Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement

Fat Beach Day events are springing up across the US in an effort to fight back against fat-phobia, reclaim safe spaces for the community and honor plus-size culture. Today, one of these celebrations is being held to coincide with Pride month at Jacob Riis Beach in New York, a location deeply ensconced in the city’s activism space.

  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    If you’re going to get that pedantic about it though, you may as well say weight is lost in the bathroom.

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      It’s a matter of scale, that physical activity moves energy usage maybe 10 to 15 % during the exercise compared to sitting still. However, there’s a lot of reasons to exercise for the sake of your pancreas and heart.

      Besides, 84% of weight lost is by breathing it out, so not technically the bathroom.

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        5 days ago

        Sure, but trying to lose weight without exercise is still hard mode. I’ve done it with and without the exercise part.