So, I’m going to give you a few reasons to get in there and start participating:

• Being a forum, it feels even more like a community. You can set up profiles, etc. etc.
• It’s a much safer & saner way to personally connect with one another – I can’t tell you how many THOUSAND comments I have deleted because some well-meaning gurl posts her contact info or whatever bc she wants a “skinny buddy” – but I don’t feel right letting that happen when I have no control over who will see that info. With the forums there are a couple layers of verification that will keep us all safer and give us more private areas for discussions.
• It keeps conversations tied together – one of the things that has frustrated me about the blog – as much as I love it – is that the comments go off in a million different directions and the comments don’t end up really having anything to do with the article they are posted on. And I’m OCD so it drives me nuts. So please, if it’s got nothing to do with the post – PUT IT IN THE FORUMS. They’re you’re friend.
• It’s private – especially the super-elite “Gurls Club” – which I’ll talk about later.
• You can easily submit items/articles/etc. for consideration to be featured on Skinny Gossip! You might be famous!
• I’m a stickler for privacy: your personal info (email, etc.) is never shared with anyone.

I’m working on some fun stuff to keep it interesting in there, for example:

• A points/prize system. You will be rewarded for participating positively (as determined by other members.) It’s similar to the karma system over on The Fashion Spot (we love you, TFS!) except I’m going to give away real prizes.
• Awards/badge system for meeting your goals or other community rewards
• Personal photo albums with privacy control so you can share pics only with members you know and trust.
• Weight trackers, group diets, competitions, etc.

Now, a little info on the “Gurls Club” which is for my favorite gurls only. You know who you are – you’ve been supporting me forever on this blog. Commenting, keeping it real, reminding me when I’m slacking, etc. So I have created this Club for my besties, and you’ll have special karmic powers, access to secret areas, public recognition of your superior status, and – you’ll hopefully get lots of inside gossip. Why inside gossip? Because it’s going to include a lot of girls who work in the business (models, actresses, others in fashion & entertainment) and who I know frequent the site. (In fact, I’ve reached out to some of you personally already.) So anyway, send me a private message on the forum for further info – because some of you are shoo-ins!

Also – be warned: I am considering tying the blog and forum more tightly together, like requiring a forum login to be able to comment on the blog, and tying articles directly to their forum thread, but I haven’t figured out how to do that yet. When/if I do that, you’ll need a forum login to comment at all. One more reason to sign up.

So get in there now!

A magazine for “plus size” women (aka. fat girls) Plus Model Magazine, featured an editorial in this month’s issue that made me both angry and sick to my stomach.  While you fat lovers out there (we know you come here too!) are going to have lots to say defending this, most of you skinny gurls need to be prepared for what you’re about to see.

I’m not sure what is more disgusting – the pictures or the statistics they are using to make their point – some of which are incorrect.

The editorial throws around lots of statistics trying to make the point that models are too skinny and no longer portray the “average” woman.  Well – sorry to burst your bubble – but:

1. Fashion models aren’t supposed to portray the average woman – they’re supposed to be aspirational.
2. The “average woman” nowadays is a fatass!

Instead of putting these images in a gallery, I am going to show them one by one, because I have lots to say about each!  Hope you enjoy my added captions – which if you haven’t guessed, are in black and pink. The original captions from the magazine are the white ones, obviously.

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a skinny girl and a fat girl posing together naked – and I’m hoping it’s the last, because it’s really gross and a little scary. This reminds me a little of those pictures where a big killer whale is about to devour a beautiful little seal. When I see this picture, I just want to yell “RUN, RUNN!! IT’S NOT YOUR FRIEND, IT’S GOING TO EAT YOU!”

But anyway, their caption says most runway models meet the BMI criteria for anorexia. Well, there is no such thing as a “physical criteria for anorexia.” Anorexia is a mental disorder, and can be diagnosed at any weight. Nice stat for shock value, but unfortunately a complete lie. You cannot diagnose anorexia by a person’s size, and no professional would ever do so.

