I know, I know. It’s not Sunday anymore. That’s just how it goes. So, here is this week’s roundup. Enjoy and please let us know if you’ve read anything inspiring/thoughtful this past week.

Here’s my most recent post at About-face regarding the new, shameful Australian weight loss reality show, Excess Baggage.

This year, why not Make Valentine’s Day about Self-Love

& another post in the spirit of V-day, here’s 25 Acts of Self-Love

Self-love is THE most important thing you need in order to have ANYTHING you want, really make you happy, loved and fulfilled. Without self-love you will constantly be wondering what is wrong with you, why things “never work out” and why you aren’t getting what you want. Self-love is the critical foundation in getting what you want.

Here’s the lovely Margaret Cho on Learning to Love Ourselves

I love this post on Women of Substance – REAL stories of women who have RECOVERED from eating disorders and gone on to live fulfilling lives and share their unique gifts and talents.

Here’s a Q&A session with More of Me to Love founder, Jay Solomon – a place for people of all sizes to learn to love their bodies and themselves.

Here’s an oldie, but a goodie at Curvy Yoga – Why Happiness Doesn’t Equal Weight Loss

I’ve long been an anti-diet advocate, but now even Weight Watchers Admits Diets Don’t Work according to Beyond Chocolate’s wrap-up of the recent DitchDieting Protest.

If you’re in the UK, now’s your chance to have your say. The Body Image Enquiry is inviting people to take part and give evidence by completing a questionnaire about the causes and consequences of body image anxiety in the UK and what practical steps can be taken to address this.

From Harvard Health Publications, Why Stress Causes People to Overeat

Whether you’ve had a child or not, this video is a BEAUTIFUL meditation on celebrating the belly and the female form. Wow!