Meredith Terpeluk, MNA
Healthy Voice Coach
Non-profit consultant
Wellness Advocate
We are not our weight. We are not how much we’ve gained. We are not how much we’ve lost. We are not how much we want to lose. We aren’t going to be better when we lose it. We aren’t going to finally fit in when we lose it. We are enough right now. If [...]
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What I saw in last night’s third episode of “Huge” was the impact of weight discrimination. When a “normal” sized kid (whatever, it’s all relative) makes fun of an overweight one (like the tennis camp kids did), they feel rejected. They also feel anger and they show it by doing the character game they do [...]
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Overall I think the show was great. They touched on some good issues and brought in good humor to make it light. I was actually thinking at the beginning of my own teen experience. I remember feeling so alone, literally the only overweight kid in my class. I like that this environment helped these teens [...]
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www.breitbart.com Obesity in 4 year olds is shocking. It used to be the one kid in the class who was heavy (that was me) and now it’s the average-sized or skinny kid that is less common. Obviously if that is happening, it’s spreading and it’s not just to more kids, it’s worse with kids who [...]
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