@sharon oh thank you! I love things like than and us as women should share our knowledge with each other.

While I don't agree with the way that Ravina said it, nor do I agree with some of the points she made, but she's not entirely wrong. There is skinny, curvy, and fat. No one should strive to be a stick but everyone shod strive to be healthy. What is healthy? Healthy doesn't mean skinny. Being 200+ pounds is not healthy. But it's also not okay to fat shame or skinny shame. Everyone just needs to be HEALTHY.

@Sharon I didn't see you come off offensive to anyone either. I've never seen you say anything offensive for the record.

@ Misty bless you.

My friends say I'm tall and built larger. Truth is I am overweight. I did loose 9kg dropped a dress size and feel more settled. However that cost me a lot of time and money with a personal trainer and a gym membership. Ives stopped that and gained 5kgs again. However I'm still getting complements about my shape and body. Why because I dress for it. Being healthy is important but understanding that healthy and have a little extra weight is ok, either due to child birth or medication. The spirit to this article is for women to feel that can look good whatever shape. I have a friend who is a Aus size 6 who turn size 16 due to pregnancy and stayed a size 10 for a year on her short frame she did look better, but I suggested a different style for her to try for that transition year and she looks back at pictures and loves how she looks. It's about the best you. And only you, can decide if you need to change.

One of my closest friends is overweight and I want to say she is about 300 plus pounds. I have seen her struggle for years with different diets and give up. She now has type 2 diabetes and many medical problems. Her ankles and knees give out on her a lot and it's hard for her to do daily functions. She has a office job and sits most of the day but she still complains that it's too hard on her to even work a desk job. I worry about her and it's a problem that has got so out of hand that it's hard to turn back for her. I worry what will happen to her down the road. Health is the most important thing like the other ladies have stated, I don't believe the name calling is ok. It's a scary thing and I pray one day my friend will turn her life around because I would be just devastated to loose her because she is the most kind and loving person.

@Sharon you are right. I had a great aunt ( who has passed) and she was deaf her whole life and back in the day they use to refer to them as "deaf and dumb" people. Same with the word retarded, hurtful labels that I think most people don't think of as being hurtful. It's never ending...

I love the striped pants!

So happy to see a "real" Plus Size Model in an article. She is very pretty! We have to get off this "skinny" train we are on! I am slender myself, but I stay very active.. that may not be possible for everyone!

@sharon back at ya! I like this app when it's nice and peaceful.