Weight - xoJane

Yes, People, I Know I'm Skinny So Please Quit Telling Me

Teronda Seymore — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

I’m not allowed to utter the words “run” or “exercise" without eliciting an intervention. Can I preserve my heart, please?

21 Things Making You Fat RIGHT NOW

s.e. smith — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

Fat. It’s everywhere. A dangerous predator lurking around corners, ready to jump out when you least expect it.

It Happened To Me: I Was Body-Shamed At The Gym

Ashlei Bee — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

He wanted me to admit to him that yes, in fact, my weight did bother me. He wanted to hear my say it, to hear the word “fat” come out of my lips.

I Weigh Almost 200 Pounds and The Universe Keeps Trying To Send Me Free Donuts

Emily — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

Why you gotta play me like that, universe?!?

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.

I’ve Been Single For Seven Years And I Can't Figure Out Why

Marci — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0500

I’m trying to figure out why I’ve been alone this long, because I’m kind of sick of it. (And everyone at xoJane is sick of hearing about it.)

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Lost 98 Pounds And Fell In Love By Dating Escorts

IHTM CONTESTANT — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0500

Diet, Exercise and Gigolos --  8 different companions, 20 dates in 13 months  98 pounds/42.5 inches/12 dress sizes lost.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Gained 13 Pounds And Now The CDC Says I'm Fat

IHTM CONTESTANT — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:30:00 -0500

If you looked at me now, or looked at me in 2003, I was 163 pounds both times. But what was going on inside my body was completely different.

Your Little Girl Is A Gluttonous Fat Pig As Illustrated By This Cartoon Of A Little Girl Who Is A Gluttonous Fat Pig

Rebecca Jane Weinstein — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:30:00 -0500

A misguided woman wrote a letter to an advice columnist who gave at the very least poor advice, and this truly disgusting video was made to illustrate it all.

Size 2 Through 18: Me and My Pants Take A Walk Down Memory Lane

Louise Hung — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:00:00 -0500

It felt like the ultimate betrayal when the 190-something pound body that I had come to love and feel beautiful in started to melt away.

Are Super Skinny Model Bodies Too "Dangerous" To Be Seen?

Lesley — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Also, if nobody ever said "manorexia" again I would be totally fine with that.

Kickstarter Project Seeks to Battle Rampant Discrimination Against Thin, Athletic, Pretty Women

Lesley — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Britton Delizia has had ENOUGH of the oppression of slender, fit women. And she's doing something about it!

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!

I'm Finally Over This Bout With Chronic Illness And Now I’m Being a Dick About My Weight

Natalie — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0500

Along with the relief of being able to function, I have an uneasy feeling in the back of my mind. Now that I can eat again, I’m going to gain weight.

It Happened To Me: I Am Bigger Than My Sister

Lauren Paul — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

Here, let me say for everyone, for always: Yes, I know I’m bigger than she is. You don’t need to tell me.

It Happened To Me: I Fell In Love With a 500-Pound Man

Cate Root — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

The box springs collapse, and our bed frames splinter. Sometimes his pants rip. We overeat ice cream. I worry deeply about our future, our finances and our fitness.

I Guess I'm Glorifying Obesity Just By Existing -- Is This a Problem?

Lesley — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:00:00 -0400

If you ask me, the problem with glorifying obesity is that we need to do more of it.

It's Hard Out There for a Fat Actress -- And I Don't Think it's Getting Any Easier

Lesley — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:30:00 -0400

Yes, there are some fat women in some media sometimes. But hasn't that always been the case? I'm sharing my top five fat-lady media role models.

TODAY IN FAT LADY RAGE: Screw Your Manufactured "Concern" Over the Sex Lives of Obese Women

Lesley — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:00:00 -0400

A Psychology Today blogger is really seriously worried that obesity is blighting women with unhappy and unsexy marriages. Or at least he WAS, until the post about it got deleted.

If Nigella Lawson is Fat Then What Am I?

Sarah Fazeli — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Living in Los Angeles, I’m often aware of my weight. Shape. Frame. I am also aware of everyone else’s weight. And what everyone else thinks of that weight. I am aware of the weight of all of this weight.