I am now 18,000 words into my YA novel (not, by any stretch, a “winning” NaNoWriMo, but a HUGE accomplishment for me… and the reason I’ve not been blogging), and am simultaneously reading some recent YA titles, for tonal inspiration. When I started writing my novel, I didn’t even know what my heroine looked like. [...]

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The first weight loss memoir I ever read & reviewed was I’m Not The New Me by Wendy McClure. The original post appeared on my blog Mavenity, with the book review folded into a ramble about my personal life. In honor of the new launch of Curvy Nerd Books, I am reposting my review with [...]

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Normally, I wouldn’t read anything in the “Idiot’s Guide” or “For Dummies” family, but when The Idiot’s Guide To Hormone Weight Loss fell into my lap, I figured I’d give it a try. That our the science of our bodies and their connection to food and exercise are intricately connected to our weight is fairly [...]

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Every so often, you get a comment that incenses. I am… concisely challenged, so no surprise when a passionate response balloons into monster of a comment. Yes, this is about Maggie Goes On A Diet… again. Dead horse, I AM BEATING YOU. It’s no longer truly about Maggie Goes on a Diet, but about the [...]

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As if I weren’t already angry enough about the children’s book Maggie Goes On A Diet, about a 14-year-old girl who is bullied for being overweight and hates herself, goes on a diet, loses weight and becomes popular, sporty and happy. We already knew that Some Dude wrote the book. I was picturing some tall, [...]

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[Trigger warning: includes body shaming images, fat stigma, etc.] You know what’s missing in contemporary society? Media aimed towards young girls that makes them feel ashamed of their body and tells them how to diet. Just kidding! We have SHIT TONS OF THAT. But that didn’t stop Some Dude from writing a children’s book called [...]

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While yesterday was, of course, “Fat Tuesday” (aka: Weight Watchers meeting/weigh in day), I saved my fat kid talk for after I’d finished I’m Not the New Me. After all, I can only regale my “readers” (aka: close friends who are good enough to click through my Twitter/Facebook links) with my “waaaaahhhhh, I’m fattttttt” talk [...]

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