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What Fat Women Want

Wanting to be thin is only part of the story.
by Frances Kuffel
Frances Kuffel is the author of Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self. See full bio
April 21, 2009

Conversation with a Fat Friend

Motivation should be removed from the weight loss vocabulary because it is too often a finite prod.  I hear it all the time: "I want to be thin for my daughter's wedding" or "my 20th reunion is coming up".  The dieter either gives up because realizes she won't fit the perfect evening gown in time or she gets down to her cheerleader uniform size but eats the entire breakfast buffet. Read More

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