Hope
March 6th, 2011
One of my recent posts generated some discussion around friends of mine. Ideally, that is what these posts are supposed to do. I write a lot from personal experience and quite frankly, my personal exp...
The Fat Man Dating Blues
February 21st, 2011
In the past, I have talked a lot about depression and self-image issues. I think one of the worst side effects of a poor self-image is when it comes to dating. I am no exception. In the Size Acc...
Size Acceptance 365 – An Interview with Allen Steadham
January 16th, 2011
Recently, I received a message from Allen Steadham, the founder and director of the International Size Acceptance Association (ISAA). The message was the announcement a new venture, separate from ISAA...
Huge Comfort Re-Launch
January 2nd, 2011
The brand new re-launch of Huge Comfort is here! After several months of toiling I finally have a site that I believe will be not only informative, but easy to use. It will make a great companion to B...
Help For Big and Tall People Needing to Travel
December 31st, 2010
I hate to travel. I am a fat guy that needs a lot of room and usually, it’s just not possible. We all hear of the horror stories about fat people needing to buy 2 seats or even the other day when a ...
The Size Acceptance Movement
October 11th, 2010
I am a huge (no pun intended) advocate of size acceptance. Now most people equate size acceptance with fat acceptance and they are justified in doing so, as it is a large (once again, no pun intended)...
Fast Food and Heroin
October 10th, 2010
I was born in 1971 in a fair sized town in Massachusetts. I am the son of a licensed practical nurse and a multi-sport athlete. And I am fat. I have been fat all my life. I think that my parents may h...
A Response To “Could a Fat Acceptance Movement Be Healthy?”
September 27th, 2010
There is a problem with blogs and editorials. They are generally based on opinion rather than fact. I certainly can be accused of this. My blog is just that, mine. I invite the world to read my insigh...
Obesity and Poverty
June 16th, 2009
I heard a comment the other day. I internalized it and I shouldn’t have, but I did. I overheard a person at a check out line at the grocery store comment on a plus sized woman and her children who w...
Should You Lose Weight? The Obesity Survival Paradox
June 16th, 2009
I went to my doctors yesterday and had my annual physical. They reviewed the blood work, urinalysis, and the EKG I had the week before. And once again I stunned them. It shouldn’t have been a surpri...