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Miriam's Big Fat Adventure - My Take on Episode 2

Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure – My Take on Episode 2

By Claudia | Big Fat Adventure | 0 comment | 13 March, 2020 | 0

Miriam Margolyes is looking at why we in the UK are getting fatter. We were left at the close of episode 1 of Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure with the question of whether it’s possible to be fat and happy. Episode 2 is all about extremes. What some of us will do in pursuit of perfection.Read more

Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure – My Take on Episode 1

Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure – My Take on Episode 1

By Claudia | Big Fat Adventure, Body Positive | 0 comment | 11 March, 2020 | 0

I have always admired Miriam Margolyes as an actor, for her politics and for being outspoken. Now she’s taking on the issue of obesity. A third of people in the UK are officially obese. That’s a lot of us. But we don’t have a voice. We don’t speak up. In silence, we suffer ridicule, abuseRead more

Fat shaming… it’s personal.

Fat shaming… it’s personal.

By Claudia | Big Fat Adventure | 0 comment | 8 March, 2020 | 0

I’ve been fat-shamed all my life. And each and every time it has wounded me. Hurt me. Made me want to run back to my lair and hide… and eat. For me, most of the fat-shaming has come from men. I’ve heard everything from “you’d be really attractive if you lost some weight” said byRead more

I eat. Poem by angela dyson

I eat.

By Claudia | Big Fat Adventure | 0 comment | 8 March, 2020 | 0

I eat. I eat when I’m happy. I’m eat when I’m sad. I eat when I’m afraid and when I’m lonely. I eat when everything feels like it’s closing in on me and when I can’t cope with the world. I eat because at times I find facing reality almost impossible. I eat to blockRead more

Angela Dyson explores being overweight

Discussing my weight battles Live on BBC Radio with Allison Ferns

By Claudia | Angela Dyson BBC Radio, Big Fat Adventure | 0 comment | 5 March, 2020 | 0

I’m going to be honest with you. This post is uncomfortable for me for a number of reasons. Firstly, the picture. Its a still from a video I made to promote Next Level. When I watched this video back for the first time, all I could think about was not how excited I was aboutRead more

As Miriam M embarks on her Big Fat Adventure, I too will be

As Miriam M embarks on her Big Fat Adventure, I will be too

By Claudia | Angela Dyson BBC Radio, Big Fat Adventure | 0 comment | 5 March, 2020 | 0

This week I’ve been inspired to tackle something very personal and important to me. I have always struggled with my weight and, as a result, I have spent much of my life hating myself. Self-loathing has been a constant companion. Now I ask myself the question: Why do I feel such shame about being fat?Read more

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