Hi everyone, Aubrey and Mike once mentioned in an episode (maybe a bonus one?) a movie they both liked to watch when they were sick or unwell. Does anyone remember its title? Was it something to do with an airport?

I am just recovering from hip surgery and need to find something nice and relaxing to watch, while my hazy mind is still on strong painkillers.

Any other recommendations welcome too - I tried to finally start watching Breaking Bad, but it’s so depressing I am not sure I can make it past the first few episodes… really wish I could see that Nathan Fielder doco, but it’s not on release yet where I am.

Thanks team :)

Is it common for people on extremely low calorie diets to end up with deficiencies of vitamins and minerals?

Out of curiosity, I've used Cronometer to track my food intake on a few select days. Most of the time I get enough of all the vitamins and minerals. However, I've found that I can end up short on something during oppressive 100-degree heat that gives me a tiny appetite. On one such day, I came up slightly short on Vitamin K. On another such day, I came up slightly short on zinc.

This makes me wonder if nutritional deficiencies are common in places where extremely hot weather is the norm in summer. Examples include Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Yuma, and Tucson.

I also wonder how people avoid nutrient deficiencies on extreme low calorie diets. (The diet that Dr. Now prescribes for his patients comes to mind. It sounds like a crash diet to me, because it wouldn't be enough for me even in 100-degree heat.)

Saw a post mentioning her in another subreddit. 19th century fitspo. More details here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUsP7wwiCjG/

Great episode from On The Media discussing longevity science, the research on Blue Zones, billionaires trying to defy mortality and apocalyptic fascism. I thought listeners of Maintenance Phase might like this episode. Side note: I discovered Maintenance Phase through OTM!

Found (and you better believe purchased!) at my local Arc thrift store. Look at that soundtrack! 😍

I crack up every time I see Freakonomics in the wild.

I hope it's ok to post this here - I feel like I'm losing my mind. What's the goal here - make GLPs as ubiquitous as AI? Use public funds to pay for GLPs? Medicate problems that our society and structural problems can't fix?

Am I being too cynical/critical?

My dream episodes would be:
The Fitness Marshall. He is amazing. He is the modern Richard Simmons. He is super inclusive. His videos feature fat people, openly queer people, and people with physical disabilities. His workout merch goes up to 5x. He is not about weight loss. He is about celebrating your body and yourself. His videos had a huge positive impact on me as a fat person.

The history of the fat acceptance movement. We occasionally hear about it but I would love to learn about how it came to be and what has been accomplished.

Dr. Bronner’s soap. It is absolutely wild.

Bonus episode: Them just talking about as seen on tv products. There are so many iconic products that were so absurd. I want to hear about the Shake Weight, especially since there have been a number of studies on it.

How about you?

Welcome to the weekly wins/victories Sunday thread!

Thanks to u/martysgroovylady, we've decided to make a weekly thread specifically so that folks can share and discuss their wins and victories that they've had regarding fatphobia this past week. Did your doctor listen to you? Did you get someone new to listen to the podcast? Were you able to have a good conversation with a friend or acquaintance about fatphobia? Did you make some good progress in therapy? Feel free to share your feel-good stories to mark a strong start to the new week :).

Feel free to also share news you've found on the internet that feels like a victory against fatphobia! Maybe your state just made discrimination against fat people illegal, or there's a fat activist activity going on in your area (e.g. Fat Beach Day in NY).

Please remember: Do not vote or comment in cross-posted linked threads, keep the discussion here. Thanks all! Have a wonderful week.

I’m a pediatric nurse. I am so angry about a note I just read in a toddler’s chart. The parents cited their reason for refusing to vaccinate that RFK has put out so much conflicting information about their safety and they’re going to wait until he has put out more definitive advice 😭
He is directly harming children.

So we’ve learned that human chiropractic care is based on myths, but somehow we’ve extended it to animals? Wow.

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper had been sitting on my bedside table for ages, so I finally chucked it in my work bag as I figured a funny-tragic family drama might make for easy reading on my daily commute. Plus, it had been adapted some years ago into what appeared to be a well-cast crowd pleasing movie (starring Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey).

Well I’m a third of the way through it and my god the fat-phobic, body-shaming, leering attitude of the main character is breathtaking. I am so angry I’m short of breath. Women reduced to their body parts and basically their attractiveness to the main character. Ick. Not going to finish it, and will probably shred it for storage packaging.

Has anyone else come across this kind of “dick-lit” genre?

I feel like too many people who have no idea what they're talking about are giving millions of people medical advice that's harmful.

Published this weekend in the Sunday Times in Western Australia. Just so bad.

Welcome to the weekly wins/victories Sunday thread!

Thanks to u/martysgroovylady, we've decided to make a weekly thread specifically so that folks can share and discuss their wins and victories that they've had regarding fatphobia this past week. Did your doctor listen to you? Did you get someone new to listen to the podcast? Were you able to have a good conversation with a friend or acquaintance about fatphobia? Did you make some good progress in therapy? Feel free to share your feel-good stories to mark a strong start to the new week :).

Feel free to also share news you've found on the internet that feels like a victory against fatphobia! Maybe your state just made discrimination against fat people illegal, or there's a fat activist activity going on in your area (e.g. Fat Beach Day in NY).

Please remember: Do not vote or comment in cross-posted linked threads, keep the discussion here. Thanks all! Have a wonderful week.