friday – Wellness Programs – The Diet Industry in Sheep’s Clothing
THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FAT FRIDAY – WHY HEALTH AT EVERY SIZE IS IMPORTANT
THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FAT FRIDAY – KISS MY FAT OLD LADY ASS FOREVER 21
Fat Old Lady Fat Friday – Kiss My Ass Forever 21
My thoughts on the recent Forever 21 bout of body shaming.
THIS FAT OLD LADY’S FAT FRIDAY – ONE FOR THE WIN COLUMN
From my This Fat Old Lady blog:
This Fat Old Lady’s Fat Friday – It’s Not Funny
This Fat Old Lady’s Fat Friday – It’s Not Funny
Dropping a little science on you!
Binge Eating Disorder
This post isn’t really about fatness, but I was thinking about binge eating disorder as a diagnosis. You can take a look at the diagnostic criteria here, but it seems to get into a thorny realm because one criterion is a sense of lack of control. To me, that sounds like saying “addictive behavior” while avoiding that phrase. It leads to some questions:
- Is binge eating itself a problem, or just a symptom of a deeper problem?
- Does this diagnosis really help people?
- Is there an issue with the diagnosis being incorrectly applied to fat people?
- The diagnosis also mentions distress, disgust, etc. If one binges without these feelings, does one have the disorder?
I don’t have a firm viewpoint, but I’d like to hear yours.