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Sigh, what an amazing thread. It's rare you go to a message board and feel strangely uplifted. You guys rule.
I've always been on the 10-12 side of things (at 5'10"), and have problems in most women's boutiques finding a size to fit me. It's dehumanizing. Like you think, "omg, what a cute little shop and those beautiful dresses". You walk in and there's a waif behind the counter giving you a crusty look like "good luck finding anything in here fat girl" It drives me nuts and makes me wanna throw up my lunch.
I'm not gonna lie, I do obsess a little and get on the scale every single day and when it goes up a pound or two I feel awful. But for the most part I just feel like, fuck society, I feel good/healthy or whatever and I know I'm not obese. My BMI is normal. I try not to give into it but it's really tough. These thoughts totally bring ya down.
On the flip side, there are some women who can't gain weight. I think an all around body acceptance for however you are made is a healthy outlook. After all each and every man out there has a slighly different view of "sexy" and that's GREAT! Cuz lord knows there's every single size/shape out there for 'em.
Heh, heh, my roommate (a dude) and his buddy sometimes go out on the town "panda hunting". (mega-curvy gals with cute faces) I think it's cute.
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