no, i'm just fat

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Fuckin ace post!! (scuse the swearing!)

You look fab anyway, funky and fun! :)))

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The world needs more intelligent, outspoken women like you. You're so confident, and self-confidence trumps size and shape any day.

From a fat girl who hasn't quite figured out her place in the world... thank you for this. It's encouraging. :)
Amen, Sister!
Isn't that an awesome video?!?!?!?!? I'm going to TRY to take it to heart. :-)
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I'm 5'4" and 189 last I checked, with about your same measurements. I'm fat too. And this year, I think I'm buying a bikini. So there!
thanks for this post....i agree w/ you on every point! i'm very similar in size to you except i'm even shorter!
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RIGHT ON!!!!
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I'm not fat but I like her attitude (and her style).
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Thank you so much for sharing that video and your post. :) I love your outfit and am super jealous of your "thrifting" bargains. We have no where to thrift around here.
I actually think you are quite attractive ;)
Thank you for sharing the video, I think I love that woman. :-)

Like your friend I often wish I was bigger.

I vary about four sizes because women's clothing is like that. I have to try everything on. It's silly to get depressed about something so wacky and fickle like a size tag, even if you're scared of fat.
My quality of life is really effected by my size. Hmm.
And that's fine too. That's honest. I don't even remotely pretend to speak for all fat people, or all fat women... not even most of them. Just for me. (I was really surprised at the response to this!)

After years of dieting that didn't work, and beating myself up, and eating disorders, and hating who I am, it's only been in the past few months (admittedly, since losing my dad) that I've really thought about it and realized that my priorities are health and quality of life. As long as those 2 things are in place, I'm happy - or working on it. I'm declaring my independence from The Pursuit of a Perfect Body, that's all.

If my health or mobility suffers, will I lose weight? Absolutely. Will I ever diet again in vain attempts to reach that size 0 Holy Grail? Not a chance.

Do I care if other people do it? No way! I'm not anti-diet or anti-weight-loss. I'm anti-diet for me. :)
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You're awesome, I love that youtube thingie, *hugs n snugs* Sorry about being slack with email - you're right re the payment postage delay thing waiting til there's a total. Id you'd prefer the money now I can give it to you though?
I meant to say I like YOUR attitude & style as well...! (short attention span, I read your post then watched the video...duuhhh)
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Wow. Awesome.Yay for you! Wouldn't the world be a happier place if we could all just learn to love the skin we're in!?
[this is faterrific] awesome post. found via "Recently favorited on VOX" in the Explore page. I particularly love the part about "taking space". I believe that the 'strive for a size 0' craze is, in some way, related to keeping women small and inoffensive; keep them from taking space.
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Go girl! Damn straight.
This is great! I'm not fat, a bit curvy though! And hell to size zero!
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great post! and congratulations on the TIG feature - well deserved!
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riiiiight on
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Awesome!
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Awesome post!!! You GO GIRL!!!
Hello. Found you through TIG! What a great post! Really makes me want to get to know you more. Sounds like you have an awesome personality and outlook.
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I saw this post due to the [thisisgood] feature. can i just stand up and applaud you and joy too? *claps lots*
for the record im 5'6" and 259. im not totally healthy, mostly due to diabetes, but heck, i do my best. and like you said, who cares. i wasn't any different when i was skinny (but then again that was 1st grade *giggle*). at this point in my life i'm finally accepting myself to who i am. and going: to heck with what anyone else thinks. it takes a lot to get to that point though. so i also understand the people that are still dieting because they are scared of a number.
thank you so much for posting this :) :) *hugs*
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This is GREAT!
Testify!
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A-fucking-MEN.

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Well said. =) xx
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This is incredibly inspirational! Thank you for being so honest, open, and amazing.

You are an inspiration dear :) xxx

P.S. You look fab anyways!!!!

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For the record: I'm always late and a total bitch.

loved the post. : )
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A-fucking-men indeed.
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When I watch that video I see a girl with a very beautiful face. I worked with a big girl some time back and she always had her hair done, her nails done and her lipstick on...you must use what you have. She always looked pretty to me and her personality had alot to do with it also...confidence...

I'm a skinny, skinny girl and what I wouldn't give to gain afew lbs!! I guess we need to be happier with ourselves, be better people and not worry so much about what anyone else thinks.

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Couldn't have said it better myself!

You sooooooo ROCK!!

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Wonderful post. Thanks so much for writing this.
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^^ wandered in here from the TIG and thought I'd add my agreement.

As far as I can tell, I may be the first guy to weigh in (*cough* sorry, the pun wasn't intended) here.

Like Sir Mix-A-Lot, I like big butts and I cannot lie. It is a sad commentary that today's society (at least, the younger generations) considers Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell ("full-figured" stars from the '50s) unattractively fat.

I won't deny that toned bodies *are* appealing, but I learned a number of years ago that even a 'pleasantly plump' girl can work it and still spark fire in a man's blood. Any thoughts of 'she's chubby' were quickly muscled out by, "damn, she's sexy"-- well dressed and exuding confidence and sex appeal. By the way, most guys would prefer models to have curves-- it's the designers that demand they be stick-thin. My motto: "better to have a rack and a trunk in the back."

Not surprisingly, neither I nor my wife are thin. I really have to remember that I want to trim down so clothes don't hurt, my energy rises a little more, and my back doesn't ache so much.

Sadly, although this is still considered a women's issue, it's slowly creeping up on guys-- some who will dope up and work out and come close to dying to get those six-pack abs, admiration from the ladies, glory in the sports arena-- or all of these things. Many are failing to realize guys generally don't starve themselves-- it's drugs and a fanatical and obsessive (and even dangerous) devotion to slavering exercise that is usually the rule. The voices of trainers telling men that bodybuilders and (gasp!) male models are not healthy examples are somewhat few, but they are out there.
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I absolutely LOVED that.
Much props : )
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Ditto Reesie. I've never been thin, personally, despite having played basketball and soccer in junior high and high school. And I never really cared to be more thin than I was. I have been too fat, fatter than was healthy, fatter than I felt comfortable with, but I have found that whatever weight I end up when I'm living a life I am happy and comfortable with is just fine, and I stay healthy and active. The key is to find the lifestyle I'm happy in, and my body follows. My husband would totally hate it if I lost my hips and other, erm, assorted fatty parts.

He, on the other hand, is way too thin and can't gain weight for the life of him, but that's another story.

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this really inspired me. you're hot and i love you for being such a fun person. God bless you-you're making people smile=)
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What a right on, fantastic post. I just love this post, your attitude, the way you look, and your class. As someone already said--Testify!!!
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Being fatter makes me sad. I feel like I have no energy and my clothes look like crap and don't fit and I look in the mirror and want to cry.

Saying this, I am 5ft 8 and have never really changed from a US size 8 so I've always been fairly in proportion. Being fatter than I am would destroy me.

Luckily I don't really have to diet, just eat sensibly - and thats the key thing. Most fat people eat too much.