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By: emmy

emmy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:17:50 +0000

Go Stephanie! Bikinis are tough for even the thinnest women. It takes a good bit of confidence to wear one. And since nothing is hotter than confidence, I’m sure you rocked it.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:41:03 +0000

One thing I just thought of – since many “overweight” and “obese” women are just over the weight limit, could it be they start having sex, go on the pill, gain 10lbs, and then are “overweight” or “obese”? Just a thought….

*waves* That’s what happened to me!

Also, I got married last Tuesday and WORE A BIKINI AT A SANDALS RESORT. At, um, more than size zero. (Ten-ish, which still makes me thin, I know, but my bikini bottoms were size XL. And I’ve never worn even a tankini in public before.)

By: A Sarah

A Sarah — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:35:58 +0000

OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG
OMG, y’all, I just saw a commercial that had a FAT woman, in a SWIMSUIT, on a SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING TEAM, and it was not a source of humor or a plot point in any way.

I think it was for Vicks cough and cold something or other.

Hooray for Vicks!!

By: living400lbs

living400lbs — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:36:05 +0000

LilahMorgan, I thought that was part of the Brit boarding-school thing – teachers live in the school, and if they have families the families live nearby. Or has that gone the way of the dodo now, and only survives in books?

By: LilahMorgan

LilahMorgan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:22:08 +0000

Plus, it’s weird that none of the Hogwarts professors had families or lives or anything like that. Totally bizarre set-up for a school, and presumably that would be the logical place to show working parents of various stripes!

By: Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:16:09 +0000

Thanks for the love, twistie & girlfrommarz. I didn’t dare open that post for comments!

Rowling’s complete blanking out on working mothers has always really bothered me, especially considering her own story. Okay, as one totally defensive fan pointed out, both Neville and Harry’s mother worked after having kids. And one of them was killed, and the other tortured into insanity. Way to represent, J.K.

By: living400lbs

living400lbs — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:31:43 +0000

Emmy – Yes, saw it a while ago, and yes, the “It’s almost as if we were human!” tone gets old…

One thing I just thought of – since many “overweight” and “obese” women are just over the weight limit, could it be they start having sex, go on the pill, gain 10lbs, and then are “overweight” or “obese”? Just a thought….

Seriously, though, it’s not like being plus-size changes the anatomical possibilities. Even at my size the adjustments are minor. (I even posted about it – http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ ;)

By: emmy

emmy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:39:41 +0000

Have y’all seen this shit?

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/30/many-obese-women-sexually-active-study-finds/

(I hope that link works. I am teh suck at linkies.)

Holy shit, stop the presses. Fat chicks are actually having sex. It’s a shocking development.

It also mentions that obese women are at higher risk of unplanned pregnancy, but I disagree with their conclusions on why. I don’t think we actually need a doctor to tell us how you get pregnant, but it might be nice if all of them were aware of, and made their patients aware of the fact that low dose birth control pills (the most popular kind) are slightly less effective if your body is larger. Which kind of should be a no brainer, you need a certain concentration in the bloodstream, and some of us have more bloodstream to cover than others, but whatev.

By: Emerald

Emerald — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:25:14 +0000

Something disturbing. I saw a report on local TV the other night that – if I understood it rightly, I only saw part of it – implied the NHS was trialing these things on a bunch of fat patients…

http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/4259/miband_personal_activity_monitor_launched

I have just one thing to say.

Over. My. Dead. Body.

If this is true, I think I could be putting some serious thought into avoiding my doctor’s surgery.

By: Twistie

Twistie — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:08:49 +0000

Oh, and A Sarah? I’m crossing my fingers for you and sending positive thoughts your way that you get to pick your favorite assignement from those five interviews. Knock ‘em dead!