A body of numbers: Weighing body image issues 13 Articles

by Faye Elizabeth

"You're beautiful the way you are." He said to me. I know what he's trying to do, trying desperately to halt the anorexic thoughts that he knows regularly dart through my mind. Lying in his bed, still feeling his kisses l...read more

by Lulu

I know my numbers: BMI, Weight, Measurements, Calories and Kilojoules. Women may be slightly influenced by the pictures we see in magazines, but we are not foolishly led to eating disorders by those images. The issu...read more

by wkoenigsmann

For some sick and very sorry reason, our society is obsessed with fat. Let me put it to you straight: the "upper class" has always determined what is fashionable. When people used to be too poor to eat, it was fashionab...read more

by Esther Daniels

Weighty Issues I admit to being an ardent follower of several glossy fashion magazines, and like most women I'm a slave to this commercialism, and consider myself to be somewhat of a "fashionista". Upon reading my month...read more

by Nephrenia Delaterre

Heavy does not always mean fat. Every day we hear these horror stories about 1000 pound people and how if we let ourselves slip up even a little we will turn into quivering masses of lard, but that's really not the case...read more

by Rachel Donovan

Dont you ever get sick of it? The size zero debate? The blaming of young models for our insecurities and eating disorders? I had never even heard of size zero when I started noticing my body shape and weight. The pressure ...read more

by Jessica Leininger

WEIGHT, SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE STRESS OVER EVERYDAY. MY PERSONAL ISSUE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I'M TOO SKINNY, NOT REALLY BY CHOICE, I JUST ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. BEING TEASED WHEN YOUR YOUNGER FOR WHATEVER REASON IS ONE THI...read more

by Taney Johnson

hello veiwers,I'M here too talk about weight problems that other femals have.will as for over sized ladies you should not be worried about your weight because I think that everybody is beatiful in/out side. There's always ...read more

by Robert Sabo

Growing tired of the constant rebuttal. Bodily movements moments after consumption is the consistent realization I'm dealt everyday. It's not irritable bowel syndrome,it's call metabolism. The scary thing about the entire ...read more

by Mindy Schneider

There is no disputing that America has become obsessed with weight and numbers. It used to be just something you heard women talk about; but now you also hear about men worrying about how tight their butts are or how much ...read more

by Tabatha Balabin

The biggest thing with body image issues is that we tend to look at how OTHERS view or image rather than how we OURSELVES view our image. I gained 100 pounds during and after an extrememly emotionally and phys...read more

by Jessica Williams

How often do we as women find ourselves plotting our life course on the loss of those next ten pounds? I will flirt with that cute guy at the office, visit an old college roommate or even find a new job when I lose a few m...read more

by Theresa Fletcher

I think people mainly women have such a horrible way of looking at themselves mainly because of the image that society thinks we are supposed to have.Men think that is the trophy wife a skinny runway model,I don't think it...read more