More and more those of us who are “curvey” “chubby” or the more politically correct “plus sized” are having to deal not only with RUDE children but even ruder adults. You know the ones that made fun of us in Gym class have now grown up and because their own personal self esteem is so low, they need to continue to pick on the “Fat Chix”

It’s time to take back that ugly 3 letter word that we all hate. “FAT” Say it with me now. Fat fAt faT FAT. See after a while it is like any other word that is repetitive. It loses its POW appeal.

But as we all know just because we are FAT doesn’t mean we aren’t healthy.

Take for example Olympian Power lifter, Cheryl Haworth. She won the bronze medal in 2000 and is 4 time National Power lifting champion for the U.S. She weighs 300+ lbs. Her 5′9″ frame is solid muscle and her victory in Olympics is a great example for teens that even though they might be deemed by society as ‘fat’ or ‘obese’ they can still accomplish anything.

We, as a community, need to BE healthy. And by being healthy both in body, mind and spirit, means accepting ourselves for the funny, smart and beautiful person that you are.

If we are healthy then we have taken back the power and the word “Fat” has no meaning other