Fat Girl Hacks

On this long awaited episode of Fat Girl Hacks….we talk about everything as always. There’s the discussion of the use of weight loss drugs and how complicated it can be. We’ve lived through Fen-Phen and Olean, so we have some feelings. Of course we laugh, Jaime doesn’t mince words, Meghan forgets what she was talking about and Nina keeps us all in line (kinda). We try to en...

Fat Girl Hacks is back with a brand new special episode! Jaime and Meghan sat down with their girl Nurse Practitioner Susanne Johnson MSN, FNP-BC, APN to find out what fat medical care should and can look like. Don’t let bullies not let you get the care you need and deserve! Susanne Johnson is fighting the good fight from within the system. Don’t miss this episode! Don’t worry Nina stans- sh...

Fat Girl Fall has begun! Break out your mat and namaste with us because we’re talking YOGA! Meghan tells us how she went from yoga student to yoga teacher. Nina talks more than ever!  Jaime reveals her deep seeded need to collect introverts she meets in the wild. Gotta catch em all!  Fat Girl Hacks is a bi-weekly, body-positive podcast. FGH discusses living life as a fat chick –  the strengt...

Fat Girl hacks is back and they are ready to fight for their rights to be treated better. In this episode the ladies discuss what it’s like being body positive when you aren’t feeling positive about your body. Meghan reveals her desire to pick on small calfed men, Jaime declares herself superhuman, and Nina fires everyone for HR violations! Fat Girl Hacks is a bi-weekly, body-positive podcast. FGH...

Episode 32- Nina Thinks She’s a Boomer Come one, Come All! Fat Girl hacks is yelling about the importance of representation again! This week the ladies talk about HBO’s Legendary, women fighting back against unsolicited fat shaming, and being the person they needed in the world. Also Jaime thinks Nic Cage is her goth representative.  Fat Girl Hacks is a bi-weekly, body-positive podcast. FGH discus...

Episode 31 I Make the Fat Rules   And just like that… we’re back!! After a self-love hiatus the Hackers are back with a new episode. All the same Fat Girl Hacks fun you’re used to with a dash of pandemic fatigue to really spice things up. Catch up with Nina, Meghan and Jaime! Jaime does her best impression of a raincloud- Meghan might be a time traveler- And Nina is FINE. Everything is FINE. Have...

Episode 30- My Mom, Dr. Fauci   This episode of Fat Girl Hacks the ladies are discussing Rebel Wilson conspiracy theories and Nina’s shiny new booster shot. Find out when the Hackers think it’s appropriate to ask or comment about someone else’s body. *Spoilers* It’s basically never. Tired of carrying things you want to buy through the bookstore? Don’t miss Jaime (former Barnes and Noble emplo...

Episode 29- Muffin Top: Activate! Guess who’s back, again? That’s right, check out this brand new episode of Fat Girl Hacks! The ladies are talking about their experiences clothes shopping while fat and Old Navy’s new ‘Bodequality’ campaign. Also Nina learns about the Quacker Factory. Tell a friend.   Fat Girl Hacks is a bi-weekly, body-positive podcast. FGH discusses living life as a fat chi...

Episode 28 – Shameless Buffet Representation On another amazing episode of Fat Girl Hacks, two out of three luscious ladies take on another virtual fitness adventure!  This time they bring the SEX to sexy and the BURLY to burlesque.  Nina and Meghan took a burlesque dance class with the amazing Kinky Slippers. Transformed into saucy, albeit sweaty, minxes, they bumped, shimmied and swayed to...

On this special bonus episode of FGH the hackers are sitting down with Nurse Practitioner Susanne Johnson MSN, FNP-BC, APN and discussing an especially heinous doctors appointment recently endured. Jaime delves into a recent appointment where the doctor could not get past weight to help with the problem at hand. Susanne helps unpack this problematic doctor visit and tells us what would’ve been a b...

Another week, another new Zoom workout sesh.  This week, Meghan and Nina take on Pilates with Body Positive Fitness, Inc. With +100 0nline classes, BPF has something for everyone and everybody. All classes are offered for all levels of fitness. No matter what Hacker you got on the Buzzfeed quiz, there’s something for you. As always, the ladies laugh, curse and and probably throw in chatter about a...

After a quick health hiatus The Girls are back with their first joyful movement episode. This week they took a Body Positive Dance class with the one and only Alana Cooper. The Hackers were led on a 30 dance and body love dance-fest.  Jaime, Nina and Meghan spend this episode recapping the class and getting into all their regular off-topic shenanigans. Spoiler: THEY LOVED THE CLASS and can’t wait...

