Fatblogging Favorite Five For May 2008

I thought I’d round out this month with links to my five favorite weight loss posts in May. Enjoy!

• What’s Eating At You?
  One thing I’ve learned about emotional eating is that there is always an underlying factor. It’s not about the food at all. It’s about something that is eating at you deep, down inside yourself. Something that you either don’t want to talk about, or you feel like you have no control over it.
• 6 Ways to Commit Discrimination Against The Obese
  Have you ever walked by someone who was obviously overweight and felt your stomach lurch? Have you ever told or laughed at fat jokes? Weight discrimination is a topic that isn’t discussed much, but is very much alive. Maybe you’ve committed weight discrimination and you don’t even realize it.
• How To Deal With Depression and Weight Gain
  As someone who has lived through a period of depression, I understand what depression does, not only to your mind, but to your body as well. Depression is a nasty thing that can cause you to gain a lot of weight in a very short amount of time.
• What Are You Teaching Your Children?
  You might think that comments you make to your child, or in the presence of your child, are not harmful. But beware. Children take in a lot more than you realize. And if they see you unhappy with yourself long enough, they are likely to start mirroring those feelings about themselves.
• What Are You Putting In Your Body?
  My stomach is seriously churning after watching this video. My kids love McDonald’s. And while I don’t love the idea of them eating fast food, I’ve always lived by the rule that letting them have it every now and then won’t hurt them. Update 5/30/08: We haven’t been to McDonald’s again since I watched this video.

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