fat guys

Fat Dudes Are Hot

I like lots of kinds of bodies. Fat dudes are on that list.
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Sex, fat guys, fat dudes, fat acceptance, body acceptance, variety, I have a type, lots of people are attractive

Jun 6, 2013 at 11:00am | 483 comments

fat

I Weigh 300 Pounds And I'm Cool With Everyone Knowing It: Thoughts On Zoe Saldana's Allure Cover And The Radical Possibilities Of Disclosing Your Weight

Why do we allow a number to hold so much power over our self-perception?
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Issues, fat, body politics, body acceptance

May 17, 2013 at 3:00pm | 424 comments

body

F@#$ Sizes! Do Yourself A Favor And Forget Your "Number"

I stopped hating my body when I realized that number doesn’t mean dick.
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Clothes, body, size, body acceptance, shopping

Jun 12, 2013 at 9:00am | 412 comments

fat

Fat Woman Falls Through New York Sidewalk And It's HIGH COMEDY To A Bunch Of Jerks

Why are we so freakin' stingy with our sympathy when it comes to "enormous" fat women? What the hell is wrong with us?
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Issues, fat, body acceptance

Jan 15, 2013 at 1:00pm | 409 comments

fat

My Husband Almost Divorced Me Because I'm Fat

Spoiler alert: we're still married, and I'm still fat. This is not an article about how to help your spouse to lose weight.
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Relationships, fat, marriage, body acceptance, body autonomy

Mar 12, 2013 at 9:00am | 320 comments

eating disorders

EMILY ASKS LESLEY: How Do I Stop Hating My Body? Backsliding Edition

In the third installment of a never-ending series, I attempt to talk Emily out of going back to Weight Watchers.
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Issues, eating disorders, diets, body acceptance, weight watchers, radical anti-diet extremism, friendly advice

Oct 15, 2012 at 2:30pm | 292 comments

body acceptance

YAY! A New Reason For Women to Hate Their Bodies: The Thigh Gap Lipo Trend

Just when we thought it was safe to come out of the water, or in my case, from the bottom of the KFC bucket.
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Healthy, body acceptance, body-shaming, thigh pudge, Daily Mail

Feb 28, 2013 at 9:00am | 271 comments

fat

ASK LESLEY: How Can I Stop Believing That My Life Will Be Better If I'm Thin?

FAT IS NOT MAKING YOU UNHAPPY. All our accumulated cultural crap around bodies and expectations are.
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Issues, fat, ask lesley, body acceptance, weight loss

Jan 18, 2013 at 9:00am | 254 comments

body image

PRAISE AND DISGUST: The Problem With Being Labeled “Scary Skinny”

UGH, I’m getting all serious again. Sorry, but stomach flu just isn’t conducive to beauty writing. This will be brief!
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Issues, body image, healthy, eating disorders, body acceptance, doctor's visits, when doctors are assholes

Dec 31, 2012 at 11:00am | 253 comments

fat

These Shirts Aren't For Skinny Bitches -- But Skinny Bitches Aren't The Enemy

The way folks talk, you'd think fat people and skinny people are locked in a battle to the death over the acceptability of bodies and that, Highlander style, in the end there can be only one.
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Beauty, fat, fat acceptance, body acceptance, thin people, body diversity

Jan 31, 2013 at 10:30am | 224 comments

bloggers

In the Fat vs. Skinny Smackdown, Everybody Loses

Skinny women are more often thought of as mean, controlling and superficial, while fat women are seen as lazy, sloppy and slow.
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Issues, bloggers, body acceptance, internet, Mr. Rogers, thinspiration, weight

Jul 13, 2012 at 1:00pm | 216 comments

fashion

"Say No to Size Zero:" How Judging Thin Women Doesn't Promote Body Acceptance

Lashing out at thin women to tell them they aren’t wanted isn’t the way to address disparities and prejudices in fashion.
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Issues, fashion, modeling, class war, body diversity, fatty fatty two by four, body acceptance, body image

Apr 4, 2013 at 2:30pm | 186 comments

body acceptance

A Health Club Specifically for Plus Size Women: Good Idea/Bad Idea?

I’ll freely admit I would be super interested in a fitness environment that didn’t treat me like a freaking disease.
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Healthy, body acceptance, exercise, fitness, plus size

Jun 22, 2012 at 10:00am | 171 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Lost Over 100 Pounds And Sent My Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission

I knew that I hadn’t been taking care of myself, but this was the most unpleasant wake-up call of my life. I didn’t know if I could change my fate, but I vowed to try.
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It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, ihtm raw, diabetes, remission, weight loss, body acceptance, healing

Feb 14, 2013 at 10:00am | 169 comments

body acceptance

I Finally Found A Bra That Fits: How Buying New Lingerie Is Helping Me Accept My New Body

You know those women who can open their closets, pull out a few things and voila! they look amazing and effortless? I am not one of those women.
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Clothes, body acceptance, bras, shopping

May 20, 2013 at 12:00pm | 151 comments

weight

ASK LESLEY: How Do I Deal With Family Members Bringing Up My Weight and Eating Habits at Holiday Gatherings?

BREAKING: It turns out YOU DESERVE TO ESTABLISH HEALTHY BOUNDARIES and to HAVE THOSE BOUNDARIES RESPECTED. Really!
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Family Drama, weight, body acceptance, boundaries, ask lesley

Dec 3, 2012 at 4:00pm | 140 comments

body acceptance

Adventures in Topamax: I'm on a Weight Loss Drug, But Not Because I Want to Lose Weight

All of my doctors assure me that the weight loss will slow down eventually, and then I can begin to settle into my new body. I have an irrational fear that they are wrong -- that this weight loss will never, ever end, that I will shrink away into nothingness and disappear.
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Healthy, body acceptance, body consciousness, Topamax, weight loss

Aug 2, 2012 at 10:00am | 139 comments

body acceptance

I'm Self-Conscious About My Upper Arms! So I Tattooed One of Them.

"I do not show my upper arms in public," she confided. "The three-quarter sleeve is my jam." At the time, I felt kind of bad, thinking that she should be happy with her body. And this has remained my policy... for everyone but myself.
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Healthy, body acceptance, body image, tattoos, upper arms

Jun 1, 2012 at 10:00am | 128 comments

adolescence

Boobs, A Love/Hate Story

From fourth grade on, I looked like I was about 25 years old.
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Relationships, adolescence, big boobs, body acceptance, body issues, boobs, puberty

Jun 1, 2012 at 4:00pm | 122 comments

the frisky

Girl Talk: On Being Called "Tiny"

Tiny is a newborn puppy, or a kindergarten child, or, my 5’0″ mother who weighed 90 pounds on her wedding day. I haven’t weighed 90 pounds since middle school.
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Issues, the frisky, body acceptance, offensive, body image

Jun 10, 2013 at 12:30pm | 111 comments

body acceptance

Help Me Get Over This Admittedly Absurd Bit Of Body Insecurity: I Have a "Banana Roll"

No, it's not a delicious pastry; it's a little roll of fat under my right butt cheek.
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Issues, body acceptance, butts

May 8, 2013 at 6:00pm | 105 comments

body acceptance

More Brides Having Plastic Surgery to Feel "Confident" for Their Weddings

Have I ever told you guys about that time I got married? PLUS: JETPACKS!
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Relationships, body acceptance, body politics, jetpacks, plastic surgery, weddings

Jul 20, 2012 at 5:00pm | 100 comments