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Recommend A Crossbody Bag

March 22nd, 2012

Yes, it’s a BFD post! I’m hoping to get back into posting more regularly, and to that end, going through a slight backlog of e-mailed questions. Thanks for your patience (and feel free to re-send anything you’d like an answer to). Today’s question comes from Melissa, who writes: I need a cute crossbody bag for […]

Filed under: Ask BFD, Fashion, Meta, Question, Tidbit | 20 Comments »

Say Yes To The Dress: Big Bliss

September 5th, 2011

BFDiva Laurie sent me a very exciting email recently: she’s been chosen to be on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss. It is a spinoff of their Say Yes to the Dress series, and it’s about, as you may guess, shopping for a wedding dress. The Big Bliss spinoff focuses on plus-sized brides. […]

Filed under: Ask BFD, Fashion, Personal, Sex & Romance, TV, Video | 9 Comments »

Ask BFD: Plus-Size Bride Wants A Fairy Tale Dress

April 13th, 2011

Jessica has a friend who’s getting married, and she needs help with her dress! Hi there! I recently came across your blog and love it! Thank you so much for speaking up for the big girls! My best friend is getting married in October and we are having a horrible time finding any actual stores […]

Filed under: Ask BFD, Question | 37 Comments »

Ask BFD: Dressing For An Apple Shape

September 6th, 2010

This next question actually was left as a comment, but I thought it would be worth turning it into an entry. Hello all, I’m Lisa. I’m 32, 5’4″ short and weigh about 300lbs (it fluctuates). Would that I could say that I have the blessing of an hourglass shape, but no. I’m one of the […]

Filed under: Ask BFD, Fashion, Question | 28 Comments »

Ask BFD: On Being An Advocate

August 24th, 2010

We have another great Ask BFD question, this time from Barnardgirl! She’s wondering about the cognitive dissonance of being an advocate and still not accepting yourself fully. Bolding mine: Dear BFD, First, thanks for adding an Ask BFD category. I love your blog and the FA blogosphere so much- I wish I’d known about it […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Ask BFD, Eating Disorders, Feminism, Magazines, Question | 6 Comments »

Ask BFD: How Do I Deal With Compliments On Weight Loss?

August 17th, 2010

This email landed in our inbox this week, and it inspired me to add a new category called “Ask BFD” to file this post under. I’m going to try and go back and tag some of the terrific posts that have sprung from reader questions. In the meantime, I think this is a great question, […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Ask BFD, Exercise, Question, Weight Loss | 34 Comments »

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