The Fats of Life

You don’t have to look hard to find evidence that we don’t like fat people in this culture. Stand in a check-out line at the grocery store and see tabloid headlines blaring “[Insert name] gains 25 pounds!” or “[Insert name] tips 200 lbs!” or “50 Fattest Celebrities.” Celebs, at least female celebrities, can’t catch a…

The American diet

As I watched President Obama’s speech — in which he described the economic downturn as a “body-blow” to America — in Austin today, I was hit by the idea that what America really needs is a diet. Not just the kind where we eat more vegetables and trim trans fats (although that would be a…

This post is about boobs

That’s a shameless post title, I know. But the fact is, this post is about breastfeeding and breastfeeding — or at least the hang-ups involved — are mostly about boobs. (The babies typically know what to do and are pretty good at it.) For some reason, when we talk about breastfeeding things get a little…

Independence Day

On Sunday, July 4, it will be exactly six weeks since I gave birth to my daughter, Kate. It is Independence Day in more ways than one for me; I will finally be cleared for exercise and physical activity. I never knew how much I took the physicality of life for granted! For the past…