Have you ever noticed how people in our workplaces, schools etc make negative comments repeatedly about their body size or shape or that of someone else's? This is Fat Free Talk Week. Tri Delta's Reflections program in Texas started this positive body image initiative last year, and it has been catching on. It is a great, simple idea to get people focused on how they unconciously talk about their bodies. This campaign invites people to stop making negative body image comments for 5 days in order to raise awareness.

There is an article on the Globe Newswire online that covers this campaign. Here is an excerpt:

"'Fat Talk" is classified as statements that explicitly or implicitly reinforce the unattainable thin-ideal standard of female beauty promoted by our culture. Next week, women are encouraged to avoid using phrases like: "I feel fat today;" "I can't eat that, it will make me fat;" "she shouldn't wear that it because it makes her look fat;" or even "Wow, you look great - have you lost weight?" While it may seem harmless, research indicates that a mere 3-5 minutes of engaging in this type of talk substantially increases body dissatisfaction (Stice, 2003)."

If you want to learn more about the initiative, the link to Tri Delta's Fat Free Talk week website is in the article.

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