Being a plus size woman (or man) leads to body image challenges. Sometimes our internal voice can take a toll on our psyche without us even knowing it. Here are ten affirmations to replace any negative self talk that may pass through your thoughts on any given day.

I´m giving away a new top from Igigi.com in the Large & Lovely Forum trivia contest! The first person to answer 5 trivia questions correctly in the Large & Lovely Forum contest will win a brand new copy a brand new Cowl Neck in Asian Pink Print in size 22/24.

Jodee Rose was trained in oil, watercolour and pencil but has entered into the new age of digital art to create some of the most beautiful plus size women she calls Fatties. Being plus size herself, this Central Florida native knows a lot about lush contours.

What? Yes, that´s what I said. Did you know there were other options than the usual department store slips of plastic? Here´s an environmentally and biologically safe alternative to tampons and commercially manufactured napkins.

Interview with Rae Schwarz, Body Art Editor at BellaOnline, about tattoos and the plus size body. The thirty-nine-year-old writer and web designer from Seattle Washington has a little knowledge about the subject. She stopped counting her tattoos when

There is a goddess in every woman but what images usually come to mind when someone says the word goddess. I best two out three times it is in some voluptuous form. Along the line of the positive word affirmations for women I created

More and more clothing designers are beginning to realize the need for quality full-figure fashions. Yvonne Nappier, from Cary, North Carolina is such a designer. In June2004 she started Maria-Gabrielle Inc. Her styles are sleek, sexy but classy and meant

I receive a lot of emails from young women asking me what they should do to get into modeling.

It is a serious look into the history and politics surrounding fat and the people attached to it. Through a series of chapters which read like short essays, LeBesco delves into the world of fat from a different perspective.

Shopping for club wear for a plus size body is almost like shopping for the perfect bra. If you don't know where to go it can be quite painful and aggravating. There are different kinds of club wear from moderate to over-the-top depending on your tastes and just