That time...I Invaded a Weight Loss Casting

[sincerelyamber]

Amanda, you are so smart, I just cant get over how awesome this was!

Booo at all the weight loss videos that youtube is suggesting for me while watching this.

[FatWaitressDotCom]

@sincerelyamber I know! I don't know how to make them go away!....

[lakathygrande]

Amanda is a badass!

[gutterfly13]

its not only our mind telling us that, its society... that convinces us we can't do these things.

[agarzola]

So what you’re saying is it’s OK for you to go into a casting meant to attract the participation of people interested in losing weight and wasting everyone’s time with unsolicited advice (including that classic “I did it, so can you!” argument that fat activists hate)?

Lovely.

[lakathygrande]

I get tons of unsolicited weight loss advice and it always wastes my time. And those folks always imagine that they're doing me good because I've somehow never heard the "eat right and exercise" solution to being fat before. Since I already eat pretty well and walk everywhere I go and am still fat, all of that advice was a waste of my time. Turn about isn't just fair play-it's a revolution.

[agarzola]

@lakathygrande Congratulations: You just justified a concerned troll.

[notblueatall]

I know it has nothing to do with anything, but you're so cute, Amanda! I just wanna hug ya! <3 But thank you for this vlog. Thank you for infiltrating that audition. Thank you for telling the truths no one usually gets to hear. F-yeah! You rock!

[FatWaitressDotCom]

@notblueatall <3

[iPaponda]

I'm sure you gave everyone in the room a lot to think about. You're planting seeds even in the ones who don't get it. Thanks for your video. Quite inspiring. Keep speaking the truth!

paponda

[thefistheserpent]

lolfatty

[nycivan]

before I watched this, to me you were just a good writer with a blog that spoke to Fat Acceptance. After watching this, you are my new hero. I needed to hear what you said about if one person gets it, thats a win. I given too much energy lamenting about the 95% who are never going to get it. Thank you.

[FatWaitressDotCom]

@nycivan YAY! Those other 95% are always the hardest to get over. It took me the longest time to understand that if I can touch one person, if I can change one life then I am golden. =0)

[librarychair]

yay amanda!