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Health At Every Size

: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight

Fat isn’t the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn’t match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates thin” with healthy” is the problem. The solution? <B

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“Sensual pleasure is our biological reward for taking care of ourselves.”

— Linda Bacon, amazon.com

Tagged: Pleasure, eating, Sex, Struggle, Suffering

“You did not fail to keep the weight off because you are lazy, weak, or undisciplined. It's not because you didn't want it badly enough. You regained that weight because the contributors to your body weight, such as what, when, and how much you eat, as well as how you expend energy (including your in…”

— Linda Bacon, amazon.com

Tagged: Healthy at Every Size, fat, Weight, eating disorders, Health

“External rules, such as belief systems about good foods, bad foods, or appropriate amounts or time to eat, drown out our innate ability to respond to setpoint cues.”

— Linda Bacon, amazon.com

Tagged: Healthy at Every Size, fat, Weight, eating disorders, Health

“It really isn't your fault that you can't keep lost weight off; your body is simply doing its best to protect and support you.”

— Linda Bacon, amazon.com

Tagged: Healthy at Every Size, fat, Weight, eating disorders, Health