From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Secret Solutions

by Deb For Plus Size Women

Secret Solutions are like Spanx for plus-size women. I stumbled upon these while paging through my Woman Within catalog the other day. I love that there’s a plus-size version made only for us. That means it’s not another manufacturer just “upping” the size dimensions on their regular sizes, but a company who understands that are curves are a little fuller.

Secret Solutions support your bustline, define your waist, and smooths your body, front and back. These are perfect for under your Christmas party dress! With so many holiday parties coming up, you can have that same smooth look that other women have found…only now, you can finally find your size too!

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Alli for Weight Loss?

by Deb For Plus Size Women


I’m thinking of trying Alli. I don’t know what else to do at this point. I did the exercise with a trainer for a year, did clean eating, I’ve tried Weight Watchers, Atkins, Nutrisystem…you name it.

I don’t have goals of being a size 2. I just want a healthy, curvy body. While I’m currently about a 22-24, based on the clothing company, I’d like to see about a size 12. I think that’s a natural size for me. That’s about where I was in high school, and I looked healthy without being too thin.

I took Redux years ago and was able to lose about 30 pounds, but then they took it off the market. Thankfully, I didn’t experiences any of the problems.

Alli is FDA approved, and at this point, I’m just not sure what else to do. It’s a little pricey, but I’ve paid more for other things. Heck, I was paying A LOT more for each training session. At least it’s a month’s supply. If I do go ahead and give it a go, I’ll let you know how I do. If you’d like to learn more about it, you can click on the picture above, and it will take you to a page with details.

Anyone tried it and found success?

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Hold Your Breath and Bend!

My stomach gets in the way when I try to paint my toes. It’s not a pretty site, me all scrunched up trying to give myself a pedicure. I opt to go to the nail salon when I can, but sometimes I’m in penny pinching mode and do it myself. The problem is…my tummy gets [...]

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Plus Size Underwear or Dental Floss?

I wear plus size underwear. Conjures up sexy images doesn’t it? On the other hand, my sister wears what appears to be dental floss for underwear. We were hanging out together one day, and I was helping her out by switching her laundry over. She yelled out to me, “My underwear air dries, don’t put [...]

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Plus Size Shoes and Wide Calf Boots

Plus size shoes sounds funny doesn’t it? Wide shoes is what most people say, but let me spell it out for you. My feet swell on top, as well as the side, and I need shoes that were made for me! One of the beefs I have is finding boots that fit over my calves [...]

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