Body Image

I am a teen. I read fashion magazines and watch television. I see all the images plaguing heavier teens and adults all over our society, and I feel helpless. It is difficult to get my own self-esteem up when I see these anorexic models and compare myself to them, but to help fix everyone else's? Almost an impossible task. But wait, there's hope. Time is once again to the rescue.  Read More »

I'm not a size 00 anymore. In fact, I'm not even close. If I tried putting on a pair of my 00 jeans, I don't even know if my foot could fit in it anymore.

How do I feel about this??

SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF!  Read More »

            I like to watch people, watch and listen to them and laugh at them if need be.  Read More »

I spent last weekend in Chicago. A small group of us rode out there Saturday morning from Indianapolis. Our main objective was to go to a bike (motorcycle) and scooter show. Mods VS Rockers is an annual event of most of the chapters of the Ton Up Club. It was an eventful ride, both there and back.  Read More »

Okay, so today I feel less Rah Rahish, but there is something I'd like to tackle. I just read a blog by a gimp (her word, not mine, so used with tacit permission) who was discussing her new need for attendant care quite well.  Read More »

Being a skinny girl most bigger set women are automatically going to come at me with a 'what the hell does she know?' response, well at least the thick chicks that I know. I don't know much about being a heavy set woman in fact the last time that I was heavy I was in diapers.  Read More »

When you’re born, you’re parents see your future all the time and they never want you to get hurt…right? But is it okay for them to hurt you?

When my mother was young, she was really skinny. But as she got older (and had children), she started to gain some weight and along with the weight came body image issues and low self-esteem.  Read More »

I was wondering just now as I have wondered many times before, what are people thinking when they look in the mirror before they leave the house? I'm not talking about fashion choices here or a personal fashion police investigation on my part. I just mean, what do people think of themselves in that instant that they're ready to go and take that last glance in the mirror?  Read More »