Fat Acceptance 101

A few good places to start:

These Are the Fat FAQs at Love Live Grow

But Don’t You Realize Fat is Unhealthy? at Shapely Prose

New to Fat Acceptance? at Corpulent

Fat Acceptance 101 and HAES 101 at Fat Carries Flavor

Big Fat List of Myth-Defying Health Resources at Redefining Body Image

If you’re looking for books, I recommend:

The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession with Weight is Dangerous to your Health by Paul Campos

Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body by Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss–and the Myths and Realities of Dieting by Gina Kolata

FAT!SO?: Because You Don’t Have to Apologize for Your Size by Marilynn Wann

Two Whole Cakes: How to Stop Dieting and Learn to Love Your Body by Lesley Kinzel

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  2. Thank you Laura…for being you ….and sharing “you”….You are so encouraging and I love your clothes and hats!!!!…again…Thank you so much !!!!

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