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
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...
by Barbara Spanjers
When I tell people about my work, they often start nodding their head. They agree with the value of being tuned in to one’s body and having a positive body image. They’re onboard the “Diets Don’t Work” train with me. Thankfully, many people understand that stringent...
by Barbara Spanjers
You could say that I am a hater of being ordered around. Lists that tell you to NEVER EAT _______ AGAIN!! and DO THIS! NOT THAT!! get under my skin. But apparently, that sort of headline gets attention, so here’s my version. Short and sweet, this post is meant to get...
by Barbara Spanjers
Did this headline catch your attention? Hope so – I’ve been motivated by the current TV sweeps period. The sweeps period happens three times a year. It is when advertising rates are set based on the number of viewers. To entice viewership, television content during...
