Don’t let your size keep you from having a blast this seasonTry something that looks fun but makes you nervous. We dare you. (image by Lori Greig) This summer, I tried something that terrified me. And I loved it. Something about surrendering my body to a dark, narrow tube, hurtling downward through twists and turns, [...]
Columnist Charlie O’Hay navigates the murky waters of parenting a girlCharlie’s daughter strikes a pose as a “sailor boy” If I may say so, my four-year-old daughter is a well-rounded kid. She loves trains (courtesy of my love for them), cars, tools (the toy ones), and squirt guns. (Unlike a lot of parents, we’re not [...]
Learning to love food without apologiesLessons learned: You don’t need to cook with edible flowers to call yourself a foodie Fact: To be a fat girl of any shape or size, for any portion of your life, is to have some kind of a love/hate relationship with food. Sometimes the conflict is as benign as [...]
From shopping to a girls’ night out, how to enjoy spending time with friends of any sizeNot feeling like “the fat friend” all comes down to attitude A funny thing happened when I began brainstorming for this week’s Guide. I asked several of my fat-girl friends (FGF) what stressful situations they’ve encountered while out with [...]
How to look and feel your best — even if taffeta is involvedEven for weddings, my brothers and I don’t really do “traditional” Chances are it’s happened to you already. Perhaps it was your sister, your best friend or your college roommate. You may have been over-the-moon excited, or you may have agreed with a [...]
Disastrous dates and failed relationships are really future gifts to ourselvesMy dating history probably looks like many of yours: some good, some bad, with a few twists, turns, and surprise endings. We’re all full of hope and idealism at the beginning — sometimes enough to smother the little voice whispering that this is a Very [...]