Representation

In grade 5, I remember being asked who my role model was and not being able to answer. Growing up, I didn't have a plus-sized woman to aspire to be and I realized how important it was to me to have that someone very early.   I wanted...needed representation in magazines, tv shows and movies, …

Body Positivity For Me Is A Lifestyle

Body positivity for me is a lifestyle, I live it I breathe it, I am it all day 24/7 it doesn’t stop. The funny part is I wasn’t always a big girl, I grew up as an extremely skinny kid but the thing is I hardly remember that girl because I feel like I’ve been …

I’ve Always Been A Fat Girl….

  I am Mandisa Mthethwa from Benoni, recently just graduated and I'm a pupil chemical technician at Tutuka Power Station. Like any other plus girl out there, I've also been bullied, called with funny and offensive names, been told to cover up cause I don’t look decent enough, and the list is endless.    Growing …

HOW CONFIDENCE HELPS YOU IN EVERYDAY LIFE

In this day and age having confidence seems to be more difficult, living in a digital age where we are constantly reminded of images of perfect people with perfect bodies and perfect lives... This affects our self-confidence because we are constantly reminded of what we are not every time we turn on our TV or swipe …

Why Is Body Image Important?

Imagine waking up every day unhappy with how you look in the mirror? Every day there is something new you don’t like about yourself or new flaw you’ve just discovered. Imagine how difficult it is to love yourself when society is constantly telling you otherwise. Imagine going on your phone or switching the tv on …

#THEFATGIRLCLUB: Still Growing up…

  Everyone should have a good self-image. Yet google ‘beauty’ and what do you see? Various examples of the same girl; skinny, white girl, with only two photos of model Slick Woods. Everyone thinks that self-care should be around eating healthily or working out until you see the Lord calling you to the heavens. Everyone …

#THEFATGIRLCLUB : Words I’ve Never Said…

  People think I'm the most confident person ever, but the truth is I am not. I am learning to be confident in my own body and embrace it in every way. It's been a long journey of self-love and re-building my confidence, I can now be able to  always walk with my head held …

I AM MY OWN SUMMER BODY GOALS

It's that time of the year where all you hear on tv and all you read on magazines and social media sites is “ How to get a summer body “ or “ How to get a bikini body “ . So I’m here to tell you that those messages are going to mess with …

#THEFATGIRLCLUB: I Used To Look At Me Through Cracked Mirrors

  I used to look at myself through cracked mirrors. Those same cracks in my reflection moulded cracks within me. They became scars deeper than those that showed on my skin. What I never realised was that in between those cracks, light was yearning to be noticed – it pierced through my eyes, reaching for …

#THEFATGIRLCLUB: Real Bodies Come With Real Things!

      My journey of being a plus size girl, and growing into a plus size woman, has been one of up’s and downs. I never hated myself or allowed insecurities to make me feel invisible, but it did take a while for me to accept ALL of me. As a young girl, I …