RUBEN GOT MARRIED THIS WEEKEND!

THEY LOOK ADORABLE! I HAPPY FOR YOU RUBEN! NOW GET BACK TO YOUR CAREER!

TO SEE FOOTAGE OF THEIR WEDDING CHECK IT OUT HERE

Thicksational morning host Miss Jones (Tarsha Jones) was fired from New York Radio Station HOT 97 and will be replaced by Thick Man Big Boy from Los Angeles Radio Station Power 106.

“Miss Jones is one of the hardest working radio people I have ever seen and she made history with Hot 97.” 

“Miss Jones will have the mic in mornings all of next week so that she is given her proper respect to tell her listeners how much she appreciates them and reminisce about how great this program has been.”  {SOURCE}

I wish you well Miss Jones and congrats to Big Boy! I am pretty sure Miss Jones will speak her mind about the drama this week!

I STOPPED WEARING HEELS EVERYDAY TO AVOID GETTING THE ALIEN BUNION THAT YOU SEE ON THIS THICKSATIONAL MOGUL’S FOOT!

AFTER SEEING THAT PICTURE I MAY NEVER WEAR HEELS AGAIN!

OPRAH I COMMEND YOU FOR STILL WEARING HEELS WITH THAT BEAST ON YOUR FOOT. I AM PRETTY SURE SHE WILL HAVE IT REMOVED SOON. HELL OPRAH HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A NEW FOOT! {SOURCE}

THIS IS A LONG LETTER BUT IT TOUCHED MY HEART SO I HAD TO SHARE IT WITH YOU THICKETTES!

Hi Krys

My name is Chamein. I’ve been a professional wedding planner for more than a decade in New York (Long Island to be specific). I’m also a published author of BBW fiction and nonfiction. I try to stay connected to everything in the plus size/full figured world. Today I received a link for your blog and I love it. You’ve got a terrific platform and a self confidence that I’m sure others are inspired by.

You see I entered this world big from the beginning. I weighed in a few ounces shy of nine pounds and then I spent the rest of my life trying to live down a tiny three lettered word ‘big’. I hated being the big girl. At one point in my life I had so much black in my closet I thought I’d hear the voice of James Earl Jones as Darth Vader at any minute. Despite the fact that the average woman in the United States wears a size 14, finding fashionable clothing was like searching for a fountain in the desert. Many of the clothes available were unattractive to say the least. It was like the world said well you’re fat anyway so here’s some elastic waistbands and shapeless tents, cover up.

Looking back now I realize my body was smoking back then but the fact was I was bigger than most of the girls I went to high school with, even though I had a nice body. However I thought at 5′8 I was supposed to be 115 pounds despite the fact I was the second to shortest woman in my family. I spent so much of my teenage years hating my body and feeling bad about myself that I didn’t know I was beautiful.

We live in a country where bigger is generally better. People don’t usually want a small raise for their hard work, they want a big raise. When it’s time to buy a home or do some improvements most people go bigger. I’ve never heard Pat Sajak say let’s spin the slim wheel and contestants don’t generally shout “Little Money!” when they spin the wheel. Yet the pursuit of the ‘ideal thin’ body remained a focus for me.

Then my life changed. I was diagnosed with uterine cancer at 23 years old. I underwent six years of chemo, biopsies and more surgical procedures than I’d like to remember. To top everything off I was a divorced working mother and sole parental supporter of my sons, so I spent many days going from chemo in the morning straight to work with a supply of, Compazine, airsickness bags, crackers, ginger ale and a very understanding boss. I can’t tell you how many days I spent lying on the bathroom floor green with nausea wondering how on earth anyone could want to make themselves sick just so they won’t gain weight.

For the first time in my life I wasn’t focused on losing something, I was focused on gaining. I wanted more minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years to spend with my children. I was desperate to see my toddler sons grow up and to make it to my 30th birthday. It took a diagnosis of cancer to make me realize what truly counted in life and it wasn’t size; it’s love. However through chemo I met couples going through the depths of illness together and the love they showed one another touched me in the
deepest part of my soul.

There was this one couple that stands out to me, she had breast cancer and as a result she had a double mastectomy. She was also undergoing radiation and lost of all her hair, so her husband shaved his head so she wouldn’t feel any less feminine. I still get choked up when I think about it now. It was a real testament to for better or for worse. It was then I decided to forget my obsession with size.

