How I Learned to Love Myself As A "Fat" Girl

I'm curvy too. But I grew up skinny, and was teased badly for my lack of physical maturation. After the birth of my first child, I found out that unfortunately, I could no longer eat like I did as a teen. It's been a hard lesson learned.

Good for you to be brave enough to pose nude! And for realizing that others were painting what they saw in themselves. This was an excellent thought provoking post! :)

That is so neat. I haven't been teased for being fat, but I have had the opposite of the spectrum and it hurts. I didn't get the very few curves I have now until after high school. Seriously I had to listen to so many jokes about being a bean pole and a stick. Boys would tell me I was ugly because I did not have breasts. This did not help my low self esteem. I was also 5'11" by 15 and that just compounded the teasing.

I still get a little nervous on dates because I never got that many curves. My boobs are still concave and I am still taller than most. I must tell myself that I am pretty and that I do not need curves to be considered so. Than I tend to say a few F*%& bombs becuase who cares what other people think of my body.

I also tell myself how lucky I am. It is my body and it works. Like everything on it!

I am not an amputee, wasn't born with disfigurements and am not obviously different like millions of people are. I don't have such obvious differences that people look at me funny or tell me I am "missing" something. It's so ridiculous that society focuses so much on one ideal of perfect. It is just an ILLUSION anyway. I better stop or this could go on and on! :)

I can't imagine posing in front of a group of people so KUDOS to you, however I can relate to recognizing myself and feeling a fondness for exactly who I am. Loved your post and how you described things.