Despite your Faults...

Peter Harskamp, 1951 in The Hague, Holland

Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults. - Les Brown

I move...

From: http://redefiningbodyimage.tumblr.com/

The Padded Lilies, a Californian fat women's synchronized swim team

Dancer from the Fat Ballet

Cheryl Haworth is a US Olympic weightlifter

Kelly Gneiting ran and completed a marathon at 400lbs and no, he wasn’t the last person to finish.

Frances Werle-Smith | www.therapeutic-massage.pro from the Curvy Yogi Gallery http://www.curvyyoga.com/cyr/

fatandfancyfree.blogspot.com

Dancers from Danza Voluminosa - A Plus Size Dance Troupe from Cuba

A little break....

I've been taking a little break from my blog. Don't worry, I'll be back... Just trying to chill out for a bit. I'll be back at it sometime soon.

You can be fully satisfied...

“I don’t think your hands are big enough…” (by Photos_by_DJ)

 You can be fully satisfied with where you are, understanding that you’re eternally evolving. When you get into that place of feeling appreciation of where you are and of who you are, and appreciation of what you are, and you accept that you are a never-ending, always unfolding Being, then you can stand in that delicate balance of being optimistic about what is to come, without being unhappy about where you stand. Find a way of eagerly anticipating future changes, while at the same time you are in love and satisfied with who, what, where and how you be.

Abraham-Hicks, from a workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, USA November 4, 2000

People have the right...

Cusp of Spring 3 by *imagipix

"People have the right to live their lives without being shamed and stigmatized for the size and shape of their bodies." Dances With Fat

Imposing harsh judgments...

You’re Beautiful by Gali-miau

"Imposing harsh judgements on your body limits the range of experiences you allow yourself to enjoy. How many times has a wonderful day at the beach been tainted by your judgements about how you look in a bathing suit? Imagine how liberating it would be to happily walk across the warm sand without feeling self-conscious. Think of all the activities in your life that you have deferred until you look different, better, or perhaps even perfect.

There is much documented proof that the mind and body are connected, so acceptance of your body is not only essential for your emotional well-being, it is essential for your physical health as well. Denying your body complete acceptance can lead to illness, whereas practicing acceptance can heal disease. The drive for self-improvement is completely healthy as long as it comes from a place of self-love rather than a feeling of inadequacy." -Andrew Adler

I have a beach body...

Vacationer by *ArtOfVico

"I have a beach body. It’s this one, the one I take to the beach, and it’s fat as all get-out..." - Lesley Kinzel

Self-acceptance is...

photo by megadelicious

“Self acceptance is being loving and happy with who you are NOW. Some call it self-esteem, others self-love, but whatever you call it, you’ll know when your accepting yourself cause it feels great. Its an agreement with yourself to appreciate, validate, accept and support who you are at this very moment, even those parts you’d like to eventually change. This is important…even those parts you’d eventually like to change. Yes, you can accept (be okay with) those parts of yourself you want to change some day.” - Jennifer Hautman

When you stop...

Perfect Imperfection by =lovelizzie

“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened.” - Shannon L. Alder

Transformation...

curled by `ladytwiglet

“If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.” - Jiddu Krishnamurti

Kill herself?

This is something that I found on tumblr here.
it comes with a TRIGGER WARNING: FAT HATE; SELF-HARM; SUICIDE

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 Upon seeing this photo someone commented: "i’m so sorry but i’d kill myself if i’d be this big :(("

This is the response: "Hear that? Kill herself if she was as big as me. There are more important things to live and die for in this world. Being that this is a photo of me, as BIG AS I AM, with my scars that are from trying to kill myself , I find it a very interesting response.
Killing yourself isn’t painless, friends. Trust and believe it took 70+ sutures and staples, three weeks in the hospital, one reconstructive surgery, and a year of physical therapy to learn that. And it had Nothing to do with my size, if you know anything about me you know that I am not only content but happy with my appearance. I love my body with all of its imperfections, scars, and rolls. It holds my sentience, my conscious life, and that is what is important."

 

Aren't they beautiful?

From Disney's Lilo and Stitch

Reclaiming my fat...

Lick my Arthole by ~EvJones

"Fat is not a bad word. Someone who is fat is not necessarily unhealthy, they do not necessarily hate their bodies, and they certainly know suffering and pain. My body does not discount me as a human being, or as a woman. I am fat, and I stand up for fat humans everywhere; I am reclaiming my fat body, my identity."

an excerpt from "On fat acceptance and fat identity" by salty-salute

Health messages...

at girl in the water by ~Smog88 @deviantart

"Some of the health messages we give create panic. We have to reassure young people that if they do have a weight problem, it doesn't mean that makes them a bad person. We need to encourage people to not just consider physical health, but emotional wellbeing as well." - Austin Hospital's medical director of mental health, Richard Newton

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/anti-obesity-panic-blamed-for-new-eating-disorder/story-e6frfkvr-1226268696307#ixzz1ptxgbZqq

Do what you feel...

Noir Nouar

Do what you feel in your heart to be right--for you'll be criticized anyway. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Let the fat fall where it may...

Hilda by Duane Bryers

"Though a heavy weight may be the result of imprudent lifestyle habits or underlying disease in some individuals, there are also many large people who eat sensibly, exercise regularly, and have excellent health readings--and many thin people who don't. Regardless, a low weight--or healthy lifestyle habits--shouldn't be a requisite for respect...

