This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! So my BF is very loving and always compliments me about what I wear, about my body, my hair, my skin, eyes and etc . . . but the other day, he told me that If I had a nose surgery, I would look like wow! I said I'm not getting a surgery ever and I am fine with the way my nose looks (which is Read more

We're happy to present this excerpt from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. In today's society, when people talk about their body, the conversation usually revolves around the physical attributes that make up their body. When listening to the media or even conversations amongst people, there is often frustration about how the body looks as well as how it is letting us down. What can we do to Read more

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I have been dating this guy for 7 years. When we met I was 150 pounds. I am 5'5''. Over the last 7 years I had put on 30 pounds and was at 180 pounds. Eight months ago, right before I went on a 3-month vacation with my family, he told me that I have put on a lot of weight, and though he still Read more

When Galia Slayden was a little girl, she admired her Barbie's perfect blond hair and slim figure. When she entered high school and faced an eating disorder, she realized the body image Barbie portrayed was less than ideal. Using math, balloons, and other supplies, she built a life-size Barbie, pictured here, in time for National Eating Disorder Week. She showed it off at her school and later Read more

Women in Australia have decided to stop comparing their bodies to inanimate fruit. Instead, they're naming their shapes after artists who celebrate the female figure — like Leonardo da Vinci and Peter Paul Rubens. One lingerie model putting the change on display explained: "I was a pear, but now I'm a Matisse. Matisse always painted such beautiful women." Da Vinci represents a straight up and Read more

Average size might soon replace the current sample size seen on the covers of magazines, in fashion ads, and on the runway. But I doubt some altruistic goal or gimmick of celebrating "real women" (aren't the thin women real, too?) will motivate the change. Rather a concern about the bottom line will lead to more diversity in model size, as well as race and age. New data shows that women are more Read more

I'm a sucker for inspiring quotes, so I was pleased to find a bunch in the comments section to this post: What's your favorite imperfection? Tons of TrèsSugar readers have found ways to embrace the so-called physical flaws that make them. The comments were a refreshing departure from everything we read about women having bad body image. Here's a sampling of imperfections you love: Pale skin: Read more