People magazine this week features female rap, jazz and blues star turned actress, Queen Latifa on the cover.
She talks in the article about her recent breast reduction and why she chose to have it done.
About time mainstream media starts profiling Girls with Curves instead of the typical under nourished blonds. The funny thing is when I saw the magazine on the newsstand, it was nestled between two other covers, both of which blared “Lose 20lb by Christmas” and “Overweight Celebs”

I can certainly relate to this postcard. For years my mom, even though she was heavy, wanted cheerleader daughters. What she got were 2 chubby nerds. I think that may be why subconsciously I’ve never been able to break that 150lb plateau.

MOTHERS: think before the words come out of your mouth. You never know what effect they will have.

Portland, OR, October 04, 2007 –(PR.com)– Plus-size model casting call: Winner will win the coveted lead spot in new plus-size campaign for MEWV Sustainables

MEWV Sustainables, a new plus-size fashion line, is looking for its signature face for their debut this December. Plus-size model hopefuls will have their chance Sunday, Oct. 7 in Portland, Ore. and Sunday Oct. 21 in Los Angeles. MEWV has partnered with the number one magazine for plus-size fashion and Portland-based business, SKORCH Magazine, to find the one winner.

Five finalists will be chosen from each city visited. The top fifteen finalists will then be judged by a panel of industry leaders including Mia Tyler – Plus Size Model/Celebrity, Catherine Schuller – Industry Consultant/Author, Bette Tilch – Industry leading stylist, and more. Readers at SKORCHMagazine.com will vote as well. The winner will be flown, accommodations paid, to shoot a full fashion spread for SKORCH Magazine and promotional and campaign shots for MEWV Sustainables. Full Story »

My fear of being stuffed into cattle cars and taken to Dachau and Auschwitz has come a bit closer.
A documentary aired this week regarding public heath care in Scotland and refusal of some institutions to do necessary surgery on the obese patients.
Here is the article
I’ve long held the belief that if ever I’m rushed to the hospital, having no insurance, I will be left to die on a gurney in the hallway somewhere. A) Because I have no insurance and B) Because that will be one less fat person in this world.

This article kind of supports that fear.

I was SHOCKED yesterday to see a show on MSNBC addressing this issue. At first I thought it was diabetics that drank their OJ .. then 5 minutes later threw it up after it worked. But this is far worse.

They interviewed several women and the mother of one woman who’d died.

People with Type I diabetes, those forced to take insulin are skipping their shots to LOSE WEIGHT.

One of the girls they were interviewing said that she was MORE afraid of being fat than she was of DYING. What is wrong with this picture????

Have we become so obsessed with what the MEDIA shows us a “normal” that we are willing to risk our very life to live up to that expectation?

Here is the complete article as published by MSNBC. What is amusing is they have a “kicker” headline that says: “Experts advise docs to be blunt, call kids ‘obese’ ” I find the irony here very amusing.

On one side we have women so obsessed with their weight they are willing to DIE or worse — a coma, loss of limbs, eyesight etc to stay thin. We aren’t talking like a size 10 or 12 which as we all know IS a decent weight. They want to be a size 5, 3 or 0. In a ‘related’ article “experts” from the American Academy of Pediatrics saying doctors should be BLUNT in saying that kids are FAT/OBESE.

How about this for an idea?? Lets try being BODY positive whether someone is a natural size 0 or a natural size 22. If you FEEL good about yourself you are going to BE healthy.