Welcome Ms Jenn. I enjoy talking to BBWs, often fine me in yahoo chat rooms for such. Please feel free to check my profile and PM me if you ar so inclined. Again welcome aboard
kelrn

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Great thread!!
I, too, am what would be considered BBW. (Why does saying that make me feel like this is an AA meeting?? LOL) Except that I don't particularly feel beautiful. Maybe I'd feel different if I'd been "fluffy" all my life. Well, I guess I have been, but just not *this* "fluffy". At the size I am now, I feel very decidedly UN-beautiful. You definitely won't see any "nekkid" pictures of me!! Uh-uh...no way Jose`!! Not the way I look these days. Fully clothed...maybe. I'm trying to lose, but it sure as hell isn't easy! Damned difficult is more like it. That's not to say I'm not just as "raunchy" and don't enjoy sex as much as a BBW who is completely comfortable with her size. I just don't want my size to be the primary consideration, one way or the other. Hope you understand what I mean and that I don't sound bitchy, because I sure don't want to be thought of that way.
But it sure is good to know that I'm not alone here and also very surprising to learn which other gals here are also "chubby". I never would have guessed. I don't feel quite so alone now.

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oh come one sugarsprinkles.....i bet if you post some pics all of us here will make you feel very beautiful and sexy.....hell we'll probably leave you feeling like a goddess like the other women here

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Sugarsprinkles---As I've said before:Different strokes;for different
folks.I;and many males; that I know;like larger women.Not fat but
meaty.That old saying of:The closer the bone;the sweeter the meat."is a fallacy to most of the guys that I know.There is such a thing as"proportionate to you're size."I want a woman;not a Biafrin(SP) refugee!Don't worry;the scrawny models in the magazines are just that;models in a magazine! Irish

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Irish---Better to be dead & cool,then alive & uncool!
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See, that's where the "problem" lies. I'm not fat, just too damn short!! For my weight I should be 6'7".....
THAT's why I don't feel beautiful!

But I really do thank you and legend for your kind words.

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Internet Lovers Meet - Part 1
Internet Lovers Meet - Part 2
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My Birthday - A Fantasy

sugarsprinkles - you must have been good when you were a girl and got patted on the head....that's what made you short

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Sugarsprinkles---I don't know who decides what you should weigh by how tall that you are!There are different bone structures
They are divided up into something like Slim,Medium,and large.
I am 5'10" but I weigh approx.214lbs.I have what would be calleda Medium or Slender bone structure.I work out almost everyday.Muscle weighs more than fat and believe me;I'm not fat.
When I was in the Armed Forces;they had what they called the
Kennedy Fitness Plan.You had to do so many situps,pushups,etc.
and weigh;so much;by you're height.My Italian buddy was the same height as me.His bones probably weighed as much as my
body.He had to go to the Gym;one night a week and one weekend day until his weight got down to that standard.He made
it but he looked like he was dead.His body was way to skinny!So
much for standards.Hope that I didn't bore you but that is how
foolish those ratios are. Irish
P.S.My soapbox is getting worn out!

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Sugarsprinkles -

Speaking from the same side of the fence here ......... I am a BBW and yes I am just that beautiful. I have always been a big girl and have always known that I was beautiful. There will always people who don't share my opinion but thats thier right. You have to love yourself and be secure with who you are!!! Screw everybody else. And I have to say the guys (and a few girls) here are all great!!!! I posted pics and got a wonderful response. I am not saying that you have to post pics here - many don't and enjoy it just the same. I am just saying don't let someone elses version of "beautiful" make you feel like you are any less of a beautiful woman.

O.K. Irish sorry bout stealing the soapbox (oops I think I bowed it in a little in the center LMAO)

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vampeyes---That's what it is for!You must be really heavy!It doesn't bow with my approx.214lbs. Irish
P.S.If you put your weight on the sides;it doesn't bow as much as if you put it all in the middle.You have to use "technique."

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DOH!!! Ok I will definitely remember it for next time !!!!!!

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Would you cater to every fantasy I've got? Would you hose me down with holy water if I get to hot? Can you take me places I've never known?

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Thanks all for the kind words and encouragement.
Irish, I'm not going by any particular chart or weight table....just a feeble attempt at a joke. I get depressed when we watch sports and they give the ht. and wt. of football or basketball players and these huge guys weigh less than I do.

Ok, the moment of truth here....I am 5' 3/4" tall and weigh around 275. That's too much....not just appearance-wise, but health-wise too. But appearance can be very discouraging. The closet in our bedroom has full-length sliding door mirrors and it makes me sick to see myself nude. I've gained a bit over 100# since we got married....about 70# of that since the last baby.
I don't want to be skin and bones, I just want to look "normal".

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Just Desserts
Internet Lovers Meet - Part 1
Internet Lovers Meet - Part 2
Internet Lovers Meet - Part 3
RAVISHED!!
My Birthday - A Fantasy

Sugarsprinkles---First we have to decide WHO establishes what is
normal.By most of the'normals' standards;I don't want to be
"normal" and am proud not to be!On the subject of health;I have done some research on that;being Diabetic!From what;I have read;it would behove you to change your weight because of the longterm damage that is done to your body;inside&out!Too many
people use these fad diets.They lose a bunch of weight immediately.Then they gain it right back.It is water weight.Unless
you change your lifestyle;it is all for nothing.I don't want to workout many days.You have to make yourself do it.It's an easy excuse to say:I didn't do it yesterday so I won't do it today!You have to make it a habit.The end results are worth it. Irish
P.S.My soapbox sure is getting a workout today.I may just become a preacher.On 2cd thought,most of them are celibate and
I'm not partial to little boys;so forget it.

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Yes, I know. If for no other reason than my health, I NEED to do this. I am having problems that my dr. says are from "poor circulation". I am trying but not having much success. Also some physical strain is difficult due to the fact I've had both my knees replaced since '97. (Gee, don't I sound sexy??? ) I'm seriously considering stomach stapling surgery, but my dr. is against it. So where does that leave me??? Up the creek without the proverbial paddle, I guess.

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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin
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My Stories:
Dream Date
Just Desserts
Internet Lovers Meet - Part 1
Internet Lovers Meet - Part 2
Internet Lovers Meet - Part 3
RAVISHED!!
My Birthday - A Fantasy

Sugar -

Baby...don't fret! I could share some stories with you regarding your quandry. Feel free to PM me. I've been in your shoes...and your body. I'm no weight loss expert, nor do I believe that people have to be thin to be beautiful...I'm fucking sexy...and I have soft curves at every corner!!! Let's chat!

Ophelia

P.S. What I'm trying to say is that it's a battle that starts on the inside.