The Pros and Cons of Fitness Tracking The Pros and Cons of Fitness Tracking I have an Apple watch now. This may be surprising to those of you who know … Keep Reading

May 2, 2021 Earlier this week I was asked a question about the concept of the set point. The person asked if it is possible to reset the set point … Keep Reading

Some thoughts on the covid vaccination and HIPAA  Recently I was talking with a friend who is involved with a social group that has been on hiatus during the pandemic … Keep Reading

I have been reading the blog Your Fat Friend for some time now because of the articulate, thoughtful, insightful commentary on the experiences of being very fat in our society. I was … Keep Reading

Thoughts about “Fitness” What do we mean when we talk about fitness? It seems that the word “fitness” has come to be synonymous with thinness in our culture, and that … Keep Reading

Talking with Kids about the “F-Word”   Recently I had a conversation with a young mother who asked me about dealing with children and body-based insults. Her two middle-school aged … Keep Reading

Covid Blog – Vaccine February 7, 2021   What responsibility does the individual have to the community and what responsibility does the community have to the individual? This question is … Keep Reading

Recently I read an article about a Famous Celebrity Couple and their life together. The text implied that their energy in their chosen fields is because The Wife makes health … Keep Reading

Weight Stigma: An Introduction July 18, 2020   In a recent conversation, I mentioned attending the International Weight Stigma Conference and the other person responded, “Weight Stigma! What’s that?”   … Keep Reading

Covid blog: Kobayashi Maru   In the fictional world of the Star Trek movies, the Kobayashi Maru was a computer simulation used to teach and evaluate  cadets. In the role of … Keep Reading