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Wednesday Special: I Love Health PostSecrets

As always, here is my favorite health-related PostSecret of the week! And it definitely brings up the issue of self-acceptance and body image.
More Important than the Last 5 Pounds

(From Glamour magazine.) What else is more important than getting to your "ideal" weight? To you, what are some things that are more important than losing those last five pounds?
How Accurate is the BMI for Healthy Weight?

Though one of the most popular tools used today to determine whether someone is at a healthy weight or not is the BMI, body fat and lean muscle tissue don't figure into the equation. This has led many experts to discou…
What's With the Weight Issue??

I'm going to be honest. I have struggled with weight my whole life. The last time I was skinny, I was a little girl entering beauty pageants to boost my self-esteem (so my mom tells me). Now, I'm nothing but hips, a$$ a…
There's a New Magazine for Plus-Sized Women

Just As Beautiful is a woman’s magazine that started online, but with its huge following, is now freshly out on stands. It targets a plus size demographic. In order to show loyalty to their readers, they have mad…
My Response to "Dear Fat People: You're Getting on my Nerves"

Original post. Claim: "In the defense of skinny people, if you follow all the health advice you've heard all your life - drink mostly water, eat a mostly plant-based diet, get adequate exercise - you'll find it's practi…
A Rant on Weight Bias in Retail

It seems wherever there are blogs/articles about plus-size clothing (but mostly on Lovelyish), there's at least a handful of readers that spew comments about how producing fashionable, plus-size clothing "encourages peo…
Bodies in the Mirror May be Fatter Than They Appear

I was reading an OK! magazine today, and there was an article I found quite unsettling. It listed three actresses, and how they have had problems fitting into sample dresses to wear to big events, like the Emmy's. Can y…
Dear Fat People: You're Getting on my Nerves

Disclaimer: I'm not a fat-Nazi or the anti-chubby chaser. As a matter of fact, most of my family falls into the obesity category, as would many of my friends and ex-boyfriends. How you look has nothing to do with who yo…
I Can Die Proud!

My 15-year-old sister was watching one of the new Victoria's Secret commercials. "TOO BAD THEY'RE ALL THE SAME!" I heard her shout from the living room. I asked her to explain in depth.