Happy Monday gang! Or at least I’m calling it a happy Monday, mostly because I accidentally saw this program last night where some woman met a very unpleasant end at the hands of her friend’s Xanaxed-out chimpanzee and I managed not to have horrifying nightmares, so I call it a win, though it just goes to show you shouldn’t have chimps…or friends. Xanax is okay though. Just a quick note: Will the young lady who contacted me for fashion advice about her friend’s wedding in New York please contact me again via email or Facebook message? I was halfway through what…
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A Note from Miss Plumcake
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There's a new issue of Vol•Up•2 online!
Big Fat Blog - The fat acceptance weblog.15 May 2012 | 7:05 amI wrote a BFB post on the first issue of Velvet L'Amore's incredible web magazine Vol•up•2, so it's only fair to give all of you a heads-up. A new issue is available! Even better, I've figured out how to embed it in this post. However, WARNING, this is not safe for work. It contains artistic nudes. So without further ado... Open publication - Free publishing - More fashion -
Cardigans, dear cardigans, where are you?
Fatshionista!14 May 2012 | 2:47 pmI need help. I've been searching for cardigans to wear with summer dresses and skirts but haven't had any luck. They're either too long, too boxy or not in the right colors. I'm looking for green, navy, dark red and yellow. I'd like a round neckline or a v-neck. I'd prefer no longer than 25" and no shorter than 20" (not looking for cropped shrugs- tried them and they don't work with my shape). Must have 3/4 length or elbow-length sleeves- not too short, not full sleeve length. Also, would like something lightweight but not too sheer- I… -
Thanks Again
Does Every Woman Have an Eating Disorder?23 Apr 2012 | 11:15 amHave you been gravitating toward higher calorie foods since 2008? In a study presented back in August at the yearly meeting of the American Psychological Association, University of Miami marketing doctoral student Anthony Salerno suggests that your choices may be do to the economy. Salerno's research found that study participants primed to focus on deprivation chose higher calorie foods, compared to those who focused more on pleasure than survival. Most of us have accepted the fact that, for any, deprivation around food tends to lead to overeating. What makes this study… -
What Miss Plumcake is…
Manolo for the Big Girl15 May 2012 | 12:35 pmAh Tuesday, or as I like to call it “Oh-No-Is-That-the-Garbage-Truck-Quick-Where-Are-My-Pants-Is-This-a-Bad-Lemon-or-a-Good-Kiwi-Never-Mind-Let’s-GO!” Yesterday I spent much of the day at the American Consulate waiting for Hot Latin Boy to renew his tourist visa. As such, I spent four hours people watching and wondering what sort of decision-making process would start out “What should I wear to my very important potentially life-changing government interview” and arrive at “shredded thigh jeans, shooties ordered from the back of Modern Streetwalker and a…
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OOTC # 3 - Bathing Suits!
14 May 2012 | 3:01 pmHere is my Bathing Suit Challenge. :)These are from a few weeks ago when I was on vacation, because it isn't really warm enough where I am at right now to wear bathing suits. :PThis is me getting some sun. I needed it, because I am a pasty white Oregonian.Bathing suit is from Old Navy. It has straps, but they always dig into my shoulders so I took them off. I love how ruffly it is in the boob area.I usually don't rock the One Piece, but I couldn't find a Bikini that I liked that was also supportive of the boobies last year.Bonus Bikini (+bonus hippie pit hair): 2 or 3 years ago! Just found… -
Cardigans, dear cardigans, where are you?
14 May 2012 | 2:47 pmI need help. I've been searching for cardigans to wear with summer dresses and skirts but haven't had any luck. They're either too long, too boxy or not in the right colors. I'm looking for green, navy, dark red and yellow. I'd like a round neckline or a v-neck. I'd prefer no longer than 25" and no shorter than 20" (not looking for cropped shrugs- tried them and they don't work with my shape). Must have 3/4 length or elbow-length sleeves- not too short, not full sleeve length. Also, would like something lightweight but not too sheer- I… -
Odd-shaped inbetweenie urgently needs interview outfit
14 May 2012 | 2:45 pmOkay people, you guys are pretty much my only hope at this stage. Situation: I have a job interview at 1PM tomorrow (UK time). My one and only trouser suit no longer fits (by a miles ;_;). My usual go-to store (Long Tall Sally) has apparently decided that all their customers now have a boyish, curve-free figure with narrow hips and shoulders, even the ones upward of size 20. Everywhere else I've tried either doesn't acknowledge that size 20+ people can be tall or that tall people can be size 20+, or fails drastically on shoulder width OR fails drastically on sleeve… -
brightly colored or pastel skinny jeans/jeggings?
