THIS is such, SUCH an important read. I will share this until I am blue in the face. It bothers me to my absolute core. I wish this would land in the inbox of every doctor, every specialist, every family member — every stranger who has ever commented on my weight as some kind of … Continue reading Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong – The Huffington Post
I had a physical with my doctor yesterday and he told me something that doctors have been telling me since I have exited the womb (literally — I’ve read doctors reports saying this very same thing when I was only a few months old): “You need to lose weight.” Okay. What else is new? If … Continue reading I Am “Morbidly Obese” and Other Reasons Why BMI is BS
“As for me, I’m off to the gym with my husband for weight training and a two-mile run. Then I’ll probably eat a veggie salad for dinner so I can keep my body mass index at the low end of the normal range. As these studies demonstrate, thin is in for executive women – although … Continue reading Thin Is In For Executive Women: How Weight Discrimination Contributes To The Glass Ceiling – Forbes
Does being thin actually have an impact on workplace interactions and earnings outcomes? Find out in this article. Source: Why Being Thin Can Actually Translate Into A Bigger Paycheck For Women – Forbes Continue reading Why Being Thin Can Actually Translate Into A Bigger Paycheck For Women – Forbes
Suzanne McGee: Extra pounds translate to a more difficult financial life for overweight women – but the difference for discrimination can be as little as 13lbs Source: For women, being 13 pounds overweight means losing $9,000 a year in salary | Money | The Guardian Continue reading For women, being 13 pounds overweight means losing $9,000 a year in salary | Money | The Guardian
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