

Fierce Fatty Podcast
Vinny Welsby
Join Vinny Welsby (they/them), TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and certified Fierce Fatty as they teach you how to love your fat body without going on yet another ever again. 95-99% of diets fail, it's not your fault you've never succeeded at losing weight! Wear the damn bikini, rock that crop top, and embrace that curvy body. Break down limiting negative self-beliefs and root out the reasons why you think your plus-size body is not ok. Episodes topics include - fatphobia, diet culture, intuitive eating, how to be confident, dating while plus-size, health at every size, overcoming stigma and shame, and taking over the world one fatty at a time!
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May 3, 2022 • 56min
124: 10 Hidden Ways Fatphobia Lurks in People's Lives
Fatphobia is a slippery motherf*cker and has a knack for being the uninvited guest in your brain which sometimes we don't ever notice! Listen in to hear the list of 10 differiet ways weight-bias is in people's lives and see if there is any behaviours or thoughts of yours that you could tweak or change.. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/124 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org NPP Fat Positive DEI course: https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/events/fat-positive-dei-crash-course-part-2-registration?utm_campaign=110adb22-91f6-4267-9326-9694e7af0b7c&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=cada87e1-3ae3-4901-9c71-fb1375ee530d

Apr 26, 2022 • 1h 11min
123: Fat and Trans Identities Intersecting
Being trans nonbinary and fat is quite the adventure for me! Especially as I am talking to cis het men on the dating apps, interacting with them can be triggering for my internalised transphobia. Today's episode we are talking about the two identities of trans and fat and how they play off each other PLUS dating stories and theories on why cis het men can be giant ding-a-lings. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/123 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org "Weight Stigma as a Violation of the NASW Code of Ethics: A Call to Action: https://jswve.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/10-019-100-IJSWVE-2022.pdf#page65 At the Intersection of Fat & Trans: https://affirmativecouch.com/at-the-intersection-of-fat-trans/ The Tragedy of Heterosexuality Sexual Cultures by Jane Ward: https://nyupress.org/9781479851553/the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality/"

Apr 19, 2022 • 1h 6min
122: Stories From Weight Loss Surgery Patients 8 Years Post Op
If you google weight loss surgery then you'll be met with images of smiling formally fat, now thin, people and the image of their unhappy former fat self alongside them. Life is great now they are thin and happy and (presumably) healthy. But are these images accurate? Do they tell the complete story? In today's show, I am sharing first-person accounts from folks who have 8 years post-surgery. It's particularly important to hear from people who are not in the honeymoon stage as their stories are seldom told. TW: mention of suicide attempts and negative outcomes from surgery Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/122 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Untold stories of living with a bariatric body: long-term experiences of weight-loss surgery by Anita Berg: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.12999?fbclid=IwAR3sxUfVnpiHL0kfZNAIZRX6xu_EArYepgOcR57dbuOX9E0sDFvObCKQdIQ This is a companion piece to episode 50. What about weight loss surgery: https://fiercefatty.com/050 My Instagram post with stats on WLS: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQwarxcB_g2/ Patient experiences of outcomes of bariatric surgery: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709707/?fbclid=IwAR3QZ5VCY8iYMCn-BZzvR-4yZ-kZaf2DkfYjZfNkUqQsJTF8Dxlaumv4rH4

Apr 12, 2022 • 1h 1min
121: Seeing People after Gaining Weight
I get so many questions about the difficult situation of overcoming the anxiety around having to see humans when your body has changed size. It feels like almost everyone is (or at some point in time, will be) dealing with this obstacle. Even if our weight stays the same during our lives, our bodies will change in other ways and so talking through this very real anxiety is super important. In today's episode let me give you a pep talk so we can live our lives and not be consumed with thoughts of "but people are going to judge me negatively so I should hideaway." Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/121 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Huffpost article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-weight-gain-office-reopen_n_6228ec0be4b004a43c13b5cc

Apr 5, 2022 • 46min
120: What about if you NEED to lose weight?
Diabetes! High blood pressure! Joint pain! Sleep apnea! Surely these are all things that can only be avoided by not being fat and treated primarily by being on a diet? Yeah, we all know that dieting doesn't work, but what if you NEED to lose weight for health or mobility reasons? Summer Innanen and I talk about that today in our last Death to Diets episode and also share the 2 reasons why you may choose to go on a diet or intentionally lose weight. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/120 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Nicola Salmon - Fat positive fertility: https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ HAES Health Sheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/