The Hackers are doing another series! This time: Joyful Movement. We’re going to explore the world of Zoom fitness and other quarantine activities. Don’t worry, this isn’t some “New Year, New You” bulls#!+…we just miss each other and wanna do activities. If you see Nina in the streets wearing scrubs…don’t thank her. Jaime is a skin suit full of lava. Despite a questionable sense of hum...

* Trigger Warning * In this week’s episode the ladies (and everyone else) are discussing Lizzo’s “controversial” detox. It’s a tough world out there for fat ladies and unfortunately The Hackers don’t solve the problems of a fatphobic world in this episode, but they may make you laugh. Who can solve these problems? If you asked Nina’s mom, she’d probably say Michael Jordan.   Fat Girl Hacks is a bi...

Have you ever wondered who buys Meghan’s underwear? Listen to find out! Also this week the ladies are discussing the idea of good and bad food. Has a cupcake stolen you from your family, raised you as its own to think your own father is the real enemy? No? Then maybe we’re all giving food a little too much credit and power. What is the moral obligation food has to us? They’re breaking through lear...

The lovely ladies of Hack have returned in time for Thanksgiving to tell you about all their favorite holiday foods! Mashed potato sandwich, anyone? For real though, the hackers talk about fat shaming in politics and how that affects the fat community. Can someone hate and mock fat people and still love you, their fat friend or family member? They also have some real talk about living the Covid-19...

Episode 21 – Lizzo For President   The Hackers are still here and they’re still smiling (ok, sometimes it’s forced) despite all that’s going on in the world. One of the people who keeps FGH smiling is Lizzo…duh. This week we discuss the Queen’s historic Vogue cover. What it means to us on a whole buncha levels.  As per usual, they get off topic…a lot.  Did you get your book...

Hack Attack is back! The ladies of hack have returned for a twentieth episode!  This week we’re talking books… and literary characters… and movies… and things! What was the first fat character that left an impression on you? Does Blubber by Judy Blume send you into a cold sweat or does it bring back happy memories of days gone by? FGH breaks down their favorite fat characters. Jaime’s favorite boo...

Episode 19 – Bustin’ a Cup   Sources say: Adele is thin, Rebel likes fitness and Lizzo is vegan. In this week’s episode, the FGH Crew discusses weight and diet in the media and why people are obsessed with it. Who lost weight? Who gained weight? Who’s on a new fad diet?  The Hackers have a hunch that Hollywood is much tougher on women when it comes to all things fat.  Join the gang on a...

Bodies…we all have them. The Hackers continue discussing their favorite body parts. This week, we discuss bellies. Maybe you call it something else? FGH reviews a colorful variety of names for this beloved body part and they will eventually desensitize you to all the “colorful” names for it.  The crew talks girdles and the potential dangers of said self-imposed torture device. Then they just...

We’re still in quarantine and we’re still discussing body parts. This week in the FGH Body Series, we’re all about thighs…milky, creamy, and covered in coarse black hair – what do we do with them? How do we keep them from hurting us? How do we fall madly in love with them? We discover that chub rub is an equal opportunity offender when Chuck, a skinny dude, gets his first bout of it.  Episod...

Episode sixteen in quarantine. The Hackers update their q-life status: Jaime misses hugging her mom, Meghan still hates human to human contact, Nina has returned from the third dimension and has also returned to work.  Welcome to our FGH Body Series. Each week, we’ll explore a different body part; the good, the bad and the sometimes ugly. This week, we’re taking a TITillating journey into the amaz...

The long-awaited quarantine episode is here! We’re apart, but still together – fighting the good fat fight. We discover that Nina podcasts from the ethereal realm known as Dimension X. Just listen to how EPIC she sounds!  This week’s episode is all about being fat in quarantine and adjusting to the Q-life in general. The ladies of The Hack are surviving quarantine just like everyone else… by...

FYI – this week’s episode was recorded 2 weeks prior to our current pandemic situation. We are all very aware of the seriousness of the Covid-19 outbreak and have been taking safety precautions sheltering in place with our husbands and pets. Be safe, ya’ll. We’ve been heavy physically and in the last few episodes. We lighten it up, kinda, for episode 14. We decided to make a FGH 20 Questions (or m...

Do you have a fever? Is the only prescription more Fat Girl Hacks? It’s lucky episode 13 and Meghan is sick again, so the ladies are talking about being fat and going to the doctor. Whether it’s your primary care, chiropractor, or your therapist, what can you do to get the care you need without being fat shamed? FGH wants you to demand the care you need and want.  Also…Meghan visited a Russi...