Magisculpt, it’s right there in the name… … But I just didn’t see it. All I wanted was a simple swimsuit to go swimming in. It all came about one day in the summer, you remember that day where it was torrential rain, drains over flowing and water gushing up on to the pavement? Well […]
Fat Girl Exercising: My Modus Operandi
Fat Girl Exercising Hello my lovelies, my name is Gemma and I am fat. “Nooooo, don’t call yourself that!” I hear you cry, “You are beautiful.” And that I am! This may sound conceited but, like every other wonderful human creature, I am beautiful and the fact that I am fat doesn’t make these […]
Nike Mannequins and Promotion of The Terrible Obesity Craze
Naughty Nike have been up to no good… Tut-tut Nike! Shame on you for promoting obesity by including a plus sized mannequin wearing GYM clothes! How dare you offend the very sensitive flower over at the Telegraph, Tayna Gold and her extremely Fat-phobic views! How dare you try to represent women like me, who need […]
The Other Side of The Coin: Guest Blog By Holly Ashcroft
Not a “Real” Woman Hi I’m Holly. I am 32, a mum to 3 little girls and I weigh 48kgs. I’m about 5 foot 4, so technically classed as underweight by Doctors, nurses, most medical practitioners and the like. I’ve actually put on about 3kgs recently too! I have spent my entire life being accused […]
Love Letters
A Love Letter From My Body Dear Gemma, This is your body here. I wanted to write and tell you about my feelings for you. I know we have not had the easiest of relationships, like the time we had gastroenteritis over Christmas or when our back went picking up a tissue from the floor. We […]
Bikini Bodies: (part 3) Bobbing, Boggarts and Body Shopping
A whole year after I had 3 mini epiphanies that set in motion the whole body positivity thing for me, and I’m still trying to find my way. Some days it’s like I’m following a beacon of light and other days it’s like I’ve been given a map with no names on and no idea […]
Why We Need to Teach Our Children Body Positivity
Building children’s self-esteem This week I have headed up a BoPo event for some young people. It was a HUGE learning curve for me, not only did I discover that I can actually get over my crippling fear of public speaking, but kids are so receptive to the truth. I revealed to these lovely young […]
Chucking in the Towel (or swimsuit)
Hoardy McHoarderson (part 2) We’ve already established that I’m proper Hoardy McHoarderson, so it won’t come as a surprise to people, that I am a dreadful clothes hoarder. I keep things that old, sentimental, could be used for “dressing up” and the ultimate one… Things that do not fit me, for whatever reason. Things I’ve […]
Tuck it in or Let it Hang out…?
The big question I was reading an article about “How to dress for your body type” the implication is clear from the start of the article, what you SHOULD do is try to force your body to look like an hour glass. Try to fool people into thinking that you have that desirable and perfect […]