Plus Size Diva

Do you truly know who you are? Do you accept yourself as you are? Have you let a termite in your life that has left unhealed damage?

I know that self love is not the easiest thing to give. It’s funny how we self criticize more than anything else. We become our own termite.

I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions this year. I chose instead to make a goal of putting myself first. Not in a selfish or mean way…but in a way of self love. As each year goes by, I’ve always said I want to lose weight this year, I want to get down to this size etc..

I’ve come to realize that this is me. In all my beautiful glory, this is me. So instead of setting a goal to get down to this size or this weight, I’ve set a goal to just simply love myself and exterminate the termites.

I know who I am. I know what I have been through in my life. I know what my weaknesses are and what my strengths are.

There is a quote that I absolutely love:

I am STRONG because I know my Weakness. I am BEAUTIFUL because I see my flaws. I am a LOVER because
I have felt hate. I am FEARLESS because I have been afraid.

We have to remember that we are not all the same for a reason. While I may never be a Victoria Secret model, I am still beautiful and I am me. You can’t get any more real than that.

Take the time to figure out who you are. Accept you for you.

Make 2012 a great year…Love yourself first and foremost and eliminate the internal termites!

I’ve been kind of busy and haven’t had a chance to post on here as much as I would like. I keep notes of things I think of to post, and then get busy and don’t get them posted…Sorry!

I can’t believe it’s already November, almost December! Thanksgiving was awesome! Ate a little too much, but who doesn’t? My goal for the end of the year is to maintain my weight…in other words…Not gain any! LOL

This time of year it’s so easy to gain a couple pounds because of the super yummy food that is easily accessible. I’m not avoiding any of it…lol Just not over indulging.

Do you have a favorite holiday food that you delight in this time of year? Mine…pecan pie…lol Yeah I will pick at the pie, nibble here nibble there, until the whole damn pie is gone. So I choose not to keep it in the house…instead I will get a piece and that is it. (We had Thanksgiving at my boyfriends Mom’s house, she made one, I got a piece and when we made our to-go plates, I didn’t take any of the pies…lol)

I’m also doing Zumba 3 times a week right now. Let me tell you, if you want a fun way to exercise, find a Zumba class. The first couple times will be challenging because you have to learn the moves, but after that, it’s so much fun and a great work out.

I’m not small by any means, and I absolutely love doing the Zumba classes. I sweat my butt off, and I’m about as uncoordinated as you can be, but it’s a blast.

I will work on posting more often again…I miss getting comments and emails from you guys!

I absolutely love this time year. Not only because of the Fall colors all around, but I love the cold weather.

It’s that time of year to start shopping for new pants and a winter jacket. I soooo need to do both. I received a catalog in the mail the other day from Lane Bryant, one of my favorite shopping places.

They are having a pants sale and a coat sale right now. I’m loving the new DKNY jeans! So can’t wait to go shopping! One thing about Lane Bryant, while some of their plus size clothes are a bit pricey, you can’t find a better fit.

Not to mention they aren’t cheaply made so they last a lot longer. I do wish the one near me carried a few more Average or Petite sizes. I’m a shorty and have had to get my pants altered which is expensive. BUT well worth it when they last so much longer than the cheap made jeans.

If you need a few new clothes, take a minute and check out Lane Bryant. They have everything you need!

I think us women have a tendency to measure ourselves up to other women. This feeds our insecurities in the worst ways. The women we choose to measure ourselves against are usually what magazines, commercials etc deem beautiful.

It’s really funny because I can literally pin point my insecurities and when they flare up and over what. It’s quite irritating too…lol Read the rest of this entry »

As a parent, I have some pretty strict rules for my kids. There are certain words they are not allowed to use or say, and if heard using them, they are punished. Some of these words include, hate, stupid, idiot, fat, etc..

Yes I have an issue with the word fat. Why you might ask? Because when my children started using ‘fat’ as a mean word to each other, I wanted it stopped. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you know the legendary beauty, screen goddess, Marilyn Monroe was considered plus size in her time. Instead of the Size S outfits you would expect a movie star to wear, she wore size 12. She lifted weights. Kept her figure by weight lifting. Definitely not a fragile waif you would expect a sex goddess to be.

Jennifer Lopez wasn’t afraid of what people might think of her curvy bottom. In fact, she flaunted it. She sparked an interest in butt implants. Inspired by her curvy figure, there is a growing trend of women who go for implants to get bigger butts, curvier bottoms. Read the rest of this entry »