i wish i was thin, a fat girls guide to life

ENOUGH of the Real Woman! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (49 days old)

Or perhaps - Daily Mail Watch Day Two. Every other day, some lazy dullard of a Daily Mail writer takes a picture of a minor celebrity wearing a lovely dress and then replicates the picture with a m… more

Spas for curvy girls From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (49 days old)

Going to a spa is supposed to be an absolute treat. A relaxing, sensory experience that makes you feel pampered and cared for. Paper Pants But all too often, a spa or salon visit can be marred by th… more

From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (49 days old)

The top spas for curvy girls Going to a spa is supposed to be an absolute treat. A relaxing, sensory experience that makes you feel pampered and cared for. But all too often, a spa or salon visit ca… more

The joy of the diamante legging From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (50 days old)

There, I said it. If you'd told me a couple of years ago that I'd even own a pair of leggings, let alone find myself extolling the virtues of said eighties throwbacks on a publicly accessible forum, I… more

Anna Anna Anna what *are* you doing? From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (51 days old)

I've been a fan of Anna Scholz for a while now. She's always seemed to me to want to make clothes that flatter and inspire bigger women, and I've hankered after owning one of her designs for a while. … more

Queen Simply Be's fame is spreading... From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (51 days old)

...well only throughout Suffolk, but since when has that been the point? I was called yesterday by Radio Suffolk, who wanted to feature the Mark Fast London Fashion Week story from the point of view o… more

Queen Simply Be introduces - Daily Mail Watch!!! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (53 days old)

I love the Daily Mail, in a kind of horrified can't-help-myself kinda way. I can't resist reading it online for the bitchy comments, whether it's the 'I'm only writing this because it's what our reade… more

Mark Fast and the indignant fashion pack From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (53 days old)

So, you thought body con was just for the size zeroes among us, and that no designer worth their credentials would ever put a woman with a bum in one of their less forgiving designs? Well, think again… more

How much do we love Bridget Jones? From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (83 days old)

I know I probably shouldn't admit to it, being the sassy, sorted thirty something that I undoubtedly am, but I couldn't help but be just a little bit happy that Renee Zellwegger will be donning the bi… more

Fashionista From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (91 days old)

You might still be wearing your flip flops and sipping Pimms but it won’t be long until London Fashion Week gets all of the fashion editors excited about what’s hot for spring - and the release of the… more

Beth Ditto - the collection... From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (114 days old)

OK so I would have loved to have commented just as the collection hit the stores on July 9 but I was (ahem) off to Italy on holiday and I have to confess that my thoughts were more on Italian ice crea… more

New Look not very inspirational for plus sizes... From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (145 days old)

New Look have always been a bit of a dead loss as far as I'm concerned for plus sizes. Well, locally, anyway. The shops in Cambridge didn't stock the Inspire plus size range at all ( presumably there … more

Beth Ditto does Evans... From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (147 days old)

We're all looking forward to getting our hands on the new Beth Ditto collection at Evans - which is is set to launch on Thursday  9th July. So widely anticipated by a fashion forward fat pack are Beth… more

Choose Choos! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (147 days old)

If there's something that puts a smile on the face and a skip in the step of every woman, whatever her size, it's sexy shoes. It doesn't matter if you can't get into anything in Top Shop, or that the… more

Just as Beautiful From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (153 days old)

Some stop press news for you - yours truly has been appointed editor of Just as Beautiful - and I'm going to be looking for inspiration, comment and ideas from my faithful blog readers. What really… more

We *heart* Natalie Cassidy From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (187 days old)

I know, another Eastenders themed post and I don't even *watch* it all the time. I've just seen another 'Natalie Cassidy is fat again' style newspaper bashing, and I thought I'd post this mainly beca… more

Hooray for sexy lingerie! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (188 days old)

Good news for any girl fed up with trying to find sexy lingerie - Simply Yours has launched a fabulous spring summer collection of plus size shapewear and sexy swimwear.   The new range does away wi… more

Want to be in a magazine? From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (188 days old)

If you've ever wanted to strut your stuff in a magazine, and fancy getting paid for it too, I've had a request from That's Life! magazine for big, beautiful and happy girls to appear in real life feat… more

Busts for Justice! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (189 days old)

Another attention grabbing headline, and a cause that I'm sure all voluptuous, well-endowed girlies will want to - ahem - support. Busts4Justice Busts 4 Justice is a Facebook group set up by a group… more

Fat girl has sex shocker! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (189 days old)

Bet that got your attention! All you fabulous at whatever size you are girls are probably roling your eyes in disdain at that headline though. Of course fat women get their fair share of bedroom ac… more

Just for a giggle... From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (236 days old)

...I saw this and it made me laugh :-) From The Onion: http://www.theonion.com WOMAN UPSET AT HERSELF FOR FEELING HUNGRY "Telling friends that she "just ate a huge thing of yogurt four hours … more

Go, Beth! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (271 days old)

Why we should all love Beth Ditto. Because she just-doesn't-care. So she's a fifteen stone short arse but hell, she's going to get it all out there, flaunt it, and annoy the hell out of the Daily M… more

No Matter How Much You Weigh, You're Still Too FAT From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (272 days old)

Another chunk of wisdom from Nacy Hayssen.... "I'm so tired of seeing "weight loss" this and "flat ab" that. It's out of control! The message that the media implies through TV, magazines and th… more

Love is all around From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (273 days old)

I pass this on to you with love - it came to me in the Beyond Chocolate newsletter and I thought it was too good to keep to myself...Happy Valentine's Day to you all :-) Love is all around you... … more

Looking for inspiration? From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (360 days old)

It's not often that I quote anything from the Daily Mail unless it's annoyed me, but I spotted this today and thought it was my duty to bring it to your attention! "Being a size 16 fashionista is n… more

Sexy at absolutely any size....top tips From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (402 days old)

We all want to feel sexy, and the good news is that we all can be...it's all a matter of attitude and self confidence. More than one person has told me (and this is from men as well as women) recently… more

A thousand apologies... From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (403 days old)

I am so sorry for being lax in my updates on the Queen Simply Be blog. If I said that not only have I recently become single again, spent two weeks in Australia, moved house and been ten days without … more

"Sexy is a state of mind" From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (451 days old)

This came through to me from Nancy Hayssen - and I thought you might like to share it! Nancy receieved this message from a woman called Sabrina, who said: "I am a singer/songwriter/poet and I like … more

Embrace yourself - you're you! From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (452 days old)

"You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight peopl… more

An Invitation from Beyond Chocolate... From QueenSimplyBe in Queen Simply Be (469 days old)

Desperate dieters need women like you! Train to run Beyond Chocolate Drop Ins near you and offer women in your area an intelligent alternative to those depressing slimming-club meetings that simpl… more