Let's switch our emphasis to encouraging health-promoting behaviors for all, and let the fat fall where it may. Everyone, fat and thin, can reduce their risk for health problems by making good lifestyle choices. It's time for a new peace movement: one that supports people in developing healthy lifestyle habits, regardless of their size. It's called Health at Every Size." - Dr. Linda Bacon (from Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight)

(Dr. Bacon has multi-disciplinary training, including graduate degrees in physiology (specializing in nutrition), psychology, and exercise science. She is committed to educating people on the scientific evidence that underlies our understanding of weight.)

Your vision...

Retrieved from here

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” - Carl Jung

Happiness is a way of travel...

vol25

Hilda by Duane Bryers

We do not believe...

by benjirolee

 

“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
— E.E. Cummings

Be happy...

Marie Sena

  "The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters. " - Audrey Hepburn

Don't be ashamed...

http://amerrylife.com/2010/10/12/exposed-take-two/

"Don’t be ashamed of your body – it’s beautiful. That’s not a message we hear a lot in life. But if you think it’s beautiful, then it is. Beauty starts on the inside. It’s starts with your thoughts and your perspective, so replace the shameful feelings with pride in your body for what it can do. You body is YOURS and it’s deserving of respect and love for all the amazing things that it does." - Mary

Acceptance...

Lowell Herrero

Acceptance is the universal currency of real friendship. It does not warp or shape or wrench a person to be anything other than what they are.
Joan Chittister

Diversifying...

Heather from Fat Girl Posing by Mikel Allen

"I am not about getting rid of thin models, what I am about is diversifying our notion of beauty so that it is more inclusive because I feel at present there are so many people who suffer due to an unattainable beauty ideal." - Velvet D'amour

Fat People...

Fat Does Not Equal Ugly by *Sunnith

Fat people are not the ones with the problem, or who are in denial. Fat people are not in denial of being fat. We know we are fat, and in choosing fat acceptance, we accept ourselves exactly as we are, and we accept others exactly as they are. - Fat Heffalump

The greatest success...

I Have No Face by *Sunnith via Deviant Art

The greatest success is successful self-acceptance. ~Ben Sweet

I have decided...

Hilda by Duane Bryers

"I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health." - Voltaire

A person's worth...

Nude on a leopard skin by Beryl Cook

A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves. ~Jean De La Bruyere

No Limitations.....

adipositivity.com

Yours is the energy that makes your world. There are no limitations to the self except those you believe in. ~Jane Roberts

Unicorns...

Jen Seng 2009

“Take criticism, smash it into dust, and use it to paint breathtaking images of unicorns frolicking through endless fields of greatness.”
— Matthew Gray Gubler

Every single human being...

Friends by BareLight from Deviant Art

Every single human being, no matter what their size, colour or race is a beautiful creation. We shouldn’t embrace these false idealisms, and instead be happy with what and who we are. - David Heffer

You are you...

Adipositivity.com

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Seuss

Something you design...

Hilda by Duane Bryers

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. - Jim Rohn

The greatest revolution...

Straggletag

“The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”

William James

Life is too short...

Rain by Michael Parkes

“Apologies should be saved for worthy occasions, like hurting someone’s feelings or using your roommate’s toothbrush on accident—not for existing. Life is too short. You can hate your body for all kinds of reasons; it’s a battle and a choice, to accept and embrace, or reject and hate. I know it’s more complicated than that, but to simplify things that’s how I feel, and right now I’m having fun!” - Beth Ditto

Love yourself today...

Creator: Unknown

“I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind up attracting even more love. If one person really wants us, everyone does. But if we're alone, we become even more alone. Life is strange.”  - Paulo Coelho

Hilda By Duane Bryers

Preoccupation with weight...

Akzhana Abdalieva

“A woman’s individual preoccupation with weight often serves as a mask for other, more intricate sources of discomfort, the state of one’s waistline being easier to contemplate than the state of one’s soul … how much self-acceptance she does or does not possess, how much pleasure she feels permitted to have, how much anxiety or guilt or shame her hungers arouse - these are the kinds of issues a woman may bring to the scale.”

—	Appetites by Caroline Knapp

Fat, thin, anywhere in between...

BBW Magical Mermaid by curvygirlart

“Because fat, thin, anywhere in between. Everyone is beautiful and no one should ever have the right to tell you that you’re not.”  - from this

You are allowed...

Picture: Love (1944) by Ada Breedveld

“You are allowed to feel good in your skin, even when someone else can see a whole lot of it. You’re even allowed to leave the lights on. In fact, I encourage it.” - Live once, Juicy

Positive body image....

Zeewaardige Ontmoeting (1943) by Ada Breedveld

“Positive Body Image is not about creating an acceptable body ‘norm’ or about trying to make yourself look thinner, more beautiful, younger, or whatever. It’s not about trying to ‘hide’ or ‘make the best of’ who you are. That is called “Marketing”.

Because where bodies are concerned, there is no norm. Because we ARE ALL DIFFERENT! Which is what makes us REAL. And celebrating that difference is what positive Body Image is about.” - Samantha Thomas’ guest post on Fat Heffalump

 

You have to believe...

Ada Breedveld

You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes.
- Douglas Malloch

In these bodies...

Bella by ~StellaDean on deviantART

Image Creator Unknown