Ending Fat Talk

This is "Fat Talk Free" week.

What's that?  It is the effort of the Tri Delta Sorority to put an end to fat talk - you know, talk that sounds like this...

"I am sooooo fat. I just hate my thighs!"

"If I could only be five pounds thinner..."

"I shouldn't eat these cookies...I will look like a fat cow!"

Fat talk is common all over our culture, and perhaps especially so among young adults. But Tri Delta is attempting to put an end to the trend by launching resources and events around the country.

There will be rallies...at multiple locations...

There is community support...

(Lululemon's Storefront)

There is a Facebook Page...

There is even a pledge that folks can sign, supported by the Academy for Eating Disorders, which reads...

"Today I promise to eliminate Fat Talk from conversations with my friends, my family and myself.

Starting now, I will strive for a healthy ideal, which I know looks different for every woman, and focuses on health, not weight or size.

I will celebrate the things about myself and the women in my life that have nothing to do with how we look.

I decide to end Fat Talk NOW!"

There are many ways to get involved...to end fat talk...to support healthy body image...to reduce eating disorders risk...

Will you accept the challenge?!!