No, I’m Not Pregnant—That’s Just A Muffin Top
One summer during college when I worked at coffee shop, a man with special needs—I think he had Down’s Syndrome—used to come up by the cash register and chat with me all the time. We were shooting the...
View ArticleFrisky Rant: Family Members Should STFU About Weight Gain
I don’t know about you folks, but for me, a weekend with the rents is always fraught with tension. Is Mom going to pester me about brushing my hair? Is Dad going to ask me how much money I’m saving?...
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Style 911: Is It Possible To Make My Tight Pants Bigger?
“I gained about 8 pounds (which I am totally fine with, BTW), but one thing that is annoying me is the fact that my skinniestjeans simply won’t button anymore. I can get them on and since they have a...
View ArticleWill “Bigger Chick Lit” Novels Win A Plus-Sized Audience?
Hey, Frisky book lovers, have you heard about “bigger chick lit”? Pissiness over a poochy tummy is a sub-plot in plenty of books, most notably Bridget Jones’s Diary, but the Guardian says “bigger chick...
View ArticleSingle Ladies Rejoice! Living With Someone Causes Weight Gain
Dang it, we knew there had to be a trade-off for getting sex on demand when you live with a partner: A recent Australian study of 6,000 women has shown that, after 10 years, the average gal gains 15...
View ArticleTrailer For “Kirstie Alley’s Big Life” Is Another Gem In The Actress’s Weight...
I know what you’re thinking: AGAIN?!?! Oh, yes! Kirstie Alley, the woman behind “Fat Actress” and oh so many weight loss commercials, has let reality TV cameras into her home to do a show about losing...
View ArticleToday’s Lady News: Even Women With “Normal” Weight Are Worried About Getting...
Even women of “normal” weight with no history of eating disorders have a fear of getting fat, according to a study to be published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences in May. Said...
View ArticleKROQ Asks, Is Christina Hendricks Full Figured Or Fat?
Radio station KROQ has just a brilliantly creative content creation department: A poll on their website, by someone named “Psycho Mike,” is just aching to generate outraged page views by asking,...
View ArticleSkeletons In Lingerie: Is This Spoof On Victoria’s Secret Funny Or Tasteless?
Sure, it’s hypocritical and fat-phobic of ABC to air the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show starring Heidi Klum’s glorious ta-tas while also demanding “excessive re-edits” on this plus-size...
View ArticleToday’s Lady News: Crystal Renn’s Agent Assures Everyone She’s Still A Size 10
A couple of blogs — including us — noticed that supermodel Crystal Renn, who is fuller-figured and vocal about promoting healthier body images, looks much skinnier in recent pics. But Renn’s agent at...
View ArticleA 600-Pound Woman Wants To Gain Weight
Meet Donna Simpson, a 600-pound woman who wants to gain weight. This 42-year-old woman, already the Guinness World Record holder for “World’s Fattest Mom,” is on a mission to bulk up even more since...
View ArticleCatfight: Has Kelly Osbourne Sold Out With Her New Bikini Body?
As a teenager on “The Osbournes,” Kelly Osbourne was outspoken, opinionated and fat — and really comfortable in her own skin. I remember reading her cover article in winter 2003′s Bust magazine called...
View Article“OK!” Magazine Co-Opts Bullying For Stars “Bullied For Their Weight”
The effects of bullying are in the news everywhere lately, from the teen girl, Megan Meier, who killed herself after being harassed on MySpace, to Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi and the spate of...
View ArticleWill Bigger Be Better? Plus-Size Women Cast For “Sex And The City”-Type...
Gone are the days when the severe weight-loss show “The Biggest Loser” or the dating competition atrocity “More To Love” are the only shows on television with plus-size peeps. This past year has...
View ArticleMichelle Williams Ate Ice Cream For Breakfast While Filming “Blue Valentine”
“[Michelle] ended up winning. She gained about 15, 16 pounds. [Ryan] gained 14. … Michelle was eating a pint of ice cream for breakfast and dinner and avocado sandwiches all day. She wanted to do it....
View ArticleGained Some Holiday Weight? Good. That’s What He Wants
’Tis the season for peace, joy and weight gain. After Christmas and New Year’s, we will all jiggle a bit more. Women will feel like kicking themselves for their weight gain and will suffer from...
