“Weight isn’t neutral. A woman’s body isn’t neutral. A woman’s body is everyone’s business but her own. Even in our attempts to free one another, we were still trying to tell one another what to want and what to do. It is terrible to tell people to try to be thinner; it is also terrible to tell them…”— Taffy Brodesser-Akner, nytimes.comTagged: Dieting, Wellness, Health, food, Weight
“I used to say this to my producers all the time. We are never going to win with this show looking back to see what other people are doing on their shows. The only way you win is to keep looking forward for yourself. What’s best for you?’”— Oprah Winfrey, nytimes.comTagged: Wellness, Health, Weight, Weight Watchers International, Oprah Winfrey
“I am 41, I would say. I am 41 and accomplished and a beloved wife and a good mother and a hard worker and a contributor to society and I am learning how to eat a goddamned raisin. How did this all go so wrong for me?”— Taffy Brodesser-Akner, nytimes.comTagged: Oprah, Dieting, Wellness, Health, food
“About two years ago, I decided to yield to what every statistic I knew was telling me and stop trying to lose weight at all. I decided to stop dieting, but when I did, I realized I couldn’t. I didn’t know what or how to eat. I couldn’t fathom planning my food without thinking first about its ability…”— Taffy Brodesser-Akner, nytimes.comTagged: Oprah, Weight Watchers, Dieting, Wellness, Health