Comments on by the seat of our pants: how dare I be so healthy... and FAT.

Wow, Jasie - you say you were defensive or inartic...

2009-09-10T17:54:33.309-07:00

Wow, Jasie - you say you were defensive or inarticulate but it honestly SOUNDS like you were awesome. Um, have you forgotten that a majority of fatties (esp. fat women) would meekly agree with the nurse and then pile on more sad-sack self-loathing? You sound like you did awesome!

Does she think if you stay on depo you're going to get bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER, and blow up like that Mr. Creosote in the Monty Python sketch? No really. Is that what she thinks?

You do realize that the more that fat people are knowledgeable about themselves, relaxed and aware during health discussions, and yes, DO stick up for their health (as you did here), the more nurses, dr.s', whomever, might start thinking about what "health" means (instead of obsessing on weight) and start doing their job, instead of just spouting fatphobic rhetoric, etc.

It sounds like you did awesome. Good for you!

I love the BMI project for those very reasons! It...

2009-09-10T10:55:05.296-07:00

I love the BMI project for those very reasons! It normalizes and makes visible those that fall into categories their friends and/or family never would have put them in. I can't even recall how many times I got the "but you AREN'T fat" only to have to break it to people that yes... according to the antiquated, inaccurate tripe of the BMI system, I most definitely am. That was a lot of my motivation for posting this, to be visible and normal and totally upfront about my size. And to tell people to get over it, because I'm doing just fine. ;)

Okay, so I'm not breaking any new ground here ...

2009-09-10T10:31:48.257-07:00

Okay, so I'm not breaking any new ground here when I saw that BMI shit is fucked up. Kelly tweeted out a link awhile ago of a slideshow that showed people and their BMIs and the take home message was that people are being inappropriately labeled. By pathologizing normal body types, unnecessary but profitable medical interventions are justified. It's a messed up system.

You look fat-tastic. Rock it Jasie.

She said that? Seriously? That's only slightly...

2009-09-09T14:20:17.773-07:00

She said that? Seriously? That's only slightly outrageous that a nurse cares more for a number on a scale then your well-being! Good on you for not starving yourself, I think you look wonderful. :)

i think you look great some people are just misera...

2009-09-09T12:27:02.676-07:00

i think you look great
some people are just miserable in life and hate their jobs and take it out on others