View ArticleDear Wendy: “My Boyfriend Is Obsessed With My 8 Pound Weight Gain”
I’ve been with my boyfriend for two years. Initially, he was the pursuer, but as time passed I fell completely in love. We were stable, playful, and even got a dog together. Starting in October,...
View ArticleGuy Purposely Gains Weight — So He Can Take It Off
If you’re a guy who’s really into fitness, what’s the last thing you’d probably do? Try and gain a bunch of weight. But that’s exactly what Drew Manning is doing, just so he can prove how easy it is to...
View ArticleChristina Aguilera: “You Are Working With A Fat Girl”
Update, 3:40 p.m.: Ooof. We now hear via Just Jared that these quotes are supposedly fake. Christina’s rep has said she never made these comments to Billboard. We’ll keep you posted on this weird...
View ArticleThe Soapbox: How To Handle Food Shame During The Holidays
This piece was cross-posted with permission from FatNutritionist.com. It was originally published before Thanksgiving but we are crossposting it here with the rest of the holiday season in mind. It’s...
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Sex May Cause Weight Gain
All those studies that say sex burns calories thereby making you lose weight may be hooey. A study published this month in Medical Hypotheses suggests that blood levels of the hormone prolactin, which...
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Quickies!: ‘Tis The Season For Social Drinking
It’s easy to blame winter weight gain on rich desserts and festive foods, but those holiday beverages are riddled with calories, too. These tips and Pomegranate Cosmos will help beat the winter...
View ArticleQuickies!: Kanye Wants To Style Obama
Kanye thinks his fashion swagger is so great he can style Barack Obama. [Bossip] An Orlando woman is accused of biting her husband’s ding-a-ling. OUCH! [TheLedger.com] About half of men cheat when...
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Rotten Eggs Make Men Horny, Being Fat Doesn’t
Men with libido problems might find themselves taking food fetishes one step further. A new study from the National Academy of Sciences finds that the scent of rotten eggs can have the same effects of...
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Kate Moss Isn’t Fat, But She Is Making Us Feel More Comfortable With Our Bodies
Over the past few months, Kate Moss’ body has been changing, and everyone, including Kate, has noticed. Back in February, Kate told New York that her body was finally developing. “I am a woman now!...
View ArticleKirstie Alley Is A Hot Mess On Oprah
Kirstie Alley was a hot mess on Oprah yesterday, dishing about her “humiliating” weight gain after she appeared on the show in 2006 in a bikini. She told Oprah that her weight started ballooning after...
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Yo-Yo Dieting Isn’t A Career
I have no idea how much my own weight has fluctuated in the past couple of years, but I can tell you all about Kirstie Alley’s rides on the bathroom scale. And Melissa Joan Hart’s. And Britney’s and...
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Is It Wrong To Call Your Toddler “Chubby Chubs” And “Greedy Guts”?
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy…was he? Why can I still recite this nursery rhyme by heart even though I’m 25-years-old now? Because I have hairy arms and my...
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Is Jessica Simpson The Best Person To Lead A Conversation About Unrealistic...
When I heard a few months ago that pop star Jessica Simpson was considering a reality TV show about “real beauty,” I was thrilled. Finally! A celeb who sought to use the negative press attention...
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Want To Drop 12 Pounds?
Rent, don’t buy, ladies! Why is everyone always in such a huge rush to buy, buy, buy, anyway? It’s like once you own your own place you are one of the anointed few in adulthood. Well, a study out of...
View ArticleNicole Eggert Makes Fun Of Being “Fat” For Funny Or Die
In this Funny or Die video, former “Baywatch” babe Nicole Eggert tackles the subject of her weight gain, leading Salon’s Broadsheet to wonder: empowering or embarrassing? In the skit, Eggert bounds...
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Kelly Clarkson Couldn’t Wait For Pregnancy Because She Has An Excuse To Be Fat
Here’s Kelly Clarkson in Parade on why she’s excited to be pregnant: “Everybody calls me fat all the time, so I can’t wait to have a reason, instead of everybody just being a jerk!” What a depressing...
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Jared Fogle Is Reportedly Getting Super Fat In Prison
Disgraced sandwich slinger Jared Fogle has reportedly gained 30 pounds already in the first three months of his prison sentence. If he continues to put on weight at this rate and serves out his entire...
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