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The Fat Tax

August 30, 2010

I linked it yesterday, but I felt that this topic deserved a little bit more discussion – did you all read MoPie’s post Nail Salon Charges $5 Fat Tax on Big Fat Deal? You should probably start there, but the distilled version is this: Michele Fontville was charged an additional $5 for her manicure at [...]

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one for the men and the skinny women too

June 28, 2010

Here at Medicinal Marzipan I heavily promote learning to love your body regardless of the size, no matter where on the fitness/weight spectrum you fall, and no matter what your age/gender/income/location – I want you to love yourself. Period. Last week, a wonderful and thought provoking post appeared on Make Me A Tree [a totally [...]

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wheat intolerance, pizza, and body dysmorphia

March 26, 2010

I haven’t eaten wheat in four days. FOUR days. Yesterday, I forgot myself completely and almost dove head first into a pan of cinnamon rolls. The day before my legs hurt so badly it felt like someone was stabbing me. Today, about ten pounds of bloated awful has magically disappeared. This is what happens when [...]

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how to have “fat”/phat sex

February 10, 2010

I’m not a big fan of using quotation marks excessively, but as I’ve been thinking about this post all day, several thought have occured to me. I meant this to be a post geared towards women who fall outside of the increasingly small sociocultural window of acceptable body weight. I was thinking of girls who [...]

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Learning to Love Yourself, Even When You Feel Awful

December 28, 2009

Now, I have written MANY posts about learning to love yourself. So many posts you may be sick of them by now, but since this is a concept that I continue to struggle with, I have faith that this still applies to some of you. Often when I write about this topic, I try my [...]

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