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Books on Size Acceptance for Women |
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In a society obsessed with being thin, it’s very common for girls, teens and women to feel uncomfortable about their weight. For many this becomes a lifelong battle and source of negative self-esteem. This is terribly unfortunate situation (because you are a beautiful, sexy woman and you are more than a dress size). The books below deal with the issue of self-acceptance in a wonderful, empowering way. Take a look and see which books are right for you. |
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Our Favorite Books on Size Acceptance |
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Nothing to Lose: A Guide to Sane Living in a Larger Body
Nothing to Lose offers a practical guide to achieving real psychological and physical self-acceptance for women of size. Surveying the history of our culture's attitudes toward women's body size, challenging beliefs about fat with the latest health facts, and suggesting practical tips and exercises for building fitness and self-esteem, Erdman helps readers through the slow, often painful process of healing body shame. Each chapter begins with a personal story of Erdman's own process of body-size acceptance, then explores significant issues such as body image; myth vs. fact about health, weight and dieting; when to consult a therapist and how to choose one; and much more. Erdman has interviewed and worked with hundreds of women and she includes many of their stories here to illustrate the pain, joy, frustration, and achievement that are all part of the journey toward self-acceptance. |
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Real Gorgeous: The Truth About Body and Beauty
An empowering book that tells girls and women how to be friends with their bodies. Packed with jokes, cartoons, and practical ways to find real self-esteem and avoid freak-outs and rip-offs, Real Gorgeous is easy to read, relevant, and an indispensable boost for women of all ages. |
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The Big Girls' Guide to Life: A Plus-Sized Jaunt through a Body-Obsessed World
This wickedly funny parody of the self-help genre navigates the obstacles faced by Big Girls in a society that caters to females with toothpick arms and zero body fat. Women the world over who battle weight loss issues, hormonal fluctuations and social prejudice will laugh out loud at Bunkie Lynn’s tongue-in-cheek "advice" and her sarcastic, often poignant tale of Life as a Big Girl With Attitude! |
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The Fat Girl's Guide to Life
Written by a fat, healthy, beautiful girl who has simply had enough. Enough of family, friends, co-workers, women's magazines, even strangers on the street, all trying (and failing) to make her thin. The author explores dieting debacles, full-figure fashion, and feminist philosophy while guiding you through exercise clubs, doctor's offices, shopping malls, and even the bedroom. She believes that you can be fit and fat, even as the weight loss industry conspires to make you think otherwise. The Fat Girl's Guide to Life invites you to step off the scale and weigh the issues for yourself. |
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Fat Chicks Rule!: How To Survive in a Thin-Centric World
This sumptuously illustrated book provides information on everything that the plus-size woman needs to know, including where to shop, the dieting scam, how to be fat and sexy, the fat acceptance movement, famous fat chicks in history, fat chick entertainment, snappy comebacks against the fat-phobic and much more. Dedicated to every woman who feels she needs to lose a few pounds but really doesn't, Fat Chicks Rule shows you how to live fat and happily ever after. |
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Good in Bed
A sharp-witted tale of one woman's struggle to come to terms with her larger-than-life self. This is a must-read for any women who struggles with body image, or for anyone who cares about someone who does. |
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Nothing to Lose: A Guide to Sane Living in a Larger Body
For all of us who have ever struggled with weight and body image, "Nothing to Lose" offers a way to break the vicious cycle of guilt and self-doubt. Featuring the latest research, practical exercises, and personal stories from dozens of sources. |
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Plus Style: The Plus-Size Guide to Looking Great
The real secret to looking attractive, well dressed, and confident - no matter what your size - is choosing the right styles and silhouettes for your body type, coloring, and personality. In Plus Style, a leading consultant in plus-size fashion, provides you with the know-how to look well dressed and self-assured. She takes you step-by-step through the essential process of analyzing your unique proportions, body type, and wardrobe needs. She gives advice on every item in your wardrobe: bras, slips, dresses, suits, coats, jewelry, shoes, slacks, bathing suits and more. |
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Self-Esteem Comes in All Sizes: How to Be Happy and Healthy at Your Natural Weight
In this completely updated edition, Carol Johnson reaffirms her passionate message: you can love yourself and enjoy life no matter what your size! A self-proclaimed "ambassador-at-large," she is positive and encouraging for anyone who is tired of weighing their self-esteem on a scale. Put on your "live-for-today" watch and "stand-on-your-own-two-feet" shoes and enjoy this book! |
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Well Rounded: Eight Simple Steps for Changing Your Life...Not Your Size
After years on the weight loss/weight gain roller coaster, Catherine Lippincott turned her life around — not by dieting, but by choosing to live happily in the voluptuous body she was meant to have. Now, this gorgeous "plus-size" model shows you how to dress to turn heads, find your signature fashion style and, most of all, to love and respect your beautiful body from head to toe, just as you are. |
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Wake Up, I'm Fat!
In this New York Times bestselling inspirational memoir, Camryn Manheim, Emmy award-winner, chronicles her journey from a self-hating, "overweight" teenager, who desperately wanted to fit in, to a self-loving, fat activist who is proud to be a misfit. Wake Up, I'm Fat! shares her intelligent, candid, poignant, and often hilarious stories of being fat in a society obsessed with being thin. |
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Bountiful Women: Large Women's Secrets for Living the Life They Desire
Can women live a fulfilling life regardless of their size? In Bountiful Women, psychologist Bonnie Bernell, herself a bountiful woman, answers these questions with a resounding "yes"! This book is both a celebration and a how-to: affirming size while offering strategies for handling challenging situations such as negotiating a tight squeeze on an airplane or fielding judgmental comments about size. Filled with practical ideas, Bountiful Women is about the many choices available to large women today. |
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Learning Curves: Living Your Life in Full and with Style
Learning Curves is part of a new revolution taking place in this country, a revolution that's finally giving full-figured women a face and a voice. Author Michele Weston presents a comprehensive practical and spiritual program that guides women to explore their inner beauty and outer style and covers all the bases, from dressing and dating to food and fitness. With her own startling insights, Weston dispels age-old myths, and helps women throw off the shrouds of negative thinking, and gives them the confidence to be the sexy, strong, and proud role models they know they can be. |
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Big Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them
At last, a book that covers the how-to’s and why-to’s of sexuality from the point of view of big folks and those who love them! Big Big Love is a no-holds-barred, yet lighthearted, overview of sex for everybody from the chubby to the super-sized. With detailed and realistic information on improving self-image, partner-finding, sexual positions and activities, resources and much more, Big Big Love dares to speak to everybody who’s ever feared they were out of the running for a bountiful and sexy life. |
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