14 May 2012 | 2:36 pmI'm having a terrible time finding a pair of colored skinny jeans or jeggings.I have a confusing body shape that is pretty much an.. pear-apple i guess? I can fit into straight sizes from the ribs up and am a 38D, but I have a big tummy pooch and huge hips (58 inch hips), which taper back down into pretty average sized thighs/legs compared to my hip size.Unsurprisingly, I usually wear dresses and skirts because fitting pants properly is a nightmare. I usually take an 18/20 in Torrid dresses. I have a pair of black knit jeggings i got from lane bryant last year in a size 18 that I ADORE… -
where to get clothes in a 5X or 6X - online, Vancouver Canada, WA state and Portland
14 May 2012 | 2:00 pmHi everyone!I'm in desperate need of a wardrobe overhaul, and rarely see stuff in my size over on fatshionxchange. So I'm wondering... where do you other fatties who wear a 5X or 6X/30 or 32 shop? I'm in Vancouver, Canada but I'm open to shopping online as well. I also get down to Bellingham, WA once in a while.I've been living in the same kind of thing - plain slacks and skirts, solid coloured turtlenecks and long sleeved shirts for ages, and I'm tired of it. What I would like to wear, if I could find the clothes to fit, is sort of the hippy chick/bohemian look - I love long flowy skirts,…
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The Adipositivity Project
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Adipositivity 546: In Volup2 Magazine!
14 May 2012 | 7:00 pmFor more images from this shoot, check out pages 172-175 of the May issue of Volup2 Magazine. Adipose: Of or relating to fat. Positivity: Characterized by or displaying acceptance or affirmation. MISSION: The Adipositivity Project aims to promote size acceptance, not by listing the merits of big people, or detailing examples of excellence (these things are easily seen all around us), but rather, through a visual display of fat physicality. The sort that's normally unseen. The hope is to widen definitions of physical beauty. Literally. The photographs here are sometimes close details of the… -
Adipositivity 545
8 May 2012 | 7:00 pmAdipose: Of or relating to fat. Positivity: Characterized by or displaying acceptance or affirmation. MISSION: The Adipositivity Project aims to promote size acceptance, not by listing the merits of big people, or detailing examples of excellence (these things are easily seen all around us), but rather, through a visual display of fat physicality. The sort that's normally unseen. The hope is to widen definitions of physical beauty. Literally. The photographs here are sometimes close details of the fat female form, often without the inclusion of faces. One reason for this is to coax observers… -
Adipositivity 544: International No-Diet Day!
3 May 2012 | 7:00 pmOuttakes from this shoot are here and here. Adipose: Of or relating to fat. Positivity: Characterized by or displaying acceptance or affirmation. MISSION: The Adipositivity Project aims to promote size acceptance, not by listing the merits of big people, or detailing examples of excellence (these things are easily seen all around us), but rather, through a visual display of fat physicality. The sort that's normally unseen. The hope is to widen definitions of physical beauty. Literally. The photographs here are sometimes close details of the fat female form, often without the inclusion of… -
Adipositivity 543
26 Apr 2012 | 5:57 amAdipose: Of or relating to fat. Positivity: Characterized by or displaying acceptance or affirmation. MISSION: The Adipositivity Project aims to promote size acceptance, not by listing the merits of big people, or detailing examples of excellence (these things are easily seen all around us), but rather, through a visual display of fat physicality. The sort that's normally unseen. The hope is to widen definitions of physical beauty. Literally. The photographs here are sometimes close details of the fat female form, often without the inclusion of faces. One reason for this is to coax observers… -
Adipositivity 542
18 Apr 2012 | 9:46 amAdipose: Of or relating to fat. Positivity: Characterized by or displaying acceptance or affirmation. MISSION: The Adipositivity Project aims to promote size acceptance, not by listing the merits of big people, or detailing examples of excellence (these things are easily seen all around us), but rather, through a visual display of fat physicality. The sort that's normally unseen. The hope is to widen definitions of physical beauty. Literally. The photographs here are sometimes close details of the fat female form, often without the inclusion of faces. One reason for this is to coax observers…
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Marilyn Wann's two cents on Weight of the Nation
16 May 2012 | 4:39 amWeight of the Nation. It's the toxic new HBO documentary on how all of the disgusting and out of control fat people are going to bring down western society. Fuck you very much, HBO! Marilyn Wann is on it in her latest SF Weekly column, Weight of the Nation Serves Up More Fat-Shaming. Marilyn reminds us: I attended the first, government-sponsored Weight of the Nation conference in 2009. I didn't pay or anything self-defeating like that. I just walked in (with a brave friend or two) and delivered plastic-wrapped fortune cookies to the fancy luncheon tables where major stakeholders were about to… -
There's a new issue of Vol•Up•2 online!
