As much as I like to bargain hunt up until recently I did very little consignment store shopping. Regularly I save money by buying clothes on clearance at the store or online, shopping off season at... Read more >>

Shopping for jeans is painful. There are so many brands, so many styles, so many different ways to end up on my arse in the dressing room while struggling to wrench off a pair that makes me look like... Read more >>

Dear Perpetrators of Muffin-Tops, This is not a style. It is not a statement. Nor is it a fact of life. It is an error in judgment, perhaps. Or a blatant refusal to accept size and shape for what... Read more >>

Today was about jeans and hip bones. Odd you say? I had a dream and my guy was lying beside me circling my hip bone with his finger. It seemed more like a memory than a dream. When I woke, I fondly... Read more >>

Lane Bryant recently brought their new ad for their lingerie line Cacique to ABC and Fox to air during popular prime time shows Dancing With The Stars and American Idol. Lane Bryant claims ABC would... Read more >>

When on a diet nothing is more exciting than finding that those pants that used to be snug are now a little loose! As the weight comes, off dieters find themselves with a renewed sense of energy and a... Read more >>

I hate shopping. I know that this sounds like a violation of my goddess-given, double X prerogatives, but contemplating a trip to the mall makes me break out in hives, actually stepping into a... Read more >>

I woke up this morning and got on the scale ... and I immediately got on the phone and called my eye doctor. Something was definitely wrong with my vision because the number on the scale was not one... Read more >>

You’re pregnant—time for the glowing skin, boundless energy and fabulous maternity fashion your friends have all raved about! Right. Unfortunately what they failed to tell you is that they... Read more >>

I was recently asked if I knew anyone who had received comments on her weight from strangers. My answer was, “Who hasn’t?” I have heard comments about my weight and size for as... Read more >>