I’m really glad I can’t read the number on that measuring tape.. eww…can we say fat rolls!? Do you have any idea how much someone has to eat to look like this? Look, I am not saying she is a whale or obese, but she’s definitely fat and if I looked like that I sure wouldn’t be a> naked and b> in front of a camera. But to the caption: I wonder if these writers ever considered the, um, larger part of the equation: that the average woman in the western world has gotten much, much fatter over the past twenty years. Today the average fashion model weighs so much less than the average woman because the average woman is significantly overweight. In the US, for example, the average woman is 40 lbs overweight; 2/3 of women are overweight and 1/3 of women are obese. This is for one reason and one reason only: because they eat too much.

What’s wrong with your body? Really?! I don’t even know where to begin, but there’s a lot. And it makes me mad that you’re probably going to break those nice heels – LoL!

Other statistics used in the editorial:

“50% of women wear a size 14 or larger, but most standard clothing outlets cater to sizes 14 or smaller.”

“Ten years ago plus-size models averaged between size 12 and 18.  Today the need for size diversity within the plus-size modeling industry continues to be questioned.  The majority of plus-size models on agency boards are between a size 6 and 14, while the customers continue to express their dissatisfaction.”

Well, ten years ago there wasn’t a significant market for plus-size models because society as a whole wasn’t as fat as we are today.  Do you really think an overweight person aspires to look overweight?  In most cases, I bet the answer is no. We know the majority of overweight people wish they were smaller, whether it be smaller by 5 lbs or 50lbs, if they could push a button and make it happen, they would.  Pushing that button is way easier than the hard work that it really takes to lose those pounds…much easier than exercise or eating right.  My point is that most want to picture themselves as a smaller person and what does a fat person have to aspire to or imagine themselves looking like if they are looking at these overweight models in ads?  Nothing!  Because the overweight person wants to fantasize about being slimmer and sexier and that’s why there’s a billion dollar industry around advertising and why it is dominated by models a size 6 or slimmer.

Editor-in-chief Madeline Figueroa-Jones discusses the editorial in further detail on their website, there you will also find the rest of the images…do you dare?

The whole “fat pride” movement is irritating because plus-sizers want to tell us “big is beautiful” and it should be represented more in the modeling industry. I say it’s the opposite: if big really was beautiful, and most people wanted to be big, and wanted to see big people, don’t you think we’d see a lot more fat people modeling? I do. But we don’t – because it isn’t.

Discuss this article in the new Skinny Gossip forums!

[Image and quote source: Victoria Janashvili, Plus Model Magazine]

First of all I’ve never really been into Barbara Palvin. I think she has a pretty face, but I don’t get the fascination – her look is very ordinary and commercial to me. And, I’ve never thought her body to be great: she’s short and curvy, which is obviously not my thing.

On the recent post about Lindsay Lohan looking fat in Playboy, commenter Irene asked if I’d maybe do a post about Barbara’s weight gain. So, I did a little research and whoa – Irene is right, Barbara has definitely packed on the pounds!

Let’s have a look.

First, here’s a set of pictures from the past couple of years. [Click the pic to view the set.]

OK, not awesome thinspo or anything, but still an OK body for a mainstream fashion model.

Now, let’s take a look at another set, these much more recent:  [Click the pic to view the set.]

Wow, I see a big difference – I’m guessing she put on at least 10-15 lbs over the last couple months.. and based on a few of those recent pictures, I’d say I’m being generous!

I think she’s been doing a little too much of this:

Looks like Barbara’s busted! What do you gurls think?

Discuss this article – and cast your vote – in the new Skinny Gossip forums!

To those of you who had the self-discipline to stay away from most of the junk: hats off to you!! I did alright – I managed to behave myself most of the time but I admit I didn’t do as well as I would like. So I’m not super-proud, but not really pissed at myself either.

And for those of you who let yourselves go a bit too far this weekend – if you messed up and you’re feeling a bit gross/bad about your overindulgence, here’s some support from me to you, depending on what works best. I know some of you are really motivated by positive stuff and some are much more motivated by the negative. So there’s a paragraph for both types – please read the one that applies to you and skip the other.

If you’ve stayed on track over the holiday, then pat yourself on the back, skip them both – and enjoy the thinspo!

Positive Motivation
We all sometimes make mistakes, you can’t get down on yourself for every single one – or you’ll never feel like things are on the right track. Besides, it’s Christmas, for goodness sake! For me it was a great opportunity to spend time with family and, yes, I admit – sneak a few yummies in here and there. It’s just one day. Let it help you focus on your long-term goals. That’s what it’s doing for me. I feel like I might have gained a couple pounds, too – so I’m right there with you. Just let it help you focus on what you’re going to do when the holiday is over: get back on track and at your skinny best!