15 May 2012 | 7:05 amI wrote a BFB post on the first issue of Velvet L'Amore's incredible web magazine Vol•up•2, so it's only fair to give all of you a heads-up. A new issue is available! Even better, I've figured out how to embed it in this post. However, WARNING, this is not safe for work. It contains artistic nudes. So without further ado... Open publication - Free publishing - More fashion -
Chewing the Fat in the UK
13 May 2012 | 6:14 amSo spring is in the air and our old friend Jamie Oliver is back to his usual rabble-rousing with demands that academy schools must be subject to the same draconian school meals standards as LEA-controlled ones and the launch of a campaign, backed by an alliance of celebrities, footballers and obesity campaigners for compulsory healthy cookery lessons in schools. The second may be a laudible objective in its own right but of course he justifies it in the context of fighting what he describes in typically potty-mouthed fashion as the ‘biggest f**king obesity epidemic ever’. Ironically, the… -
Stories I've seen lately in my MedPage Today
11 May 2012 | 1:18 pmI subscribe to MedPage Today and the following are some of the headlines I've seen in the last week: Co-Sleeping May Protect Children from Weight Gain This one says "The results may suggest that elements of parental social support or other types of positive psychosocial responses of being allowed to enter parents' bed during the night may protect against overweight, whereas types of negative psychosocial responses such as feelings of rejection when not being allowed to enter parents' bed may lead to overweight," Olsen said in a statement. Not sure how I feel about that one, think more studies… -
HAES vs. Weight Management
30 Apr 2012 | 4:02 amAn interesting thing has been happening lately. Some prominent doctors have started (at least occasionally) sounding like... us? I go back and forth on my opinion of this. Is our message being co-opted and twisted by the medical establishment, or are attitudes changing for the better? Is the weight centered paradigm finally shifting? Here's something very HAES-like from Dr. Rick Kausman. Dr Rick Kausman is a medical doctor who is recognised as the Australian pioneer of the person-centred approach to healthy weight management. Rick has written two books including the award-winning 'If Not…
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Stay In The Conversation
15 May 2012 | 6:01 pmIt’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great feedback from you we just launched an update. Here’s how it works: By default, posting a comment… -
Look at These Gorgeous Blogs
15 May 2012 | 1:05 pmWe’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing with WordPress.com themes and customizations by clicking a thumbnail to see a colophon-style list of credits on the left. We’ve also updated footer links so blog owners can show off the types of customizations they’ve made and visitors can… -
Photo Blogging 101, Part 1
14 May 2012 | 10:00 amSpring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right over here. Getting started Photo blogs, sometimes called phlogs, use pictures instead of words. While many photo bloggers choose a type of photo that they want to focus on, such as portraits, others use their photo blog to document their life’s events. Photo blogs come in a variety of styles, including… -
New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen
10 May 2012 | 8:11 amHappy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column layout and unique presentation of images and posts on the front page, Just Desserts gives you a delectable canvas on which your mouthwatering photos and text can really shine — even when viewed on smaller mobile devices… -
Find Friends Who Use WordPress
1 May 2012 | 2:32 pmAre you curious to see how your friends are using WordPress? Give the new and improved Friend Finder a try to connect with your Twitter, Facebook, and Google contacts who have WordPress sites! After authorizing WordPress.com to use your Twitter, Facebook, or Google account to find your friends (don’t worry — none of this account information is saved!) you’ll see a list of people you know who have WordPress sites. Click Follow and each time your friend publishes a new post it will show up in your Reader under Blogs I Follow. If you have multiple blogs, make sure to set the…
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I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape.
