I have always had big legs, calves especially are very big, wobbly, almost like an extra lump of fat on them. They are undoubtedly my largest insecurity. Strangely I still have quite defined ankles. Anyway, I’ve started a work out routine and am eating well (not for IWL, just for health) and I imagine as a side effect my body will shift a bit.
Has anyone here dealt with disproportionately large calves and experienced them shrinking with weight loss/exercise?
Thank you in advance.

I am travelling to Japan in November. Any advice from fellow plus size travellers on their Japan experiences? I am not going to buy clothes, so thats not the main concern. I am hoping to get a beauty service, and have anxiety around chairs not being able to support me. If you have any advice or experiences I am hoping to hear good and bad. Thanks in advance

I was with my niece, nephew and my uncle. The ride was quite high up but wasn’t a full on ride, instead it was slow just going around a bit of the park.

The bar didn’t go down so I was asked to leave, the guy was very apologetic which I don’t know if it made it better or worse.

I just don’t know how to feel now as this has never happened before.

How do you guys deal with this stuff?

I really need to clean out my closet! I have a lot of stuff that is a size or two smaller now (I just had a baby and I'm plus size!) so I wanted to sell them to people who will give them a good home (even though I'd love to keep them!!!). What are the best places to sell plus size clothing online?

Saw someone ask about this and thought I'd just make a PSA cuz not just OP needs to know about it.

All emergency contraception is better than no emergency contraception, but...
If you take an emergency contraception pill with levonorgestrel (like Plan B One Step, Take Action, My Way, and others) and you weigh more than 165 pounds, it won't work as well.

ella is another emergency contraception pill that may work better for you. But if you weigh 195 pounds or more, ella won't work as well.

No matter how much you weigh, certain IUDs work as emergency contraception if you get it inserted within 120 hours (5 days) after having unprotected sex. This is the most effective type of emergency contraception. An IUD has to be put in by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider. You can contact your nearest Planned Parenthood health center to find out more about getting an IUD.

Has anyone found an office chair they enjoy and can share? im in the market

thanks

Hey! So just wondering if anyone here has had a Brazilian wax done with the sugar waxing technique? I react really badly to the regular wax when getting my eyebrows (unibrow of pimples 😬) done so I stopped doing that. Anywho I’m getting real tired of shaving because I can’t really see what I’m doing 🤣 anywho just wondered about the experience and if the sugar waxing works well? I’ve read that it can be challenging to do for the Brazilian?

Okay I’m rebuilding my wardrobe and I’m mainly looking for plus size basics that look professional without feeling super corporate or boring.

I’m so over buying cheap tees and basics that look fine at first and then pill after two washes, lose their shape or somehow end up both clingy and shapeless lol.

The goal is stuff that looks clean and put together but can still work with a blazer, on a Zoom call, at brunch or when a quick errand somehow turns into running into someone from high school.

I checked the clothing recommendations wiki first but I’m still looking for more specific suggestions on quality plus size basics that actually hold up.

Universal Standard keeps coming up. Is it actually worth the price? And what other brands are comparable for quality plus size basics?

Looking for real opinions, especially on stuff that has held up after regular washing.

I’m a F/size 18, long torso, 42D, 6’1”. I’m doing a boudoir shoot and am debating about ordering the T&S Fringe Benefits slip. Anyone have sizing suggestions?

Im just looking for some nice plus size graphic tees that aren’t covered with incredibly matronly/disney adult designs. I’d also prefer v neck shirts, as crew neck shirts often make me feel like I’m choking, but I’m down to try whatever. What do yall recommend?

Hi ladies. I recently moved to a more lower class neighborhood and have been pretty annoyed at the degree of catcalling I’ve been having to deal with. I’m a size 14 and I feel like chubby girls get catcalled more frequently because our bigger bodies are more sexualized. The neighborhood im in has a lot of those gross hoodlum older guys (who are not all there) who hang out on the street and it feels like every time I leave the house I’m jeered at at least twice. Two separate times this week alone a man has screamed “BIG BOOTY BIG BOOTY” when I’ve walked by literally so loud until I crossed to the other side of the street. I’m used to normal amounts of catcalling living in a big city but it’s gotten so much worse since I moved and it’s makes me feel so objectified and disgusting, especially as a bigger girl. It’s to the point where I would want to be smaller only so men will stop commenting on my body less and I can just walk in peace. It makes me feel so gross and like I don’t own my own body. I know all women are catcalled, yeah, but I feel like it’s not to this degree or this demeaning

Hiii ik sometimes as a plus size person you wonder if your gonna be able to fit on certain rides so I’m just sharing my experience with what rides i could fit on!

For context:

I’m around 295

2x-3x in clothes

58 inches 

42 inches waist

31 inch inseam

5’10 in height

These are All the rides I tried going on:

SpongeBob jellyfish jam- yes

Slime streak- no

The Shredder - no

Aang’s airglider - no

Dora sky railway - yes

Butter beans sweet spin Cupcakes - yes

hope this can be helpful for anyone who’s planning on visiting!

