Real Gorgeous is about body shapes, body parts, exercise, plastic surgery, fashion, dieting, advertising, modelling, eating disorders, responding to the body police

I had an interesting weekend. I went to a "Dee...Stress and Be Happy" conference for women on Saturday. The 9-4 event included lots of treats,

Taunia Soderquist is the entrepreneurial mind behind Big Diva Fashions. She has elaborated on an old idea morphing it into a new shoppe with the plus-size diva

Starting a new job? Need some new clothes? First impressions are everything. You want your future boss's first impression to be a good one but at the same time you want

The first person to answer 5 trivia questions correctly in the Large & Lovely Forum contest will win a brand new copy of GIRLS WHO BITE BACK.

Rita Farro worked with what she affectionately calls "gifted" women (or women any size over 10) for over a decade; first as a fabric store owner, then as a workshop presenter.

Crazy Plates really takes the worry out of dinner when you're pressed for time. From the minute you open the package, it only requires 30 minutes to throw it together and heat. This was a handy substitute for regular cooking when I just didn't feel like chopping my own

The concept of Brain Gym was developed over 20 years ago by Paul Dennison. Mr. Dennison apparently had severe learning difficulties growing up.

Women have always had a peculiar relationship with their bodies. Peculiar in the sense they are taught from an early age to obsess about it. From early pintails and bobby socks to low-rise jeans and demi bras.

Want to vent about your day at work or that nasty person who was rude to you on the bus? Want to share a milestone? Did you see a really good ad expressing women in a