播客兼前TMZ主持人小范·拉坦（Van Lathan Jr.）写了一篇尖锐、有趣、残酷而诚实的文化评论，对美国“健康腰围”中阻碍我们保持良好健康的潜在障碍和极端焦虑进行了尖锐、有趣和残酷的文化批判，通过他作为黑人的心理健康和减肥历程的小插曲进行了探索。
作为一个曾经胖乎乎的孩子，他一生中的大部分时间都自称是“胖朋友”，媒体人物兼播客主持人小范·拉坦一生都在与身心健康作斗争。他已经习惯了在约会现场做他闺蜜的副手，在健身房做懒散的板凳客，在每顿饭上都是他母亲最大的粉丝，尤其是每当她用五种不同的奶酪端上臭名昭著的mac和奶酪时。在365磅的体重下，范非常讨厌胖，他发现胖比黑还难！在多年致力于改善他的身心健康之后，。。。
Fat, Crazy, and Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation
Podcaster and former TMZ host Van Lathan Jr. writes a sharp, funny, and brutally honest, cultural critique of the unspoken obstacles and extreme anxiety that keep us from maintaining good health in America’s “wellness waistland,” explored through vignettes about his mental health and weight loss journey as a Black man.
A formerly chubby kid who self‑identified for much of his life as “the fat friend,” media personality and podcast host Van Lathan Jr. has struggled with physical and mental health his entire life. He was used to being his besties’ wing man on the dating scene, the slack bench‑dweller at the gym, and his mother’s biggest fan at every meal, especially whenever she served up her infamous mac and cheese with five different kinds of cheese. At 365 lbs, Van hated being fat so much, he found it harder than being Black! After dedicating years to improving his physical and mental health,…
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