Movies & Books

Here are a few of my favorite big boned girl movies. If you haven’t seen them, check them out at Netflix or Blockbuster.

Circle of Friends (1995) with Minnie Driver – Catholicism, feeling fat, sex, guilt, what’s not to love?

Big Boned Quote “I don’t know why you let me go to University. It’s like taking me to the top of the mountain and showing me the world, and then marching me back down, and saying, “That’s what you can’t have Benny, you silly great fat article.”

Real Women Have Curves (2002) with America Ferrera

Big Boned Quote “Like my grandmother used to say, “There’s no better dressing than meat on bones.”

Muriel’s Wedding (1994) with Toni Collette

Big Boned Quote “Muriel! Muriel Heslop. Stupid, fat and useless. I hate her! I’m never going back to being her again! Why can’t it be me? Why can’t I be the one? “

Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) with Renee Zellweger

Big Boned Quote “Now these are very silly little boots, Jones. And this is a very silly little dress. And, um, these are, fuck me, absolutely enormous panties.”

More to come later…….possibly with summaries.

Books

I’ve read many fat and weight loss related books over the years. Here are a few of my favorites.

Fat & Furious: Mothers and Daughters and Food Obsessions (Judi Hollis)

Make the Connection: 10 Steps to a Better Body – And a Better Life (Bob Greene and Oprah Winfrey)

You: On A Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management (Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen)

The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom (Dr. Phil McGraw)