Body Positive | RhondaLeigh Plus Size Capsule Wardrobe

Break All Rules – When Wearing Plus Size Clothing

February 18, 2020by RhondaLeigh 2 Comments

Remember back in November, when I said there were too many silly fashion rules to put in one posting, and that I really needed to do an additional article to discuss them all? Click here to see the original article. Well, I’ve been so busy with all the other aspects of the plus size clothing … [Read more…]

Plus Size Fashion Mistakes – Are They Really Mistakes?

January 30, 2020by RhondaLeigh 13 Comments

I see these articles all the time, the ones where they list the fashion “mistakes” people are making, then add their two cents about what you “should” do instead. Sometimes the articles are labeled, “plus size fashion mistakes” and other times, they are not. But you get the gist. There is always someone out there … [Read more…]

Plus Size and Happy – Learning to Love Yourself

January 23, 2020by RhondaLeigh 2 Comments

It has been a life-long struggle to become comfortable in my own skin. I have been plus size all my life, and had body-hate issues for most of that time, and have only recently found my outward beauty. Take, for instance, my weekly photo shoots. Five years ago, I would NEVER have allowed for pictures … [Read more…]

Plus Size is Beautiful! – Critics Are Getting The Wrong Message

January 2, 2020by RhondaLeigh 8 Comments

Plus size women (and men) are starting to come out of the darkness, all because of the body-positive and size inclusive movement. But I have seen, in media and on social platforms that “normal” sized people, the fat shamers, are getting the wrong message from the body-positive movement. Every body is beautiful in its own … [Read more…]

I Want to Wear What I Want – Fashion Rules to be Broken

November 4, 2019by RhondaLeigh 12 Comments

You’ve all seen it. Fashion rules. If you are X, you can only wear X, and you cannot wear Y. In my research, I found so many of these rules that I will have to put them in THREE postings! As I identify more with the size inclusivity movement, and the Health at Every Size … [Read more…]

Health at Every Size, book by Linda Bacon – A Review

October 20, 2019by RhondaLeigh 4 Comments

Health at Every Size, a book by Linda Bacon Name: Health at Every Size Website: Amazon Price: Kindle: $9.99, Audiobook: $22.95 or 1 credit, Paperback: $13.49, Audio CS: $37.99 Author: Linda Bacon, PhD Overall Rank: 95 out of 100 Please note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. As the owner of this website, I’ve negotiated special deals … [Read more…]

Standing Up to Fat Shaming – Stop It!

September 15, 2019by RhondaLeigh 10 Comments

A recent “New Rule” video by Bill Maher triggered me. I had just written and posted my article about why I am obese, and here’s Bill Maher, (he was one of my favorite comedians. NOTE, I said WAS) fat shaming people. It made me very sad, but it also frustrated me. Here is a popular … [Read more…]

Why Do People Fat Shame? Perhaps They Don’t Know Any Better

July 28, 2019by RhondaLeigh 8 Comments

None of us would knowingly walk up to someone and say “Hey, you are a big fat pig!” But we often fat shame without even realizing it. Why do people fat shame? Maybe they don’t realize that by trying to be sensitive to a person’s self-image, that they are making the situation worse. Maybe they … [Read more…]

Tips On Self Care – For Obese Women… or Anyone Needing Self Care

July 5, 2019by RhondaLeigh 8 Comments

As you have seen from my previous posts, I am all about self-esteem and body image when it comes to my plus size capsule wardrobe theme. Time and again, when I am doing research for my articles, I come across writers, designers, and models who have fought the scales all their lives and suffered the … [Read more…]

Does Obesity Cause Depression? Or Vise Versa?

June 27, 2019by RhondaLeigh 2 Comments

Does obesity cause depression, or does depression cause obesity? The jury is still out on whether one is caused by the other. But for sure, the symptoms align. You will find a lot of obese people that are depressed. And you will find a lot of depressed people who are also obese. I suffer from … [Read more…]