Podcast with Gina Kolata available

19th August 2008

Podcast with Gina Kolata available

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I really like Tara Parker Pope of the New York Times and I like her even more now that she’s posted an 8-minute podcast with fellow staffer Gina Kolata. Kolata, of course, is the author of “Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss — and the Myths and Realities of Dieting” and was featured in an interview here last year. Here’s Kolata’s advice to people who struggle with their feelings about their weight:

“Don’t always blame yourself, and don’t beat up on yourself,’’ said Kolata. “It’s obviously really, really hard. Don’t say, ‘I’m a weak person and it’s my own fault.’ ”

Instead, Gina says some people who have tried unsuccessfully to lose weight may decide to say to themselves, “I can be attractive. I can buy clothes. I can be fit. I can be healthy. I can have a good life, and I may not be skinny, but so what.”

We need more people like Gina Kolata to help put the emphasis back where it belongs — on health and not the appearance of health.

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1 On August 19th, 2008, devil

said:

“…Gina says some people who have tried unsuccessfully to lose weight may decide to say to themselves, ‘I can be attractive. I can buy clothes. I can be fit. I can be healthy. I can have a good life, and I may not be skinny, but so what.’ ”

I hope they do say that to themselves. I’ve known plenty of skinny people who were not attractive, couldn’t buy clothes, were not fit, not healthy, and did NOT have a good life. They were skinny, so what? And I’m not even talking about folks with eating disorders. (A few were on meth, though.)

posted on August 19th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

2 On August 19th, 2008, Dolly

I love Gina Kolata. After reading her book “Rethinking Thin” my perspective on weight loss changed completely.

“We need more people like Gina Kolata to help put the emphasis back where it belongs — on health and not the appearance of health.” –> Right on the mark, Rachel!

posted on August 19th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

3 On August 19th, 2008, Carrie

I love Gina Kolata, though I don’t always like TPP’s choice of topics (obsession with weight loss and dieting news, anyone?)

I listened to the podcast and thought it was fantastic.

posted on August 19th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

4 On August 20th, 2008, Rachel

Carrie: From what I’ve read of TPP, she at least acknowledges those studies that show fit and fat is better than thin and unfit and that diets don’t work.

posted on August 20th, 2008 at 9:37 am