Negative Motivation
I don’t care if it’s Christmas or Hanukkah or whatever – if you’re going to be strong and keep control of your weight, you can’t be swayed by every little party or holiday that comes along. Quite honestly, people who always find an excuse to lean on really bother me. It’s like the people who say they are “big boned” or being fat is in their genes. No, it’s about what you put in your mouth and I’m sorry (ok, I’m not sorry), but it’s just weak. Stuffing your face like a hog just like the rest of them makes you just as gross as they are. I thought – just based on the fact that you were a Skinny Gossip reader – that you would be better than that? I’m really disappointed.

OK. Enough of the Jekyll & Hyde Skinny Gurl show – let’s get on with the thinspo! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of you! I love (almost) all of you! XO

[Coming soon: Did Barbara Palvin Get Fat? (Hint: Yes!)]

How did you do over the holiday?

Well, Lindsay’s Playboy pictorial has leaked out and I have to say I am not impressed at all. I think they got what they were going for as far as the photographic style – they definitely hit the “Marilyn Monroe” nail on the head. But unfortunately Lindsay looks downright fat.

Pictures with my full (harsh, bitchy, Skinny Gurl-style) analysis after the jump. Stating the obvious: nudity inside! So if you don’t want to see a naked LiLo, don’t click through.

I know some people will say “well, Marilyn Monroe was curvy, that’s what they were going for.” Yes, Marilyn was curvy… so what. First of all, she wasn’t this fat. Second of all, lots of things were “in” in 1950 that are not cool now – apparently among them was being a cheap tramp who eats too much, because that is the vibe I’m getting from Lindsay in this embarrassing pictorial.

[UPDATE: The pictures were removed from the host due to a request from Playboy lawyers. You can still see them here, though.]

We all know Lindsay has gained quite a bit of weight over the past couple of years but I didn’t think it was this much. Everything looks big – not FAT by normal standards, of course – but fat by our standards. God, I really tried hard to find something nice to say, and the only thing that looks good to me are those gorgeous beige platform pumps. But as for her – gross! – her boobs are big and porny, her stomach bulges in all the shots, her thighs, hips, and butt are chunky, and she has zero body definition. Even her back looks fat!!

At first I was wondering… did she just go on a massive binge the weeks before the shoot? Or did they edit the photos to make her look thicker? Or have I just lost track of how “healthy” she’s gotten?

Well, if they did fatten her up digitally, it wasn’t by much, because as you can see in this behind-the-scenes shot from TMZ, she does not look slim at all.

Lindsay is in desperate need of money, so I understand why she did this, even if it makes her look cheap and vulgar. Let’s face it – she gave up even a pretense of having any class a long time ago. She also had a brief moment as a fashion icon – and remember when she was good thinspo? Her days as thinspo are long behind her, but this photo spread will put an end to what little “cred” she had left in the fashion community. I won’t be surprised to see her doing porn next. Oh well, at least she’ll be earning a paycheck.

So, what do you think about her body? What do you think her next act is? (Maybe we should have a LiLo porn-debut title contest? Lol!)

Here is a recent picture of Constance Jablonski at the casting for this year’s show. Yes, even big name models have to try out

The first girl below is Rasa Zukauskaite. She reminds me a lot of Anabela Belikova – but younger and fresher. She is from Lithuania, is signed with Next, stands 5’9″ (175cm) tall with measurements of 30-23-33. She weighs about 105 lbs (47.5 kg).

Second is Vika Falileeva. Vika is from Irkutsk, Russia and is 5’10.5″ (179cm) and measures 31-21-33. In the US she is with DNA Models. She too weighs about 105 lbs (47.5kg) – so gorgeous, and her figure is amazing! OMG - that waist!!

Third is Ksenia Golubeva. Ksenia is from Russia, is 5’11″ (180cm) and her measurements are 32-23-34. In the US, she is signed with Women Model Management. Don’t know her weight, but I would guess about 108-110 as she is slightly fuller than the other girls, especially in the hip.

Can’t wait to hear what you all think of my finds – hope this helps you keep the thinspo collection fresh.