Are there any fat chicks out there who think they're Hot?

I know I do:) I hope no one takes offense to the term "fat chick", but anywho... I've been heavy my entire life, got teased as a kid, the whole 9. But somehow, I never let that effect the way I saw myself. Since i was a teenager, i always thought I looked pretty good, despite being bigger than the other girls. I Loved buying clothes, and wearing makeup, getting my hair done, etc. and you couldnt tell me I didnt look good! Now of course, I've always realized that there were many out there who would not appreciate my beauty, but oh well, i just tried to tune them out. I'm writing this because I am so sick of reading posts where people think they're hideous just because they're fat, or their life is miserable and they cant breath again (like that old Toni Braxton song) until they loose like 50lbs. It almost makes me feel like- if you're hideous at 160- I should kill myself! Now dont get me wrong, i realize that weight loss is important for health, and will make most people look better- its just that in the meantime, I think we should appreciate ourselves more. Know that you ARE FABULOUS NOW- and will be even more so when u trim down a bit. Vanity should not be for thin folks only.  Oh well- this is just my rant for tonite. If you're big and sexy- Holler back!

honey..  i am soooooo hot I should have a warning label...   :-)

That's awesome that you can still be confident even though you're not skinny and especially being teased for it... many people can't do that- me being one :P (even though I'd never admit that i"r"l)... and I really admire that you can. :D

take care

OMG!  alwayz,  are u kidding me? You look fantastic! You should know that you are indeed hot! no question about it.

Now- That's what I'm talkin bout Never!

I am one HOT mama!!  yes n dee dee!!

I totally agree karenie!

give me a push up bra and mascara...im a hot piece of a$$! hehe.
sometimes just pj pants and a tshirt can do it for me to lol. yea im
hot. tsssss can't u feel it? ;)

Yes you are Laughin! You pic is gorgeous!

::blushes:: aw shoot...thanks hehe. where's ur pic? i can already tell ur hotttt lol 

should be in my profile- i think. I'm the most non technical tech you'll ever meet.

Cool! I just figured out how to set my default pic. Yay me!

bgc3 -  oh my lord ...  you are one sweet piece of eye candy girl...   ooo weeeeee

Yay! I'm so glad someone else feels the way I do! I actually felt pretty awful about how I looked and all (weight, face, hair, everything) when I was a teenager. But then, with the help of friends, I decided to get over myself and enjoy life and how I looked. And it's totally true - when you think you look good, other people think you look good.

I decided I needed to lose some weight to just feel healthier about myself. I'm down about 45 lbs now at 200 even, and I thought I'd go for 165, but I have already lost some precious "assets", if you know what I mean, so maybe I won't go so far . . .

Anybody else having a simillar experience?

Thanks for the great topic!
- C

owch! scorchin! you go bgc3!

I feel pretty damn hot most days too.  so what if i got curves?  i use them well!

we saw a Broadway show once, I don't even remember the name of it, but the lead singer was a LARGE woman, in all ways.. tall, heavy, busty, booty, Large.  But man, oh man, did she have attitude!  She was the Queen of that stage and oooooozed sexuality. 

Speaking of Queen, you're gonna tell me Queen Latifah singing "When You're Good to Momma" is Chicago isn't sexy??! I don't think so.

I KNOW I look good. I just know I can look even better, so why not? I'm young, I need to enjoy life to the fullest and I feel that the extra weight is holding me back from doing some things I would like to do, like run a marathon one day!

Exactly My point ladies! We should all have the heart to say- I dont care if I'm x amount overweight- I'm still Fabulous!

Oh- and River- dont know what to tell ya. I will never get rid of my bust or hips. i was wearing a 40DD 100 lbs ago. I'd says just do what u feel- if you want to go lower- do it, and stuff your bra! I for one would like to know what its like to not have to wear one- but w/out a double mascectomy its not gonna happen.

Don't take this the wrong way, but in my opinion...

It's b/c you're black! (african-american)  Seriously, white chicks have no self esteem!  I've always thought of A/A women as being so strong and proud.  I don't know where exactly I got that idea from, but I've always had it.  And I've often wondered why we white women are so hung up on superficial imagery.  In a way, I guess I envy the A/A culture for having that pride.

You go girl! (Sorry if I sound like a super cliche here.) 

thin I think you make a good point- of course it's not all A/A woman that do, and not all white women don't (as demonstrated above) but overall as a sterotype, it's true. If you look back in history, say the past 50 or so years... white women were the at home care givers, with their pretty houses and aprons having to look all pretty... while A/A and other people of color were out trying to make a dollar trying to prove to the world that they can do it, and in some instances still are... So it really only makes sense that they'd have more confidance- which as previously stated is envied here as well :) (However I do feel pretty today :) lol)

Hope I didn't offend anyone with that or anything, it was all meant positively :)

take care