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Mischief: A Dance with Candles and Diversely Sized Bodies
26 Apr 2012 | 7:55 amSo this past weekend I had the awesome pleasure of being one member of the last group to perform at the fabulous NEFFA event (New England Folk Festival Association). For one choreography I was even the “leader” to guide the number. The audience was pretty full and despite a few glitches in timing from the folks in charge of lights and music we all had a blast and pulled it all together like the stupendous group of dancers we all are The only downside? Dancing those 20 minutes with a nice sliver of some glass costume bead that must have broken earlier in the day on the stage… -
For the love of all that’s holy: the only person whose health is your business is YOU.
18 Apr 2012 | 6:57 amI think one of the more difficult situations to handle (for me, personally) when I come across someone willing to believe that humans come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, INCLUDING Fat, is when the conversation inevitably comes to this phrase, nearly always verbatim: “People DO come in all shapes and sizes. It only gets to be a problem if you’re not healthy.” *sigh* No. Here’s how that phrase should go. “People DO come in all shapes and sizes.” The end. As the post title says: the only person whose health is your business is YOU. NO ONE ELSE’S… -
And then they’ll come for you…
6 Apr 2012 | 8:08 amFierce Freethinking Fatties posted on a rather worrisome article in the Daily Nightly. Not surprising, but worrisome if anyone is actually reading the subtext contained within. The basic boil-down, as FFF deftly unwraps, is that all this hand-wringing over Fatness has made people In Charge even more inclined to move the goalposts of fitness so that even FEWER people qualify as Not Fatties. The entire article is full of actual quote-gems along the lines of “without knowing how much fat you have, you can’t really save people from illness. It is the number one predictor of… -
Beautiful Reminder: Why I do this
2 Apr 2012 | 8:32 pmI know it has been quite a while since I’ve posted; and longer since content of real depth. Life has been cruising along nicely though. It was today, though, that I’ve gotten a quick reminder of just why I DO enjoy writing here. Someone indicated they were linked and found my blog and told me that reading it made them happy. To think that a post of mine could have brightened someone’s day, in a world of such rampant doom, gloom, negativity, and projected self-hatred was really a rather meaningful moment. A lot has been going on in the Fat-o-Sphere and in my own life. -
Great passage from a book about a fat character
28 Mar 2012 | 11:07 amI’m currently reading the book “Heft” by Liz Moore. I’m nearly finished but before I have to return the book I had to jot down this rather touching and beautiful moment from a book full of them. I *MAY* be particularly partial to it due to the character’s name but mostly I love the inclusion of a fat character who ISN’T hated by everyone on sight, particularly the main character. It is refreshing in a book with one 500 lb main character and one small teen boy character. I’m only about 50 pages from the end and despite this being a book I worried…
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Does Every Woman Have an Eating Disorder?
