What utter bullshit. I am so sorry that happened to you. Vent all you want.

“She used to tell us that teachers treated her differently than other people and a lot of them acted like they didn’t want her there....”

Man, I would /love/ to see a Mall Makeovers with nothing but non-white people who also talk about the overall experience and how they were served. The last time I got a makeover (inspired by this series, actually!) the woman doing my face contorted herself nearly into a knot trying to avoid racist language (I’m of…

I want desperately to be a happy “fat” person. I used to be a happy (oblivious) “thinner” person, but life happened and here I am. Years and years now of diets, programs, hypnosis, all of it and still heavy. I feel like I could be happy but I cannot and have never learned to dress this body in a way I like and feel…

You’re a rock star, working that bikini and that big, gorgeous smile.

You are beautiful and brave and you look absolutely triumphant in your photo. Brava Sister!

The world around you is your reflection. What we say and do is generated from our inner world, and what we see outwardly is what is projected back to us from within.

First of all I would just like to say thank you for writing this. You look amazing in your suit.

you are freaking GLORIOUS.

As a fat athlete (yes,athlete. I have played roller derby, which is Full Contact and very physically demanding, for 5 years) I have felt the sting of fat shaming. The first season I was able to make the roster, someone posted a very unflattering picture of me on Facebook captioned,” if that jammer was a cheeseburger…

well I’m old so Idk how instagram works, but if that was myspace 35 years ago, you’d have like 800 new friends, all dudes with either shirtless profile pics, or extreme facial close ups.

I recommend this blog https://danceswithfat.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/tha…

Thanks for this great article! I applaud you. As someone who feels strongly about body positivity, its something I still struggle with, especially because I am the only one in my whole family who is fat, except for my now deceased grandfather, who I look just like. My mother still refuses to believe that its genetics,…

As a doc, I just want to remind you that the diabetes isn’t entirely in your control. There are lots of people who eat just like you do, and who weigh just what you do who don’t have diabetes - there are all sorts of other genetic factors at work here. This isn’t a failing on your part. Sure we could all make…

People who don’t have diabetes have no idea how fucking HARD it is to lose weight. Seriously. Like, THE HARDEST.

"It's ok to be fat as long as you're healthy" AND as long as you're beautiful and as long as you are happy. That's the whole story. It's just another stupid narrative that becomes a crucible for women. You have the right to be fat and happy. You have the right be fat and unhappy. You have the right to be fat and…

I think it’s a common mental glitch to focus on a negative like this.

if you post pictures of happy fat people, more happiness enters the world. This is always a good thing.

Love that bikini!