Day 24

"Damn, baby, how'd you get all that in that dress?"

Heavy women from coast to coast are busting out of society's skinny definition of how they should look. Slowly but surely they're dismantling the socially imposed rules and regulations of behavior and dress. Stores are cropping up all over the country that cater exclusively to heavy women. They're selling sexy lingerie and brightly colored dresses with space for cleavage. Vivacious women are learning that a healthy, fit lifestyle begins with self-confidence, self-love, and self-acceptance. They don't feel they have to apologize any more for anything because they're proving the old cliché to be a truth: True beauty comes from within. They're learning that a woman can be sick and unfit no matter what her size. The converse is also true: Heavy women can do anything skinny women can do, including dance, play volleyball, roller-skate, and make love. After all, it ain't nothing but some extra pounds.

I'll be my own woman today.