I was standing in Starbucks recently, looking forward to my peppermint mocha when I noticed this young woman standing next to me. She had flawless skin, the sort of smooth chestnut hair I’ve... Read more >>

In college, I was very pleased with my body. I weighed about 120 pounds but looked like one hundred pounds. As the exercising decreased I gained weight. By the time my college days were over I was 135... Read more >>

Eventually I collapsed and was hospitalized with double pneumonia. The attending physician sized me up and knew I also had anorexia. He treated the pneumonia and wouldn’t let me leave hospital... Read more >>

Since starting White Girl with a Fat Ass last year, I have: Raised $1920 for Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest) Lost 28 pounds and placed third in the... Read more >>

Bridalplasty is a new show on E!. Underneath its reality show facade, lies a dark and twisted soul. I have never before seen anything that disgusted me as much as this television show. The premise?... Read more >>

Bernice was a big girl. (As Alex always says, “Ain’t nothing wrong with a big Papago woman”.) Okay, Bernice was not a Papago woman, but she was not petite. She worked with Alex... Read more >>

I’ve just spent the past four days wearing a bikini, shades, and a wide brimmed hat. Dressing that way always makes me obsess about my body. If I stand in just the right light, at precisely the... Read more >>