As a result of cancer I lost a lot. In 1995 I had a hysterectomy after battling the disease in my uterus for years. Yet in a strange way I’m thankful for the lesson having a catastrophic disease taught me. I gained a new respect for life, refocused my life and I followed my dream to become a wedding planner. Still I wanted to bring the insight I learned to my clients so I made it my mission to communicate to brides to be that losing weight was not the key to happiness or being a beautiful bride. The key to feeling and looking beautiful begins with self love; a love that includes body acceptance, setting realistic goals for your body and living a healthy lifestyle. In keeping with my new attitude I wanted to show brides to be how they could work with their bodies to be the most beautiful bride which is how Down That Aisle In Style A Wedding Guide For Full Figured Women (WindRiver Publishing) was born so to speak.

I’m thankful to say that I’ve been cancer free for almost 13 years and I’ve been able to live successfully with multiple sclerosis for the past 12 years. It’s not easy but I embrace every day. Since the release of the book I’ve been lucky enough to appear with the bridal book on The Insider, Get Married, NBC Today in NY and Eyewitness News Sunday Morning. I feel blessed with the opportunities I’ve been given still I wanted to do more and that’s when I got into romance fiction. Not His Type (Indigo) is about what happens when a high profile baseball player falls in love with an average plus size woman. It’s romance with a BBW twist. My second novel Bliss Inc. (Indigo Love Spectrum) is about a plus size planner who find romance with an unexpected person.

I have been sure to bookmark your site and I will be checking in to see what our plus size celebrities are up to. Mostly I wanted to be sure to make sure you knew your efforts aren’t going unnoticed. Thanks for putting it together.

All best to you,

Chamein

I HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE THINGS SHE SAID BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHY I CREATED THIS BLOG. IF EVERY THICKETTE COULD COME TO THIS SITE AND LEARN TO LOVE WHO THEY ARE AND THEIR BODIES AND TO NOT BE OBSESS WITH SIZE THEN I KNOW I AM MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

YOU CAN PURCHASE CHAMEIN’S BOOKS AT BARNES AND NOBLE, BORDERS AND AMAZON.

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORY CHAMEIN!

YES! YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE! IF YOU LOOK IN THE LEFT COLUMN UNDER THE CALENDAR YOU WILL SEE IT. THANK YOU THICKETTES FOR BEING SO PATIENT AND SUPPORTIVE. HAVE A THICKSATIONAL DAY!

Lady O attends Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday dinner.

Interesting look Oprah

Very interesting!

Here’s Jennifer Hudson’s first video! I can’t wait for her album to drop!

Your thoughts Thickettes?

Thick Man Ruben Studdard obtained a marriage license on Monday in Alabama with fiancee Surata Zuri McCants.

People Magazine:

LET’S TAKE A TOOK AT OUR THICKETTES AT THE BET AWARDS!

A THICKSATIONAL A+ NIECY! LOVE THE HAIR, DRESS AND SHOES!

JORDIN WAS ON POINT! SHE LOOKED BETTER THAN MOST OF THE A-LIST CELEBS THAT ATTENDED THE SHOW!

A B+ FOR J. HUD NOT FEELING THE HAIR! LOVE THE CUT BUT PUT SOME CURLS IN IT! THE DRESS IS CUTE.

TOCCARA WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE HAIR THICKETTE?

YOU ARE TAKING ME BACK TO THE 80′S. I REMEMBER WHITNEY HOUSTON ROCKIN THAT HAIR STYLE!

DURING THE SHOW J. HUD AND COCKY TERRANCE HOWARD PRESENTS AN AWARD AND LOOKING AT JENNIFER’S FACE SHE WASN’T IMPRESS WITH HIS GUITAR SKILLS.

OUR GIRL JILL DID A TRIBUTE TO AL GREEN AND SHE WAS AMAZING! OUTFIT WAS CUTE TOO!

THE QUEEN REPRESENTED AS USUAL. THE DRESS IS SIMPLY GORGEOUS!

CHRISETTE ATTENDS JERMAINE DUPRI’S TAG RECORDS PARTY LAST NIGHT AT THE KRESS IN LOS ANGELES.

CHRISETTE LOOKED SO THICKSATIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE THE WHOLE LOOK AND I WANT THAT PINK DRESS!