“What good is a positive body image that results in a spiral that leads toward metabolic syndrome and, ultimately, death? What good is a fit physique if it comes along with bulimia and other baggage?

Having a healthy body image means appreciating the beauty you have now, and any beauty you may acquire while you are taking care of yourself. You love the body you have, and you make that love an action verb by taking care of it: you feed it what it needs, you do your best to avoid what it doesn’t, and you keep it engaged.”

-Erika Kendall

EXCELLENT debate on fit vs fat in the NYT today: Women, Weight, and Wellness. I personally think Erika Kendall summed it up with this quote above. What do you think—can you have health at EVERY size? With predictions that 42% of Americans will be obese by 2030 (we are at 36% right now), this is an issue we have to face.

One reason American health care costs more: We’re fat and getting fatter

“The OECD is out this morning with new projections on international obesity rates and, for the United States, it’s not pretty: We nabbed the dubious honor of the most overweight country. By 2020, the OECD predicts approximately 75 percent of Americans will be overweight or obese.” -The Washington Post

Good fats = happy jojo. Monounsaturateds from the avocado and omega-3s from the salmon salad. Plus some jalapeno cornbread on the side…I don’t know what to call this meal but I think I love it.

NYTimes: “Brown Fat, Triggered by Cold or Exercise, May Yield a Key to Weight Control”

…so if brown fat burns calories when it is triggered by cold or exercise…then exercising IN the cold is the solution to the obesity epidemic! boom. you’re welcome.

(might be a tough sell, seeing as we can’t even get people to exercise in the comfort of a gym, or when the weather is WARM)