Does Movement Bring Happiness, or Soda?
“Movement is happiness.” This is the theme behind Coca-Cola’s newest ad campaign as they attempt to refute concerns about the number of...
Existentialism and Chocolate
Most evenings, I treat myself to a Dove dark chocolate, the ones with a brief message inside the wrapper. Most of the times they’re...
Would You Eat Part of a Cow's Stomach?
If you’re like me, the thought of eating tripe or anything made from a cow’s stomach generates an immediate shudder of revulsion. Ew! Why...
Dating and Fat Girls
I recently saw this article and clip about fat girls and dating, and it raised a lot of good points about what heavy women face in the...
To Lose or Not To Lose
You’ve probably heard the conflicting information about body size and its implications for health. Some say that a larger size is, by...
What Is Your Goal?
“What is your goal? What is it that you want to achieve with your book?” These are some of the questions coming up in the book...
Easter Candy
How do I describe my relationship with Easter candy? Well, it’s complicated. As a young child, I loved it – chocolate bunnies (though my...
Eat Your Greens
Note: Denis Cotter has an amazing restaurant called Café Paradiso in Cork, Ireland, which I highly recommend if you’re ever in the area....
The Waiting Game
I used to think that I had to wait for my life to really start until I was thin – wait to be loveable, wait to do the things I wanted,...
Disney Princesses
Have you ever heard of the “Princess Syndrome”? Even if not by that name, you might be familiar with the fact that many little girls go...