Body issues - xoJane

JUST TELL ME I HAVE NICE LEGS, MOM! Do We Inherit Our Mother's Body Hang-ups?

Louise Hung — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

As long as I can remember, "leg stuff" as been a topic of conversation and controversy with my mom and me.

Confessions Of A Thin-Privileged Fat Activist

Claire Mysko of The Frisky — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0400

After years of working to educate others about eating disorders and healthy body image, I realized there was something else I needed to do: acknowledge my privilege.

Are Doctors Insensitive/Ignorant To Body Image Issues Or Do We Expect Too Much?

Isabel Foxen Duke — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Is it the responsibility of doctors to watch their words to avoid upsetting patients? Or is their job simply to identify and communicate “facts” truthfully?

How Joining The Coney Island Polar Bear Club Taught Me To Love My Body

Bethany Bryan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Since the age of 12, I had been taught to burrito myself in a beach towel at all swimsuit-wearing times or wear an oversized T-shirt to protect the delicate fat-phobic sensitivities of those around me.

It Happened To Me: My Personal Trainer Boyfriend Is Causing Me To Hate My Body

Kelsey Dimaria — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Slowly, I began to feel uncomfortable eating junk around Nick. He would be slamming down protein shakes, growing bigger and stronger, while I remained small and soft and unsure of what to do with this vast difference in body type.

I Broke My Foot And It Somehow Fixed My Food Issues

Sarah Brown — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0500

According to my doctor, a person with a broken bone needs as many calories as a “very active” person during the healing process -– and, at least in my case, my body has responded with a deep and abiding hunger. Smart move, body.

Just When I Think I'm Exempt From Body Issues and Stuff, I Remember My Feet

Helena — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

I don't wear flip-flops in mixed company for a reason.

Doing Bikram Yoga While Fat

Catherine Lafuente — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:00:00 -0400

If I try to stand with my toes and heels touching, then I can't lock my knees. I suspect it is because my bone structure has been altered by a lifetime of obesity.

It Happened to Me: My Parents Didn't Believe I Was Molested

Debbie Lechtman — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0400

“He touched me! Tell my mother to stop going to him! Tell her! He touched me!” I yelled to my father. And he sat there by my bed, hopeless and clueless, not wanting to believe anything had really happened, that my mother could really keep seeing a man that had harmed me in the most gruesome, unfathomable way.

It Happened to Me: I'm a Failed Bulimic

Rachel Heller — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:00:20 -0400

I was a terrible bulimic. But it would take more than that to get me to stop trying.

Banishing Bad Body Thoughts: Vacation Edition -- Plus! Bonus Fatkini

Emily — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:00:20 -0400

Weeks ago, the folks at Unique Vintage sent me this year's plus-size bikini. I had planned to wear it this weekend, imagining, in my crash diet mentality, that I would have dropped most of the 20 pounds I've gained since last year's bikini by then.

You Can Have My Shapewear When Your Pry It Out of My Svelte, Smooth Hands

Julieanne — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:00:30 -0400

Did I ever tell you guys about the time I hooked up with a guy while wearing a fake butt?

Boobs, A Love/Hate Story

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:00:28 -0400

From fourth grade on, I looked like I was about 25 years old.

A Timeline of One Girl's Relationship With Her Body

Emily V Gordon — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:05:29 -0400

"Look!" she says, innocently enough, "Your legs are like, twice as big as mine!" I never prop my legs up again, and from that one comment, I feel myself turning inward, trying to become smaller than I am.

Weight Gain! How I Got Into It

Emily — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:05:14 -0500

Or you might as well learn to enjoy being fat sometimes since you're going to be anyway.

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea: "This Bod Aint Big Enough For Both of Us"

Michelle Tea — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:00:08 -0500

A mom -– a gorgeous, glamorous mother of two -- looks me up and down and says, “You got to eat ice cream every day.”