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Thanks Again
23 Apr 2012 | 11:15 amHave you been gravitating toward higher calorie foods since 2008? In a study presented back in August at the yearly meeting of the American Psychological Association, University of Miami marketing doctoral student Anthony Salerno suggests that your choices may be do to the economy. Salerno's research found that study participants primed to focus on deprivation chose higher calorie foods, compared to those who focused more on pleasure than survival. Most of us have accepted the fact that, for any, deprivation around food tends to lead to overeating. What makes this study… -
A Must Read
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The Not-So-Hunger Games
3 Apr 2012 | 5:55 pmCurrent film sensation Jennifer Lawrence recently told Life & Style magazine that she, for one, is not going hungry. Lawrence says: "'I remember when I was 13 and it was cool to pretend to have an eating disorder because there were rumors that Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie were anorexic.'" Now, considered somewhat plump for Hollywood, Lawrence feels differently: "'I'm just so sick of these young girls with diets. I think it's really important for girls to have people to look up to and feel good about themselves.'" And, in another declaration that may serve to benefit… -
Israeli Model Law
20 Mar 2012 | 11:25 amGovernment officials in Israel have passed a new law banning the use of significantly underweight models in country-wide advertising. The law, designed to challenge the glorification of the thin ideal, will also require advertisers who use airbrushing/editing to slim models down to acknowledge this in print. Officials are hopeful that these measures will reduce the rates of anorexia in Israel. What do you think? -
Fitness, Faith, and Fun
21 Feb 2012 | 11:21 amHere's what I like about exercising: Physical activity improves my mood; it makes me feel accomplished; it keeps my blood pressure low and my heart in good health; it makes me strong and, for instance, capable of carrying all the groceries in in one shot, it helps me burn off some restless energy before an entire workday spent seated in a chair; it gives me an opportunity to listen to my favorite tunes and participate in an individual dance party in my head; it allows me to work toward various goals; in a class setting, it helps me to feel the camaraderie of being part of something…
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Manolo for the Big Girl
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The Big Question: Luxury Tithe Edition
16 May 2012 | 12:21 pmAh luxury. It’s interesting how the definition changes. Once upon a time, luxury for me meant a new Hermès or a call to my gal at Barneys in New York to get my hands on the latest and most exclusive Le Labo or Serge Lutens export. Now luxury is toilet paper with anything resembling structural integrity. Then vs. Now Yet even in those heady days, I was still just a Career Girl in the newspaper industry. What the dead tree biz lacked in job security it made up for in low wages, and my attempt to indulge in champagne tastes on a cava budget was not exactly effortless. Each… -
What Miss Plumcake is…
15 May 2012 | 12:35 pmAh Tuesday, or as I like to call it “Oh-No-Is-That-the-Garbage-Truck-Quick-Where-Are-My-Pants-Is-This-a-Bad-Lemon-or-a-Good-Kiwi-Never-Mind-Let’s-GO!” Yesterday I spent much of the day at the American Consulate waiting for Hot Latin Boy to renew his tourist visa. As such, I spent four hours people watching and wondering what sort of decision-making process would start out “What should I wear to my very important potentially life-changing government interview” and arrive at “shredded thigh jeans, shooties ordered from the back of Modern Streetwalker and a… -
A Note from Miss Plumcake
14 May 2012 | 9:24 amHappy Monday gang! Or at least I’m calling it a happy Monday, mostly because I accidentally saw this program last night where some woman met a very unpleasant end at the hands of her friend’s Xanaxed-out chimpanzee and I managed not to have horrifying nightmares, so I call it a win, though it just goes to show you shouldn’t have chimps…or friends. Xanax is okay though. Just a quick note: Will the young lady who contacted me for fashion advice about her friend’s wedding in New York please contact me again via email or Facebook message? I was halfway through what… -
Happy Mother’s Day From Manolo for the Big Girl!
13 May 2012 | 8:49 amWhether you’re a mother, a mutha, or a daughter, let’s celebrate the beautiful circle of life. Rock on with your bad selves! -
Food Friendly May: Mom’s… Fill In the Blank
12 May 2012 | 7:30 amAh, Mom’s famous… well, it might be almost anything from Duck a l’orange to ‘call to the Chinese take out.’ Most people assume that part of being a mother is being a really great cook. Funny thing, though, mothers are really just like people sometimes, and each individual one may be better at one thing than another. Some of them really aren’t good cooks. Some don’t have the time. Some don’t have the talent. Some can make fabulous meals out of nothing, and some still couldn’t produce something vaguely edible even if an army of professional…
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Nudemuse...daily nattering.
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The things being thin didn't fix.
14 May 2012 | 7:56 pmI have a perspective on body size that I think a lot of us have but don't talk about.I have been more fat than I am now, less fat, "normal" weight, thin and underweight for varying amounts of time in my life.I have lived in each state for a good amount of time and being that my size has been fairly stable for about four years I have some distance on it.I can be pretty objective about each state and first I want to talk about being a "normal" (according to the BMI chart for a woman who is 5'3") weight.For a long time the BMI charts were my bible. When I was actively dieting and trying to… -
On being policed.
