Why Do You Promote Fat?

I promote positive body image, size acceptance and health at every size.

I believe that:

• Bodies have always come in many sizes and shapes.
• Size or shape have nothing to do with one’s intrinsic worth.
• Shame and blame, mockery and discrimination do not improve quality of life, encourage healthy eating habits or promote physical activity!
• Accepting and respecting one’s body as it is may be the attitude that leads to
  positive choices for health and happiness.
• We can ALL choose to treat our bodies well, feed it, exercise it and love it
  to the best of our abilities.
• We can ALL choose to live an amazing life, no matter what size we wear!

The topics of body image, size acceptance and eating disorders can be highly emotional
for the millions of people who are not thin,
and for the rest who sadly think they will never be “thin enough”.

I am not a doctor, a therapist, a researcher or a nutritionist.
Many others can debate the causes far better than I can.
Many others offer all kinds of suggestions and solutions.
I am simply an artist who cares deeply about these issues.

My grandmother used to say that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
My drawings and writings are my way of adding a little honey (and hopefully a little healing!)
to some very difficult topics.

The concepts of “health at every size” listed below are from
The Association for Size Diversity and Health
* Accepting and respecting the diversity of body shapes and sizes
* Recognizing that health and well-being are multi-dimensional and that they include
physical, social, spiritual, occupational, emotional, and intellectual aspects
* Promoting all aspects of health and well-being for people of all sizes
* Promoting eating in a manner which balances individual nutritional needs,
hunger, satiety, appetite, and pleasure.
* Promoting individually appropriate, enjoyable, life-enhancing physical activity,
rather than exercise that is focused on a goal of weight loss