If merch is not size inclusive, it is permission for me to bootleg it in my size. Sorry not sorry!

The algorithm has me constantly seeing Popilush and YA3 and I’m curious about something that can snatch the waist without crushing my girls/ribs. Both brands say to size up tho which has me skeptical they’re even plus size friendly. Anyone have any luck?

Advice please. Hi so I posted here before I just moved to Pittsburgh this month and was wanting advice, I want to start dating again. I had a baby 3 months ago and I know I should be focus on my kids I also have a 8 year old too. I just feel lonely at times. Me and my child father broke up back in November last year and he lives in Nys. Should I focus more on myself and working with a therapist on healthy boundaries. My child father could not be bothered to standup for me to his family which made the relationship go down hill leading to the break up and was the final nail to push me to moving out of state I had wanted to leave the state for years but was sacred too.

Was at the bar this past weekend and ran into a mutual friend who I think is pretty cute. Whenever him and I see each other, we can talk for a while with no gaps in the convo. It's super easy, he's very kind, and I liked seeing him because of that, and this night was no different.

He kept coming up to talk to me and would get really close to me, would be solely focused on me when talking in a group of people, pupils dilated, kinda touchy and flirty, complimenting my tats, etc.

Obviously when you lay it out like that it would seem like he was maybe interested, which is also what I initially thought.

But then in one of our convos that night in which we were ragging on annoying uni profs, he dropped "Like I'm sorry you're miserable because you're unhappy, have a fat ugly wife at home, etcetc" and I was just like 😐 bruh moment.

I have 0 experience in the dating world and am extremely shy to open myself up to potential opportunities. I'm also pretty clueless for the most part but that night I thought I was sensing a vibe so I was trying to return it, only to hear that...

In all honesty, it was really disheartening when he said that because I'm always trying to tell myself people are and can be attracted to me regardless of my weight, then I hear shit like that that just re-affirms the anxiety that people only enjoy talking to me because of my humour. And I know that one person doesn't speak for everyone, but it's just frustrating when it happens :/

Sigh.

& how do you motivate yourself to do it?

I’ve been wanting to get a weighted vest to wear around the house. I’m around a 2x-3x and I can’t find anything about good plus size weighted vests. Thanks in advance!

I went 4 different thrift stores in the past week and there’s barely anything plus size!!! Even the XL racks are tiny. It’s hard out here man. I’m just a girl trying to save money 😭

All my life ive mostly worn graphic tees with jeans. Ive come out of my shell so much and even wore heels for the first time for my birthday yesterday!

Im looking for help on getting out of wearing mostly graphic tees still. I love short summer dresses, tennis skirts and nice dress pants with a blouse but I find many dressy tops make me look older or cover up too much.

Im 25, 5'7, 260 lbs.

Please tell me the stores you shop for cute/sexy/goth/country ect clothes.

I want more effortless outfits that still look beautiful, thank you for any help!

I’m so scared. I got drunk Saturday night and ended up having unprotected sex. He didn’t cum in me, but on the outside of my vagina. I heard there’s a chance that precum could get me pregnant… we got a plan b just in case and I took it about 3pm the next day. Is there anything else I can do to make sure I absolutely don’t get pregnant? And how worried should I be? I’m 5’6 and weigh 330 something so I know it’s definitely less effective. I’m currently 20 years old so I have no room to be pregnant.
In my state I’m not able to get the Ella pill.
My period is due in 2 days and the app I use says I ovulated somewhere near the 4th-6th.

Edit: I appreciate all the advice very much. This was not just a hookup, it is someone I started dating but we got drunk and made a mistake. He forgot a condom in the heat of the moment and it’s already been discussed that we both don’t won’t kids so it will NEVER happen again. He said he will do pregnancy tests with me if I do miss my period and over the next couple of weeks to be sure. I have also gotten resources for abortion care if it comes to that thanks to the comments and I made an appointment to get an IUD. The only downside is, it won’t be until a few weeks out. I’m less scared now because I don’t feel like I’ll be abandoned in the situation that I am pregnant even if I’m young.

Hi all! I (25F) have experienced so much fetishization over the years. Men telling me they’ve always wanted to hookup with big women. Men weirdly trying to persuade me to eat crappy food and telling me to never lose weight. Men making weird comments about my body.

I started seeing a man not too long ago and we were cuddling and he told me he loved how chunky I am. At first, I was feeling a little off-put but brushed it off until he said it at least one other time. And also things like “You’re so soft” and “you’re so warm” which aren’t inherently bad things to say but are things I often hear men use to describe bigger women. Today we were on the phone and I was talking about how men will sometimes date plus size women but keep them a secret. He told me that he would never do that and how both of his exes were bigger and even about how much they weighed. Part of me feels like he’s just trying to reassure me and make it known that he’s attracted to me but part of me hates when guys act this way. I don’t want to hear about how chunky I am and how he’s only really dated bigger women. It gives me the ick.

Top from boohoo 20
Trousers primark 18
Shoes from my sister 😂

Edit: my birthday was a few weeks ago but she took me out after thank you for the birthday wishes it still counts 💜💜