My Plus Size Journey | RhondaLeigh Plus Size Capsule Wardrobe

Challenging Black and White Thinking – Day Seven of Lock Down

April 1, 2020 by RhondaLeigh 2 Comments

Today has been a hard day for me, with regards to my participation in Noom and my goal of getting healthy during this COVID-19 crisis. So I thought I would discuss challenging black and white thinking, and why it can be detrimental in changing eating habits from the old “diet” mentality, and how black and … [Read more…]

Staying Home and Getting Healthy – Day One of Day Ones

March 26, 2020 by RhondaLeigh 4 Comments

I find myself in a very odd position today. I have been wanting to blog about getting healthy, and have started working with Noom. Also on this Day One of Day Ones, we started mandatory stay at home requirements from the state of Colorado. In this blog post, I will describe how I got to … [Read more…]

About RhondaLeigh

January 18, 2020 by RhondaLeigh 2 Comments

Hello and welcome to my Plus Size Capsule Wardrobe site! I’m excited to be here online with you! I hope that we can be friends! And together we can create a wonderful community, where we can all learn from each other on how, where, why, and when we can set up our own Plus … [Read more…]

What We Did Without Plus Size Apparel

January 16, 2020 by RhondaLeigh 2 Comments

Break All Rules - When Wearing Plus Size Clothing

Even though the women’s plus size clothing industry is way behind in creating fashion for us bigger girls, there are companies stepping up and getting us apparel we can wear. It’s not perfect, but it’s heading in the right direction, in my opinion. However, there was a time when women’s plus size clothing selection was … [Read more…]

Plus Size Life – What It’s Like To Be In A Body Like Mine

October 11, 2019 by RhondaLeigh 6 Comments

I have read recently a lot about fat shaming, and what the fat shamers say. That fat people are stupid, ignorant, untrustworthy, lazy, and most of all, wanting to be let off easy instead of facing our fat issues, that we are using the size inclusivity revolution as an excuse to stay fat. Like we … [Read more…]

How I Became Obese – Why I Want To Help Plus Size Women

August 17, 2019 by RhondaLeigh 10 Comments

You all are probably wondering why a person like me would voluntarily tell my thoroughly embarrassing story of how I became obese. But as I have researched and studied plus size clothing issues, I have seen the stories of hundreds of women who have been through as much or more than I have been through, … [Read more…]

My Capsule Wardrobe – My Plus Size Closet

June 20, 2019 by RhondaLeigh 4 Comments

Many of you have asked, what’s in MY capsule wardrobe? I have had a hard time with this question, because my original capsule wardrobe was conceived almost ten years ago. My clothing, my size, my tastes, and my trends have changed a lot over those years. Some of the originals are still in my closet, … [Read more…]

Self Esteem and Body Image – The Stigma of Being Obese

May 8, 2019 by RhondaLeigh 14 Comments

Did you ever think that the CAUSE of being obese is low self-esteem and poor body image? Most people would say that the cause would be poor self-control and ignorance. I wrote this article to open people’s eyes to the stigma of being over weight, and why it is so difficult to just quit eating … [Read more…]