Dagny Kight grew up a fat girl in Daytona Beach, FL. She was never interested in hanging out on the beach, even if she had been willing to wear a bathing suit. After losing half her body weight, her days of dodging physical activity are now behind her and she doesn't mind how far away she might have to park. A professional writer and editor, "Powerful Hunger" is the first book Dagny has written for herself, under her own name.
Dagny Kight
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The Paradox of the American Body Image
American culture is riddled with paradigmatic paradoxes in weight and weight loss, body image and body images. Trying to wrap your brain around them may twist your thoughts into knots. What comes to mind first is the immense value our culture puts on both physical beauty AND indulgent food. They cannot realistically co-exist! Yet, we …
Fad Diet Friday: “Thinking Thin”
This week’s fad diet book review is about “Thinking Thin,” the premise that somehow your biology and genetics will be trumped by simply thinking like a thin person! Wow, better than magic! You know it’s bad when a diet book tries to convince you you can’t think correctly. Click to view Fad Diet Friday: “Thinking …
One Weird Old Post: Weight Loss Hype
Burn fat with these five foods! Cut down belly fat with this one weird old tip! Foods that kill belly fat! You’ve seen these ads on the Internet a million times. You know they can’t be true, but you want to hope…maybe? You can’t resist looking! I never have been able to find out the “one …
Weight Loss Solutions Vs. Support
I’ve been kicked off a bunch of weight loss “support” message boards. My crime? I offer advice. I get specific. Somebody says they have a problem; I try to present a solution. And that has gotten me not just flamed but blocked from a handful of “support” web sites. I generally refer to most weight …
Weight Loss Short Cuts Lead to a Dead End
A talk show geared towards women this week featured a spot on “Slimdown Superfoods,” pitching the usual “boost your metabolism” angle. When a new supplement was claimed to have caused weight loss in some kind of trials “without diet or exercise,” the audience erupted into applause and cheers. I found this truly disturbing. To me, …
The Power of Experience for Developing a Healthy Lifestyle
Yesterday was an amazing gift! Thanks to the eccentricities of Chicago weather, it was sunny and mid-70s. After a week stuck inside with that cold, it was wonderful to get out in the breeze. I walked about 5 miles. I started my day with a kettlebell routine and did a core workout in the evening. …
Are There Double Standards for Weight Loss Diets?
Does a vegetarian ever say, “It’s a special occasion, I’ll have the prime rib!” Do vegans think it’s good for the soul to have a pint of Ben & Jerry’s now and then? Would Kosher Jews believe that God is sure to forgive them for an occasional nosh on something as delicious as bacon? Do …
Realities of Weight Loss Surgery
Today I saw a blog comment that felt like a dagger to the heart. I monitor a great many blogs through RSS feed. This comment was to a physician’s post about weight loss surgery on a gastroenterology blog. The person commenting was bemoaning a significant regain following weight loss surgery, “My problem is, I thought it would always …
Escaping the Trap of Weight Loss Myths
This weekend I saw a desperate Facebook post, crying out for bacon. The poster was on a “seven-day nutritional cleanse,” intended to banish all cravings for what she called “unhealthy things.” Given that this plea for bacon appeared on day four of this seven-day “cleanse” and her cravings had her most definitely in a tight …