So, I picked up "Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere" by Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby and I'm over halfway through it. Now what's one of the first things they have to say to their readers. Diets don't work. Yep it's true, science has shown that starving yourself or going on specific diets that tell you to cut out certain types of food do not work. After 5 years most of the weight women have lost through the diets comes back.
Anyway I love this book. It's all about learning how to be self-confident and treat yourself right regardless of your size. They talk about intuitive eating and finding exercise you enjoy doing just because it's fun, not because you want to lose weight. They also rag on the media for showing mostly thin women and for airbrushing the photos we see so much that they don't even look like themselves.
But yeah I'm not making much sense today with this. Go buy the book or borrow it and read it. It's absolutely fabulous. Also check out the two authors blogs and all the resources they put in the back.
I'm about half way through the book. Need to spend some serious reading time this weekend.
ReplyDeleteSo many sensible pieces of advice already in this book.