Comments on: A New Then and Now (or, a Thick Girl’s Manifesto)

By: Amanda Wade

Amanda Wade — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:46:08 +0000

Damn girl. That ass. Ass rules. Good work

By: Dale Favier

Dale Favier — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:11:47 +0000

I’m a massage therapist, and every once in a while I get a model or an actress on my table. They don’t usually feel very healthy or energetic to me, and they seem to have particular difficulty in relaxing. I think they’re just a bit undernourished, and when you’re actually in close contact with their bodies, it’s clear that things aren’t quite right. Cameras may adore them, but — speaking for myself, anyway — health and energy are what make real human beings attractive in the real world.

Of course, there are skinny people who feel just right, too. It’s not that there’s any particular right shape to be: it’s just that what you should be tuning to is not what pleases the cameras of fashion photographers, but what makes you feel vigorous and alive. The attractiveness will take care of itself.

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By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:30:53 +0000

Your attitude is amazing. My body and I battle daily for who gets to be in charge (thanks to multiple sclerosis), so I don’t know how much weight will ever go over my head. But, I can run. I wish more people would realize that it is exhausting to constantly strive to be someone else’s ideal. Be your own ideal. Celebrate what you can do. Work hard. Don’t give up. Ever.

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:14:27 +0000

I am really working hard at body acceptance and I just appreciate your posts and encouragement so very much. I think that might be the most beautiful part of you. Keep going!

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:30:51 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Katherine! I like to say ‘my thighs still touch, but not from fat any more’. I can squat my husband! Appreciating your body for what it can do, rather than for how it looks, is SO empowering. Good luck with the training! Keep us updated.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:58:00 +0000

You and I have a similar build even though I am much shorter. Even when I’m in peak shape I’m not going to be wearing any form of skinny jeans. I’m built to be a powerhouse and not a waif. Which is good and I appreciate it. I like lifting and I like having a solid, compact form. I am nowhere near my peak and seeing this entry has made we want to ramp it back up. Thanks for the inspiration.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:44:57 +0000

I LOVE this post so much. I think being strong and powerful are much more admirable qualities than scrawny chicken legs and being super skinny. I hate when I hear women at the gym talk about how they’re only there to lose weight. I’M there to get stronger!
I’ve alway been thick and muscular myself. even when I weighed much less I did not really have that skinny look.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:51:48 +0000

I’m so glad I can encourage you! I like to keep pictures of the Williams sisters around to remind me how beautiful strong-and-not-skinny women are, plus I think it’s great for my daughter who is shaped just like me. Hopefully she can escape some of the pressure I’ve felt in my life to be something I’m not!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:11:18 +0000

Bless.

I can’t even tell you how encouraging this is to me.
I am also short and thick,
and often get frustrated that my body will never be “lithe” or “skinny”.

(I have been working on being okay with that.)

Thank you for being proud of your strength and ability–
you are helping me work towards that, too.