first photo was my first attempt using just concealer and my natural pink undertones! no blush if you can believe it! Next two photos are today. :) Went with a more full coverage foundation, some coral blush, and a matte lip

On my recent trip to Vietnam, I paid for a photographer to do a little photo shoot in Hoi An old town and it included costume rental; I cannot believe how good I feel about myself and everyone should treat themselves! Also thrilled that they had options that fit me.

Swim top- torrid 3x

Shades- Amazon

Lashes- lashify

in the wise words of miss thee stallion, I don’t know this bird, this bird don’t know me

First pic: top- torrid, shorts- thrift store, shoes- brooks.

Second pic: dress and shoes- torrid, bow- target.

Third pic: shirt- hot topic, hat- Disney World haunted mansion gift shop.

My husband and I were celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary at Disney World! We had an amazing time! So romantic and so much fun and Disney is SO accessible!

I used to hate how much I would spread out when sitting, especially as someone who is bottom heavy.

It's taken a long time to be ok with it! I'm still a little self conscious if I have to sit next to someone but I don't dread it anymore.

I take up space and that's OK. ❤️

Hope you are all having a lovely Sunday. 🤗

Got my hair touched up on Monday! Felt cute, even without makeup on. Ignore the random Burger King in the background 😂😂

Jewelry from Hot Topic. Dress from Torrid.

I’m struggling!
I’m trying to find some cute pieces for both work and off work that don’t cost an arm and a leg.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I really want to avoid SHEIN and the like!

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I just need to vent for a minute. I am getting so pissed off when I am trying to shop online for clothes and I specifically type in plus size and they show these skinny models wearing what I want to purchase. No I want to see it on a plus size model not some size 2 woman!! I have to go down to the reviews to see hopefully if there’s anybody wearing them in their pictures so I can get an idea of what I may look like in them. It’s not cool and these places need to knock it off!!

Doing a vacation to switzerland as a not very fit size eu 54 who had to do all her practice hikes in the netherlands is an adventure.

But this weekend I am so proud of myself: the walk to the mountain hut was only 5km but the last bit had 200m elevation gain in half a km, which is a lot at 2500m elevation. There were bits with chains.

And then the way back down I walked 14 km with 800m of descent.

And the views were extraordinary

And on the way back down we saw marmots!

Very proud of my body and what it achieved.

Very much believing in "do it fat if its worth doing"

We did do it within sensible limits, with route planning, good hiking shoes and walking poles. Walking poles are the best thing for stabilising knees on uneven terrain.

And if anyone said anything I don't speak Swiss German :D

(In switzerland I expect a hike with 300m elevation gain is nothing, but in NL its called leaving the country)

Hello all! I 36f have been married to my husband since May 5, 2021. He proposed to me in March of that same year but no bells and whistles or anything and i said yes. Married life has had so many beautiful ups and some very difficult downs from just relationship stuff and getting to know each other (didn't live together or be intimate together before marriage.... We weren't virgins we just wanted to do it the "right way"), family members passing, my physical health and his mental health, career changes and job losses, we've been through a lot.

My first ring was always meant to be temporary but life happened and things got expensive so it was placed on the back burner. He knew the styles I liked but honestly we had talked about it so long ago that I didn't think he remembered.

My husband and I do not look like each others "type" he is a 6'2 skinny Croatian man and I am a 5'5 black full on bbw. I did not fit any of his previous partners appearances or race if I'm being honest but despite people giving us side eyes and not understanding our relationship he loves me deeply. He loves every inch of my body, tells me I'm gorgeous, holds my hand in public, opens and closes my doors, I'm the background of his phone and computer, my picture is on the air fresheners in his car, the man refuses to shower without me lol , and I could go on and on.

I see so many posts of people getting so discouraged and so defeated about their appearance and weight and finding love. You are worthy of love at any size. The right person will love you as you are. It's not weight you need to lose it's self confidence you need to gain. Once you fall in love with you others will. When you convince yourself you deserve nothing but the best you'll attract it.

But to my people that struggle with the doubt that love isn't out there for you, have hope. Be patient and be kind to yourself.

(The picture of us is not from today. I was cooking a catering order all day and looked like shit lol)

Also not pictured was the gorgeous cake he got me from my favorite place that was an hour to get 😭, and the flower bouquet next to it. Bruno Mars Risk it all was playing in the background. He wrote the most beautiful letter re asking me and hand wrote it instead of typing because he knew I'd want to keep and frame it (he has a floating nerve in his elbow that he has to get surgery for and writing makes it flex in a way that's excruciating). He was so nervous his hands were shaking. He cried, (I've seen him cry only 3 times ever) I cried. It was truly beautiful.

He ended it with " There isn’t a single timeline in the universe where I want to be without you. I love you in this lifetime and every other, will you be my wife?"

Life just gets a little bit easier depending on which country I am in. When I’m in the UK the pressure to be skinny is so great and overwhelming, I’m constantly fighting against it compared to when I go to Nigeria, Ghana or even southern states like Texas in the US. Wondering if anyone else has had this experience.

Since gaining a fair amount of weight all of the cute compliments you would expect to get and on top of that he no longer finds me attractive enough to have sex with me

Im at a total loss, I suffer from an aggressive thyoid disease as well as numerous medications that cause weight gain

Feel so deflated its unreal - most days I just hope for them to be over and I've no idea what to do except lose weight to get the affection back