Eat, Think and Be Merry

16/01/2024

You can choose to eat treats all the time, or you can choose to be healthy. Treats are for special occasions. Change the thinking.

09/01/2024

It is her job to be fit. "Mum tum" is normal. Super-defined abs are a full time job. Don't buy the propaganda.

One of the best-known faces in Australian fitness has shared a bikini snap, with many followers labelling her efforts as “incredible” and “awesome”.

08/01/2024

Whether or not you're interested in the plus size influencer article, watch the video about larger sizes costing more at KMart!

An influencer who loves to wear crop tops, skimpy bikinis and skin-tight pants has revealed she’s regularly told to “cover up” because of the size of her body.

08/01/2024

.9%? And yet 67% of the population are overweight or obese. Where's the representation.

Less than one per cent of the models at the Spring/Summer 24 womenswear shows were plus-size, new analysis has revealed, painting a grim picture of the future of representation across the fashion industry.

08/01/2024

How times have changed...for the better!

A plus-size model has been named Maxim’s Sexiest Woman on the magazine’s 2023 list.

06/01/2024

There aren't really any good choices at Maccas, but at least you know the absolute worst choices now!

Love it or hate it, McDonald’s is one of the few places you can find hot, relatively fresh and reasonably inexpensive meal options.

01/01/2024

Apparently, getting older is OK now. Which is much better than the alternative, eh?

OPINION

01/01/2024

Apparently, mid-size is a thing. And it is also "wrong" to be mid-size. AARGH!

A viral TikTok has unearthed the ridiculous plight of average-sized women, and the reality is verging on baffling.

20/12/2023

If it sounds too good to be true, it is. This one for sure, and the "liposuction masks" that you stick to your belly. Just say NO!

A doctor developed a simple weight loss hack over a decade ago, which simply uses a towel to burn belly fat. So we asked an expert if it actually works.

19/12/2023

What is wrong with this article.... Well, firstly it is not an article, it is really an infomercial masquerading as a motivational article. Then, is it about a woman with body dysmorphia (a psychological condition) or body image issues (which are sub-clinical)? Losing weight is not the goal of treatment for body dysmorphia because you are buying into the notion that there is something wrong about a facet of your appearance. You should rather be aiming for body acceptance.

The before pictures show a regular weight woman, and the after photo shows an extremely thin person, and she herself says the latter was not sustainable. And she continues to dislike parts of her body. What do you think?

Welcome to You Got This, news.com.au’s weekly fitness series featuring stories and ideas from real women who’ve experienced it all.

19/12/2023

Body-shaming is everywhere and it is a battle you cannot win. You're either to fat or too skinny, too tall or too short, have a too small or too big bum. Simply stop accepting these kinds of insults and you take the wind out of the sails of the trolls!

COMMENT

05/12/2023

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. I can't seem to share pages from my personal feed to the ETBM feed anymore. Grrr. Anyway, here is an article about the prevalence of eating disorders (or disordered eating) in the population and how important it is to reach out for help. Spoiler alert - his life wasn't destroyed as the headline says.

A young man whose life was destoyed by an eating disorder has revealed how it acted like a “weed” taking over his life, as new data shows that there are one million Aussies struggling with similar issues.