Body acceptance - xoJane

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

Lesley — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400

Why do we allow a number to hold so much power over our self-perception?

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

Emily Rodriguez — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400

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

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

s.e. smith — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0400

Lashing out at thin women to tell them they aren’t wanted isn’t the way to address disparities and prejudices in fashion.

My Mom And I Look The Same, So Her Body Issues Feel Like Mine Sometimes

Kate Conway — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Tina Fey recently said that she won't talk crap about her own body in front of her daughters because she doesn't want to set a bad example. I wonder if my mom did the same thing, but now that I've grown up, she no longer has to maintain the illusion.

My Husband Almost Divorced Me Because I'm Fat

Anna C — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400

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.

I Bang Fat Guys To Make Myself Feel Thinner

Isabel Foxen Duke — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0500

In the greatest depths of my body issues, I refused to sleep with anyone who wasn’t at least somewhat overweight.

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

Natalie — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Just when we thought it was safe to come out of the water, or in my case, from the bottom of the KFC bucket.

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

IHTM CONTESTANT — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500

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.

These Shirts Aren't For Skinny Bitches

Marianne — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0500

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.

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

Lesley — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

FAT IS NOT MAKING YOU UNHAPPY. All our accumulated cultural crap around bodies and expectations are.

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

Lesley — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

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

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

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:00:00 -0500

UGH, I’m getting all serious again. Sorry, but stomach flu just isn’t conducive to beauty writing. This will be brief!

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

Lesley — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:00:00 -0500

BREAKING: It turns out YOU DESERVE TO ESTABLISH HEALTHY BOUNDARIES and to HAVE THOSE BOUNDARIES RESPECTED. Really!

SCIENCE SAYS: Looking at Pictures of Me Will Make You Feel Better About Your Own Body (Maybe)

Lesley — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

In other words, I am personally helping reduce our cultural obsession with thinness by putting pictures of my fat self up on xoJane all the time. YAY ME.

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

Lesley — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:30:00 -0400

In the third installment of a never-ending series, I attempt to talk Emily out of going back to Weight Watchers.

SURPRISE! I Don't Love My Body All the Time (And That's OK)

Lesley — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0400

Exhortations in favor of "loving your body" are totally overrated and can even be damaging -- but not for the reasons you might think.

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

Sarah Eyre — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:00:24 -0400

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.

New Study Suggests We're All Basically Programmed to See Women as Objects

Lesley — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:00:16 -0400

Co-starring: my thighs!

One Week to WTF: Did I Get Skinnier Than All My Friends?

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:59:28 -0400

Fad diet book, "Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends" says you will lose weight if you take cold showers. Is it true? Also, Wii Fit is an asshole.

Don’t Taunt the Olympic Weightlifter -- Even If She Is a Girl

Lesley — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:00:27 -0400

She might turn around and kick your ass for it.