7 May 2012 | 6:38 pmOne of the things that happens to me as a smaller sized fat person is that a large number of the people I run into assume that I am at the mid point of some diet or other.This time of year seems to be the worst because I'm wearing less layers, I'm not wearing pants and it's easier to get a visual on the actual size of my body.Either people I see all the time say, Oh my GOOOOOOODNESS you lost weight YAY. Or they say, oh are you getting swimsuit ready?Both tend to get either a polite no or my you're a moron and I can't speak to you stare over my glasses.The way I'm built any water weight I lose… -
It's actually really simple.
30 Apr 2012 | 6:01 pmAhem.I got a couple of messages after my last post and some people still seem to want to "prove" me wrong and tell me all the ways in which I am not an actual fat person.Look, here's the thing.Your subjective view of how fat I may or may not be, without you ever having seen me in person, been in a doctor's appointment with me or otherwise spent any time with me whatsoever, doesn't make a bit of difference as to the actual facts of my life.Among those facts?I as I said, live my life as a fat person.You can disagree, send me bitchy notes and flounce all you like but that doesn't change the size… -
But why fat?
27 Apr 2012 | 6:32 pmA few new commenters have commented on me saying the F word.Yes. Fat.Now here is the thing.There are lots of reasons I use fat the way I do. Let's talk about it.Now there are contexts to being fat and living as a fat person.You can read about that here.The first context of how I use fat I want to talk about is in the context of my every day life.To some people, most often bigger fat people I am not really fat. Visually I often read as not as fat as I am because I have big shoulders and big tits. I have very good posture etc.Regardless of that, I move around in my life on this world as a fat… -
More advice from a Fat Goth.
13 Apr 2012 | 6:00 pmI'm on a roll this week.First let me show you a crappy picture of my current preferred Springtime Aging Office Goth Look.Okay so basically I am wearing my black Dansko mary janes. Black and red stripey Super Stripes socks from Sock Dreams, I have short fat legs and wear them cuffed over my knee. A random bought from ebay raw edged black skirt, and the rest doesn't matter.Now let's talk about the Glory Days of Casual Goth wear available in many sizes at many places. For me that was around 1998-2001ish. At that time I was about the same size I am right now and for work I dressed pretty…
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Skinny Emmie Weight Loss Blog
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Mind Intimidation
15 May 2012 | 9:11 pmIt’s amazing what several months off of most exercise can do to your mind. Yes, your body is impacted negatively, but your mind seems to snap back into habits faster than you can blink. image via Pinterest My ankle injury and extremely slow progress with its healing has given my mind plenty of time to reform old nasty thoughts. The ones that say “no, you can’t do that.” Do I think my body won’t physically be able to handle things? No. I am putting an automatic block up because I am afraid of looking dumb. Or being a newbie in a class. Or having people at the gym… -
Holding on for dear life
14 May 2012 | 12:25 amMost recently I’ve talked about postponing joy because of fear. It’s something that’s been on my mind a lot lately as I’m in some sort moody/introspective/meaning-of-life phase. I’d blame it on lunar cycles or hormones, but honestly I know nothing about those two things so just attribute this phase to being seriously scatterbrained. First, for all of the mama’s out there, happy mothers day! I hope you had a fantastic time with your kid(s) or animal-kids. I got hugs and kisses from miss Lilly she slobbers, a lot. A couple of things happened tonight that gave… -
Postponing Joy
9 May 2012 | 8:56 pmRambling after too little sleep the past few nights… How many times in life have you postponed joy because of fear? This doesn’t have to do with weight loss or fitness necessarily – it can be anything. Going for some goal, talking to someone you admire, throwing your name in the hat for an amazing experience – they’re all things that I’ve noticed that I postpone (or avoid all together) because of fear. Just a few of the notes of fear I’ve had this past week: I’m not a good enough writer. I’m not cool enough to hang out with those people. -
5 Minutes of Amazing
9 May 2012 | 5:22 pmThis video has been all over Facebook recently, but I never took the time to watch it until today when Roni posted it on her blog and I stayed still long enough to watch it. It’s been 5 minutes since I’ve watched it and I’m still crying. This video was less than 5 minutes and has stirred my soul in a way that nothing else has in a while. Please watch. -
