Living Large - Enjoying Your Full Life as Plus Size Women

In a world with rigid parameters

dictating what’s considered as beauty

it’s easy to sink into a pit of insecurity.

Being fed ideas that only certain features

constitute beauty,

we have been programmed to be very dismissive

of anything that veers from the norm.

I mean,

“how dare you preach the narrative

that people should be receptive

to different body types?

How dare you wear a bodycon dress

with your enormous love-handles and belly pouch?

Have you no shame wearing your croptop

and flaunting those stomach rolls and stretch marks?

How dare you wear a backless dress with those back rolls?”

The list is endless.

The glances of disapproval shot at you

when you choose to not let a scale number define you.

The constant dismissal as one

that “glorifies/promotes obesity”

as if your walking around with a police horn

calling people to be fat.

Well, screw what other people think.

Do what makes you happy.

If you’re still hungry after a single plate,

have a second helping.

Provided its not getting

in the way of your health, dreams, hopes & future

then what the hell!

Live a little!

or Live Large

Plus size women should,

Enjoy the occasional fish, chips, chocolate milkshake and burgers.

And when you do,

Remember to eat without the shame eating you too

Dress in whatever clothes your mind fancies.

and your body receives.

Flaunt your belly pouch.

Get the belly piercing.

Wear the waist beads.

Cellulite, backrolls, stomach rolls,

aren’t  the menace you think they are.

There’s is certainly more  to life

than what you weigh

or what you perceive to be your imperfections.

Live a little.

Dont you know ?

You have the liscence to live ?

-Thoughts on living by The Scribe