Tag Archives: Slimming

Diet doctors go to war

Two French dieticians head to court tomorrow to fight a libel battle after one branded the other’s diet a ‘fantasy’. As a woman currently battling with her own body demons, I was interested in what initially sounded like one doctor … Continue reading

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Happy International No Diet Day

…Sorry it’s belated. Once again, despite vowing to do something for it last year I completely missed International No Diet Day. Never heard of it? International No Diet Day takes place at the beginning of the ‘bikini diet’ season on … Continue reading

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Campaign for HAH beauty

Yesterday’s post about the problematic phrase ‘real women‘ sparked a fascinating and challenging debate on Twitter about the language we use to describe – and categorise – women’s bodies. If we abandon the phrase ‘real’ women, what term do we … Continue reading

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Beyond Chocolate

“What it boils down to is this: if we spend our lives focussing on our body size, rejecting the body we have and wishing it were different, dreaming of the day when, slim and perfect, our life will finally start, … Continue reading

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International No Diet Day

While we were all casting our votes and wondering who would be our next Prime Minister, we completely missed the fact that May 6th was also “International No Diet Day”.  Not to be mistaken for an “International Eat All The … Continue reading

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