New and improved apps for our always-evolving readersImage by myuibe When Toni wrote the original Fat Girl’s Guide to iPhone Applications last December, she noted that, despite the holdout status maintained by some of our more technophobic readers, the smartphone wasn’t going away. How right she was! In the eight months since that post ran [...]
A tasty, ice-cream-free ice cream sandwichImage taken moments before my kids snapped them up When a couple of my friends were diagnosed with dairy allergies and lactose intolerance, it made me think differently about how I shopped–what would I do if I couldn’t just casually reach for a container of Kefir, crumbled feta cheese for [...]
Somewhere between Sears and Torrid, Kohl’s hits a plus-size sweet spotKohl’s plus-size swimsuit from Fatshionista If you’re anything like me, you steer far clear of the traditionally frumpy fat-girl fare of most large department stores, but aren’t necessarily ready for the studded-leather or plunging-neckline, belly-hugging lines of progressive specialty retailers either. That leaves us middle-grounders [...]
Worried about bicycling with a sore bottom? Check out these padded bike shorts. Padded bike shorts protect you where it counts. (Image by L. Marie) Summer is prime cycling time, so it seems only fitting that FGG’s very own Tee posed this week’s question in the comments of a recent Guide: I’ve got an Ask [...]
Comfortable, ergonomic tools and accessories for plus-sized womenThe most gifted green thumb I know (Photo by Holly Mason) All the green-thumbed ladies! (All the green-thumbed ladies. . .) Now put your trowels up! Apologies, readers, as I’m working through a bit of a Beyoncé earworm today. But it’s the perfect time of year to crank [...]
Avoiding and treating chafing and body rashBare essentials: chafing prevention starts here (image by Zerbetron) Summer weather and climbing temperatures are upon us, and whether your preferred term is “perspiration,” “glistening” or just plain old “sweat,” the fact is we’ll be doing a lot of it over the next few months. Which makes this a [...]