Category: News

Required Reading For Anyone Who's Weird About Food

Binge eating and emotional overeating are hot topics in the news and in research now. As they should be! I found these stories/posts interesting and wanted to share… More 

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Sunny -  1 Comment

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Happy Announcement: Sunny's Writing a Book For Young Women Who Overeat!

I’ve got an announcement! After many years of thinking about it, and a couple of years of plucking away at a proposal, it’s finally happening: Berkley Books has… More 

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Sunny -  16 Comments

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What It Really Takes To Look Like Victoria Beckham

According to Posh herself, it takes working out seven days a week. Kudos to her for being honest about how far she goes to get it. So many… More 

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Sunny -  2 Comments

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Body Image News: Even Ancient Women Were Obsessed with Their Weight

Get this: There’s a scene in an ancient Roman comedic play called Eunuchus in which the main character talks about a woman he’s in love with not fitting… More 

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Sunny -  1 Comment

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Um, What's the Number for Child Protective Services, Again?

This clip of a pageant mom putting her healthy 8-year-old daughter on an “all-fruit diet” so she could fit into her custom dress has me almost shaking in… More 

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Sunny -  1 Comment

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4 Books That Will Help You Get Sane About Food (And Get to a Healthy Weight)

This post is inspired by a Rachel over at Body By Pizza, who tweeted late last night that a good friend of hers needed a good book on… More 

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Sunny -  11 Comments

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What Are Your Food Rules? (And…Do You Have Too Many?)

Michael Pollan had a fun and enlightening slideshow on the nytimes.com today all about people’s food rules. We all have them, don’t we? Especially those of us who… More 

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Sunny -  5 Comments

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Do Skinny Models and Celebs Cause Eating Disorders?

They didn’t cause mine, that’s for damn sure. I was sneaking cookies and wondering if I was fat before I even knew what a model was. A lot… More 

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Sunny -  5 Comments

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The TRUTH About Super-Skinny Models in Magazines

You’ve probably heard by now of the huge, positive hub-bub created by a picture of a gorgeous size 12-14 model in Glamour‘s September issue. Editor in chief Cindi… More 

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Sunny -  2 Comments

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Proof That "Fat Days" Are Sooo All In Your Head

There was an incredibly interesting “feeling fat” study presented at the Eating Disorders Research Society meeting I went to last week. The researchers at York University showed 100… More 

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Sunny -  Leave a comment

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