Weight Stigma Awareness Week

Weight Stigma Awareness Week By Laura Dolson I just heard about Weight Stigma Awareness Week, and although I have to admit that I know very little about what the people who founded it actually do, I generally think it's a good idea to talk about this issue. Being overweight at any age (but possibly particularly in children) will often draw teasing and bullying.  Worse, making fun of someone's weight is still generally considered fair game, with some people even claiming that they are trying to help the overweight person.  It does NOT help!  Let's speak up against this form of bullying that affects so many of us.   Why It's So Hard to Keep Weight Off  News Bulletin: Our bodies don't actually like losing weight.  A low-carb diet can help achieve and maintain a weight loss, but it also helps to know what we are up against.  It's not clear why some people can lose more weight than others, by the way.  It's great when people lose lots of weight and keep it off by eating low-carb, but others of us have to be content with losing a more modest amount and rejoice in the health benefits such as lower blood pressure, lower heart disease risk, and lots more. READ NOW Low-Carb Diets Make it Easier to Keep Weight Off  One of the reasons that weight tends to come back on is that metabolic rate drops with weight loss. But guess what? Eating low-carb is the way to minimize this annoying side effect of losing weight.   READ NOW Ten Ways to Break a Weight Loss Stall  Just because our bodies can resist losing weight doesn't mean we should give up at the first sign of a stall.  Here are ten strategies to get weight loss going again. READ NOW Carbs in Root Vegetables  It's fall, and more root vegetables are appearing in the grocery stores and Farmer's Markets. This page compares the carbohydrate in different root vegetables, with links to full carb profiles (including some recipes) for each one. See Also: Low-Carb Grocery List More Low-Carb Food Lists READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE NEXT Understanding Lung Cancer Understanding Asthma Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis How Resilient Are You? How Well Do You Know the Freudian Defense Mechanisms? Quiz: How Assertive Are You? 15 Questions You Should Be Able to Answer About Psychology Research Methods AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.