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I’ve noticed that a post from a couple of weeks ago brought up some questions about the definition of body/size/fat acceptance. Many categorize EAC as a fat acceptance blog but we like to use the term body acceptance. This is mostly because the word body implies that we want to encourage women of [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Body Acceptance is…
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health, tagged Body Acceptance, Health on August 29, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Cheeseburger Definition: “Gotta lose ten pounds” Syndrome
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Food, Health, tagged Health on August 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
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Many people assume that because I have a body acceptance blog that somehow means I’m anti-exercise. I’m not quite sure why that is but I want to set the record straight that although I’m not much of an exercise buff (I have a gym membership which I maybe use a couple times [...]
Another one bites the dust (and not food).
Posted in Uncategorized on August 19, 2008 | 13 Comments »
A few months ago I was thrilled when I saw Jennifer Love Hewitt with her Hanes commercials. She was sporting a more mature figure and although she had gotten rude comments of how she was “fat” now, she seemed proud of her own skin and comfortable enough to show it off.
Then I was on Yahoo! [...]
Sorry Little Girl, You Aren’t Pretty Enough For TV
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Media, tagged Beauty Ideals, Media on August 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
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If you haven’t heard about the Olympics Opening Ceremony scandal it goes something like this: you remember that adorable little girl in the red dress who sang? Well (deep breath), that wasn’t really her voice! That’s right folks, it was a lip-synching of a previously recorded track. But here’s the kicker: the reason [...]
The Dangers of Posting about the Dangers of Fat Acceptance
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Food, Health, Media, tagged Health on August 13, 2008 | 21 Comments »
This week, a blogger published a post that spoke of the dangers of Fat Acceptance in which they mentioned EAC. There are a few things about this thread that I think are important to address:
1) “Having become an ardent reader of these blogs, opinions bounce around my head waiting to be released. Many of these [...]
Will L.A. Make Counting Calories Mandatory?
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Food, Health, tagged Anti-Dieting, Food, Health on August 12, 2008 | 14 Comments »
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Los Angeles is known and often referred to as the fitness capital of the U.S., but a couple of LA country supervisors disagree insisting that the “obesity epidemic” in Los Angeles is getting out of control. Their solution? Forcing restaurants to display calorie content on their menus.
“The menu should be as [...]
Cheeseburger of the Month: Build-a-Burger
Posted in Uncategorized on August 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Our burger of the month comes from a spot in Santa Monica, California called The Counter where you can build your own burger. This cheeseburger lover built hers with the following ingredients:
1/3 pound beef patty
gruyere cheese
avocado
grilled onion and tomato
all on a wheat bun!
The reader who submitted this burger said it was one of the best [...]
Cheeseburger Rule #17: Eat And Enjoy Food!
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Food, Health, tagged Cheeseburger Rules, Food, Health on August 7, 2008 | 16 Comments »
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As of late, my friends and I have had a thing for red velvet cupcakes from one of our favorite local spots. Last night we were hanging out and got one of our red velvet cravings so we drove on over there and treated ourselves! No feelings of guilt or shame, just pure [...]
The Things I Wish…
Posted in Uncategorized on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Attention EAC Readers (and guests): One of our very own readers (and close friends) has a wonderful play opening in NYC in October. The show is called “The Things I Wish My Mother Would Have Told Me” and is a one-woman play about a daughter’s journey through losing her mother to Cancer. The play is [...]
What does “EAC” mean to you?
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Food, Health, Media, tagged Body Image, Health on August 5, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Eat A Cheeseburger (EAC) is heading into its fifth month now. EAC has come to represent a lot in the short time it’s been alive and we were just wondering what the phrase has come to mean to you personally. So here is the question we are posing to you: “What does Eat A Cheeseburger [...]
