by Barbara Spanjers
I was a psychology major in college, which certainly plays a role in the work that I do now. However, I’m not sure that many of my classmates would remember me as being dedicated to running rats through mazes. Instead, I was known as a dancer. Even the three...
by Barbara Spanjers
Maybe you tried the very low fat diet… you know, for your health. Maybe you tried the very high fat diet… you know, also for your health. Maybe you tried the eating plan that said you had to space your meals out at different times…you know, for weight loss. Maybe you...
by Barbara Spanjers
When Weight Loss Is Celebrated, Even for the Wrong Reasons (part 1) “Did you lose weight?! You look fabulous!” she cried to a passerby. Some variation of this welcome was pretty common for my coworker. She used it as a form of social connection, because there were not...
by Barbara Spanjers
Anything you eat can and will be used against you in a court of self-judgment. Are there any foods you feel guilty about eating? Chips? Ice cream? Bread? If yes, then your inner Food Police are probably running the show. The idea of “good” and “bad” foods is so...
by Barbara Spanjers
This is what comes out of my head when I sit by the pool watching my kid get squirted in the face with a water-blaster. It’s one week’s worth of haikus about dieting, weight, and body image (with more to come). I wore a swimsuit while writing these. Gotta walk the...