Little Victory Forgotten
6 May 2012 | 10:14 pmQuick note for this Sunday as I want to finish writing my first ever newsletter that is going out tomorrow. Sign up here if you’d like to get it. I was thinking of calling it “Emmie, Unfiltered” but we’ll see. One of the things that I need to work on in my daily routine is celebrating victories. They can be big or small, but the act of accomplishing something and then brushing it aside to focus on another problem is just sad. We throw away little victories all the time, when we should be shouting them from rooftops, or at least doing a chair dance (you know, a little…
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My Favorite Things
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Vintage Inspired Dots
14 May 2012 | 11:59 pmGet your polka dot on with the crimson or black En Vogue Vintage dresses from Igigi. I love the looks of this a-line dress with bra friendly straps and petite white dots. Worried about the bare arms? Don’t! It comes with a 3/4 sleeve shrug in white for perfect coordinating. This pretty dress comes in sizes 12 to 32 for $120.This is such a fun looking dress — dots make me happy!*** Topic Links * Get the plus size vintage Polka Dot dress from Igigi * Add some ladybug nail art to your fingertips -
Million Ways Cardigan
14 May 2012 | 3:04 pmLet it flow free, loop it the hips, or wrap it around tight. Just a few of the ways to wear the “Million Ways” Long Cardigan from Eliza Parker. This beautiful magenta colored wrap is even sweeter because it is $20 off (now $68). This made in the US layering piece is constructed of Rayon spandex so you know it is going to be soft and comfortable. It comes in sizes 10 to 28.Check out how it moves in Eliza Parkers product video:Check the site for a coupon too!*** Topic Links * Get your versatile plus size cardigan from Eliza Parker -
Weekend Plus Size Sales
11 May 2012 | 11:50 pmThe weekdays are going so fast. Here it is almost mid-May. On a positive note there are a whole bunch of sales this weekend, pick the best ones and have some fun. And don’t forget to enter this month’s giveaway for a shiny fashion watch.Limeade Layered Top, $33 from AvenueAddition-Elle is offering buy one get one free on active wear and sleepwear Coupon code: NA Expires: May 12, 2012 Visit Addition-Elle for plus size active wearAdora Om is offering 25% + FREE Standard SHIPPING Coupon code: ILOVEMOM Expires: May 13, 2012 Visit Adora Om for plus size active wearAshley Stewart is… -
Bahama-Rama in the Sand
11 May 2012 | 9:11 pmCity Chic Online is getting ready for the sexy heat of summer with this behind the scenes look of the Bahama-Rama photo shoot featuring hot fashion and hot models rolling around in the sand. Icarumba!The new Bahama-Rama line is full of bright colors and fun patterns. Here are a few of my favorite pieces that scream “fun in the sun”:Clockwise from 11:Stripe Dream Dress, $78Lace Shoulder Cardi, $54Zipped Up Short Shorts, $54Stripe Play Dress, $78Jungle Dream Chiffon Dress, $88*** Topic Links * Visit City Chic for more plus size clothing from the Bahama-Rama line -
Casual Plus Size Dresses
10 May 2012 | 10:57 pmI lead a pretty casual lifestyle but just because I like casual does not mean I live in sweats all day. That is why I am totally digging all the casual plus size dresses to be found at One Stop Plus. There are maxi dresses, print dresses, solid dresses, frilly dresses, smocked dresses, simple dresses and of course girly dresses. Here are a few of my favorites.One Stop Plus features dresses from Denim 24/7, Jessica London, Woman Within, La Redoute and many more.*** Topic Links * Get your Plus Size Casual Dresses from One Stop Plus
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A Cut Above
23 Apr 2012 | 5:26 pmI love to watch television shows that have extreme transformations like the ones seen on America's Next Top model, when they totally change the look of the model with a haircut or color. I do not however like "makeover" shows or even the term as they suggest that something was wrong with... -
Miss Representation
16 Apr 2012 | 10:41 pmThe Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has been airing a documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom called Miss Representation. The title is an interesting play on words. If you get the chance I highly recommend watching the 90 minute documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year which... -
Weight Bullying
26 Mar 2012 | 2:58 pmIt is not o.k. to bully someone about their weight and then try to cushion it with "I am telling you this because I care" or the multitude of other passive-aggressive comments that come from friends, family, and my personal favorite strangers who are driven by stereotypes of being fat and decades of
