On hearing the news this morning about NICE and WLS
On hearing the news this morning about NICE and WLS

I woke to the news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, part of the British government's Department of Health, wants thousands of people to have gastric bands in order to prevent the National Health Service paying for diabetes treatment.Dear NICE,It is 6.30 in the morning and …

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11Jul2014


Fat activism and tattoos
Fat activism and tattoos

On Saturday around noon my girlfriend and I went and got tattoos.It wasn't my first, that one was in 1996. I'm hardly covered but every now and then I'll go under the needle. I like it, the pain feels good, I enjoy the rush afterwards as well as having a picture on my skin. I have one tattoo that I …

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07Jul2014
 
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