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  Women And Food: Illustrated

  August 31, 2010 / Culture, News

  My friend Diana (@adamsconsulting) recently told me about the work of Lee Price. Lee’s paintings, several of them self-portraits, are almost photorealistic depictions of the relationship some women have with food. As Diana said, “It’s hard to tell in these paintings if the women are eating because they are happy, sad, depressed, lonely or just hungry… nobody knows. I can relate to this a lot. I’ve eaten many meals, alone in my house, completely naked.” As a male I’m not [...]

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  Day 60 – The Gender Gap Part V

  June 3, 2010 / 100 Days of Starvation, Personal Stories, Tales of Survival, The Gender Gap

  “I’ve been bulimic for 3 years. I was crying as I went to go purge, when my little brother grabbed my hand and asked if he could read me a story. One hour later, I found myself asleep in his bed; he was laying on the ground praying for God to make me ‘happy and healthy again.’ Joshie, your love gives me hope.” ~ Anna P. Calabasas 196.2 lbs. So far I’ve done 4 stories on the differences experienced by [...]

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  Day 17 – The Gender Gap part II

  April 21, 2010 / 100 Days of Starvation, The Gender Gap

  “Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.” ~Peter De Vries 218.8 lbs. Losing weight is a simple numbers game, At its core it comes down to one formula: Calories consumed – Calories expended = X If X is greater than zero, your body will store the extra energy as fat, and over time you’ll gain weight. If X is less than zero, your body will consume some of your fat stores to make up the difference [...]

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