Mar 22, 2022 • 1h 28min
119: "Cancel Culture" and Thinness in Fat Spaces
With the revelations about Lindo Bacon surfacing some folks have had mixed feelings on how to feel or act especially if they don't want to "cancel" Lindo. In this episode, I am breaking down what "cancel culture" is and isn't and talking about the impact of thin white folks being seen as the spokespeople in fat liberatory spaces. I am also revealing the name of another person who people have been scared to speak up about (including me). TW: mentions of suicide, but nothing in detail/graphic. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/119 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org I will never work with you: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63524845 Movements, Missing Stairs and Lindo Bacon: https://bodyliberationphotos.com/2022/03/08/movements-missing-stairs-and-lindo-bacon/ Holding Lindo Bacon Accountable for Repeated Harm in the Fat Liberation & HAES® Communities: https://asdah.org/lindo-accountability/ A Week Into The Lindo-pocalypse: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63858830 Pay No Attention to the Mob Behind the Curtain: On Cancel Culture: https://fluffykittenparty.com/2021/08/21/pay-no-attention-to-the-mob-behind-the-curtain-on-cancel-culture/ My post on IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbJMnhKPeeq/ Elliott Geneste: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKLKPAJh2aV/ Antidietfatty: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFUWgsvXmC/ ProjectHeal. If you are not fat: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbLWOutpiDB/ Fat Dr Analysis: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lindo-bacon-and-63742578?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare Nic McDermid: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbGwVDvvhbP/ Caroline Dooner response: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17861921042697796/ and here for screenshot link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BbtfXevh5ZDfJ4jMjqUnbgdKAQ19prkI/view?usp=sharing Dooner cancel culture FB post: https://www.facebook.com/261041360669676/photos/pb.100050390594159.-2207520000../4801766803263753/?type=3

Mar 15, 2022 • 41min
118: The Limitations of "Body Love"
Is loving your body all it's cracked up to be? Do people who lack body hate to spend all day making out with their reflections? Will body acceptance cure a fatphobic world? What are the harms caused by the concept of body love? I'm going to answer those questions in today's episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/118 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org

Mar 8, 2022 • 50min
117: Why is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics prescribing disordered eating for fat clients?
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has "reviewed" the science and the literature and decided that it's an excellent idea to tell fat folks to eat the same amount of calories that a 2-year-old needs. Fun! When I say they reviewed the science, I mean that they didn't really and totally misunderstand what HAES is…thinking it's a weight loss mechanism, and coming to the conclusion people should avoid it as it doesn't work…as a weight loss solution. Join me today as I talk about that total clanger as well as lots more courtesy of AND! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/117 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org Link to recommendations and the survey in there March 25th deadline: https://www.andeal.org/public-comment-guideline-review, survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/awm2022 ASDAH's response: https://asdah.org/community-letter-and-recommendations/?utm_sq=gzn1c88k01&fbclid=IwAR3lnjrBjK9RQeRb0Q7bQlRjqKrGqPrQG1nS-mlt7aXm9opFwVmYYuM4qOI White supremacy: https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/uploads/4/3/5/7/43579015/okun_-_white_sup_culture_2020.pdf Is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Choosing Weight Stigma Over Science? https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/is-the-academy-of-nutrition-and-dietetics?r=c8nqp&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Ragen Chastain's subscription newsletter: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/ Post from softening.nutrition https://www.instagram.com/p/CaQTRHQv5o1/

Mar 1, 2022 • 59min
116: Is there a "gamechanging" new weight loss drug?
There's been hub-bub in the UK because a new weight loss drug has been approved for the NHS. This same drug is also approved in the US and has lots of fat people hopeful that something will finally help them become thin, especially when it is touted at a "gamechanging" intervention by the manufacturer and many other outlets. Is it though? I'm breaking down my thoughts alongside chatting about the harms for fat folks with atypical anorexia. TW: assumptions about fat bodies and health dissected, it's kinda a rage-inducing episode. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/116 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org https://haeshealthsheets.com/the-health-sheet-library/, https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/08/gamechanging-weight-loss-drug-made-available-nhs-semaglutide-obesity, Follow Lucy Edwards on witter (@LNEJourno) and Instagram (@luceay).

Feb 22, 2022 • 48min
115: TV Shows and Movies That Messed With Our Body Image
The Biggest Loser, Friends and Bridget Jones have a LOT to answer to when it comes to body image! Today Summer Innanen and I are talking about the shows and movies that did a number on our self-esteem. Have things got better recently or is it the same old BS and were there ANY good shows from the '00s that helped with body image? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/115 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible! https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org


