Rise Of the Real People

I would be curious to see a line item list of what each person here posting has eaten over the past week.
And how many smoke cigs. Being truly honest about the things they consume. I would suspect, that in many instances we would see lots of processed foods, fast food, sugary sodas, candy, and cigs. IF any of us are eating abusively and are feeling 'bad about their body image' then the debate ends there. We each have a responsibility to our health, our lively hood and those in our lives who we love to take 100% ownership of how we treat our own bodies. If we gorge we have no one to blame but ourselves. This is exacatly the same as anyone of us who starve ourselves, vomit, take diet pills or use other abusive means to loose weight. PEOPLE NEED TO OWN IT AND GET REAL.

Ornot-
You are rude and have no right to say that. I am a plus-sized girl, and not all fasion looks like a trash bag on me. I know how to work it and strut it. The world isn't changing to make US feel included, it's changing to become more real. Not everyone is skinny, not everyone is fat. I do not need to feel included in YOUR world that is so small, you can only see your own size. I live in something called the real world.
I am proud of who I am and glad that people are begining to see that not all that's skinny is pretty. It might not be 'okay to be overweight' in your skinny world, but there are a lot of people who are happy with who they are.
Being overweight should not exclude us from the rights of fashionable clothing, but we don't, at the same time, need people to feel 'sorry' for us.
Besides, if I wanted, I could make a trash bag look way better on me than on someone who can get confused for a post.

Ah you guys are no fun and niether is this article. I am a white collar working male baby boomer and all those epxressionless thin models who never really sold anything to real people were at least nice eye candy. If I want to see real women then all I have to do is call a meeting of my staff...gee, thats sounds fun. The world is becoming too uptight. Whats next, 40 year old housewifes in Playboy. Yes. Lets get rid of all those fake goddesses and put real women in the centerfold.

Though I agree modeling is about the clothes. Women should have some curves. Since ancient times they were never potrayed to be stick thin (not even in western greek civilization).Look at art history paintings for instance.. Marylin Monroe far from stick. In anycase, for all you men out there who like the idea of a size 0 imagine the discomfort of feeling bones when your intimate.

I also agree, that saying curvy (when really your fat) is just as worst and damaging as saying "thin is in". The definiton of curvy is being sexy and having an hourglass shape and having a full healthy body. But IT DOES NOT MEAN FAT.

I agree with seven_7. Clothes look good now because they are hung on neutral, thin woman. The day I see a big fat woman or man strutting down the aisle with designer clothes on is the day that clothes will start looking unapealing.

get over it. its pretty to see bones. lovely to see a few ribs
this is fashion, people.
sex and skinny.
yea. i wish i could change it too. but you can't.

i agree im a size 7 but i used to be a 14 so i can understand where people r coming from and still today as a size 7 they still considered me too fat. its sad bcuz i am a attractive woman and they turn me down saying i have to be a size 1 or 2. personally ill shoot myself b4 i be that size. technically im trying to get my weight back up to at least a ten so if anyone have any suggestions email me on how to gain weight at queenmonae618@yahoo.com

I was a model from 12 - 30 yrs of age. I spent the entire time trying to manage my weight and it fuctuated from 84-90 to 110-115 and there ewere many times that my agents or managers would tell me to lose or gain 20 lbs. and I did whatever they said to do even if it meant I would be very sick for weeks. I modeled everything from evening gowns to bikines(no nude) but never made the "runway" look as I am only 4'11". I am 37 yrs now and I have a wide range of health problems that I am now walking with a walker and cane. ItI have thyriod which when I was diagnosed I quit my con well I did not resign my contract for razorback drums and did not return to modeling ever scince. I have osteoporosis, degeneraitive osteo arthritis, spurs in my neck and back, I have Lordosis of the lower spine and slipped and detereiorated discs. They have now diagnosed me with rhuemetiod artritis along with that I have had crohn's diseaese for quite some time. My doctor of 23 yrs. tells me and warned me about my excesseive dieting and I did not listen and now I am suffering needlessly at such a young age and I hope if I even help just one young girl today escape this pain that I have done my job. It is not worth it for anyone young or ehem' mid aged to diet and worry about your weight so much it is a 24 hour jub to be a model like that and it's all you do is think about it. It's not worth it when you can only enjoy it for a little while. Gravity always happens it is inevitable but what will you do when you're in my shoes and can't walk or enjoy life much I still have all of this energy but I can't do anything with it and will never work again. Please be careful how much you diet and for how long.... I pray to to God that the modeling inndustry will accept these other beautiful women into their industry and and let every taste be satisfied. Not just the super lean sickly look but the healthy and different sized looks also. I know when I did Muscle and Fitness magazine I gained 20 lbs for that photo shoot and I look back and I love those pictures the most. And also to those aspiring to model remember that the traveling, the late night and early morning photoshoots and leaving 10 min. later to catch a flight to another location is really hard on your body too. Like I said it is a 24 hour job and I know how hard it is to want to look certain way but I can for one say it is not worth it. I miss walking and my doctor said if I hadn't lived the lifestyle that i did I would have been able to walk for about another 10 to 25 years.... SADNESS