Love Your Body - Love Your Life

Websites

Healthy Weight Network has been telling the truth about weight loss and health for years!

Body Positive The site to counter all those negative messages our culture delivers!

Body Image Health Building Healthy Body Esteem in a Body Toxic World

Radiance Magazine Online
No longer in print, but lots of good resources on line.

NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance

Largely Positive Self-Esteem for bodies of all shapes and sizes

The F-Word A blog to discuss food, fat and feminism issues in our culture

Coaching Resources

Peer Resources

Articles

Thin Obsession - Fat Oppression
The effects of our media obsession with thinness of self-esteem and eating disorders

Teen Body Dissatisfaction Predicts Future Poor Health This study links poor self-image with unhealthy behavior.

Health is a Behavior, Not a Body Size by Kelly Bliss has inspired much of my thinking on how society views size.

The Case Against Weight-Loss Dieting An excellent well-documented blog posting.

Battling Our Bodies ? Understanding and Overcoming Negative Body Images, Nicole Hawkins, Ph.D.

From the School Library Journal concerning our young people and how self-image affects their lives and well-being

Weighting Game: What The Diet Industry Won't Tell You
by Paul Campos

Intuitive Eating Better Than Dieting for Weight Loss

Genes Take Charge and Diets Fall By The Wayside

Unleash Your Potential by Tom McGrath in Men's Health magazine. An excellent article on motivation to get and stay active.

Sexy Is As Sexy Does

Videos

How to Look Good Naked This is a step in the right direction, though the third episode is still sending "you're not quite acceptable" messages.

The Dove Campaign - Onslaught
Evolution, Amy,

A Fat Rant

The GenuineYou Reading List - Powerful Books that will Change Your Life

Rethinking Thin by Gina Kolata. The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works
Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resche wrote the Intuitive Eating Bible.

Breaking Free From Emotional Eating
Geneen Roth is both compassionate and funny as she helps people to learn eat when they are hungry and stop when they're satisfied.

Making Peace with Food
Susan Kano's book can help you have a more wholesome attitude about food.