About Skinny Emmie


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First off, things that Skinny Emmie is NOT:

  • Skinny Emmie is NOT thin- not by a mile. Realize this might be confusing to some. Keep reading, and watch the videos below.
  • Skinny Emmie is NOT a fat advocate, nor is she ANTI-fat advocacy. Skinny Emmie is simply someone writing about her own experiences, not trying to push any agenda. Those who do push agendas on their own though, are fine with Skinny Emmie. Except for MeMe Roth. She can kiss my big fat ass.
  • Skinny Emmie is NOT an expert on diet or exercise.
  • Skinny Emmie is NOT a pushover. Any harassing comments will be deleted, because Skinny Emmie is about positivity.

Skinny Emmie’s definition of skinny:

Skinny is being happy in your own skin. Growing up, fat girls want to be skinny. Hell, skinny girls wanted to be skinnier. The Skinny Emmie behind this blog is the person who always thought “if I were skinny, I could do X” or “if I were skinny, people would like me.” I’m Emily (aka Emmie, duh), and I’m ready for a change. Yes, I’m fat. Yes, I’m very fat. Would I like to be less fat? Yes. This is why some fat acceptance people won’t like what I’m writing about, because this blog is about my journey to find my “Skinny Emmie:” that person inside of me who feels healthy and great and doesn’t let external appearences slow her down.  Part of this journey for me is weight loss, but only as a result of getting more in shape- not solely for vanity purposes.

BUT WAIT, DON’T LEAVE YET MEMBERS OF THE FATOSPHERE!

I started this journey very large. Size 32 large. This means I was almost too big to shop at the super plus size stores, forget regularmeasuringtape plus size stores. This means that I was very, very easily winded by half a flight of stairs, and that my ass didn’t (and still doesn’t) fit a lot of places. It means that my feet and legs were (and sometimes still are) are swollen a lot because of poor circulation. It takes so much effort to fight fat stereotypes that I had become one- lazy. I’d become beaten down by societal pressures that made me feel like I’m not worthy of a full and meaningful life. I’m not happy with this “Fat Emmie” attitude. Skinny Emmie is my rebellion.

What the goal of this blog is: finding my Skinny Emmie, YES, encompasses an aspect of getting healthy. But you know what? I have never been under 200 pounds since I was 13.  I don’t really know what “Skinny” means for me, but I’m trying to figure it out.

Becoming “Skinny Emmie” is about becoming healthy and happy. That’s it. If it means I’m 275 pounds, so be it- that will be my Skinny. If it means I’m 200 pounds, so be it. This is my project in feeling physically better, and healing myself emotionally from the invisible scars that I’ve accumulated over the years. Fat Emmie doesn’t even have to be Fat. If I get to 160 pounds and still have the same emotional baggage and outlook on life, I AM STILL FAT.

Make sense? If not, re-read.

I try hard to not let fat define me, but that can be hard sometimes. I must remind myself that I am an accomplished twenty-something, wife, dog mommy, professional MBA who was president of her class. I love my friends, pretty things, fashion, poker, traveling and my Blackberry Storm. Some would say I’m a reality TV addict, and I would probably agree. Fat Emmie is hurting my loves though, and I will write about that.

Skinny Emmie is who I’m trying to be, and hopefully by now, you realize that Skinny Emmie is in fact, not skinny.

And before you leave, PLEASE WATCH THESE JOY NASH FAT RANTS! She embodies my version of Skinny.


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  • Hidi
    I just found your blog and I like what I read so far in regards to your journey in becoming "Skinny Emmie". I really appreciate the honesty because fat women are not the same. I do not like how society tries to put us in a box. I wish you the best and good luck! :)
  • tammiclark
    now that girl is funny!
  • Hi Emmie, I just found your blog about an hour ago and haven't looked away from the screen yet. I'm in the same boat trying to get skinny, and God is it a b*tch. Anyway, your site is great. Keep up the good work :)
  • Mello
    Hi Emmie, thanks for your honestly and your attitude. I'm a big girl trying to lose some weight just to feel a bit healthier and comfortable with myself, and in the last week I've had three really negative fat comments from complete strangers (well, one of them was 'you're pretty for a fat girl', which I guess could have been worse!). It made me feel a bit downhearted but your blog has perked me up again, so thanks :-)
  • Emma
    Emmie, you're awesome and Hawt. Keep it up!
  • Emily, I haven't watched all the videos. I just viewed the third one.
  • Thanks for responding to my comment. I guess if I had paid attention to the name on the videos in the opening & closing credits I might have realized that it wasn't you in the videos (blushing here). But either way - I still love your site and appreciate the fact that you shared the videos :-)
  • Thanks for visiting Tishia! I can't take credit for those videos- they are Joy Nash- she is just amazing and I think the videos really help us look at ourselves to see how ridiculous it all is in the end, you know? Her blog is at http://fatrantblog.wordpress.com/ and you can search for her on YouTube for more stuff!
  • OMG I loved these videos especially the 3rd one & what you said at the end about living TODAY like you wish you would have 10 years from now. My entire life (I'm 34) I've heard nothing but how pretty I am but (don't you just love that word) just think how much prettier I'd be if I only lost weight. Hearing this starting at such a young age (I was probably like 7 or 8 it when my family started talking to me like this) has done NOTHING for my self-confidence that's for sure. Instead I've went through life being a yo yo dieter, at one point in college I even did the whole binging & purging thing to lose weight, and just never being comfortable in my own skin. I feel like being plus size...ok FAT...is wrong and that I'm nobody because of my weight. I've let my weight hinder so many areas of my life and it saddens me to think that at 34 I'm still ashamed of my body.

    Ugh so all that rambling to say that OMG I love your attitude! I'm really working on this self journey of learning who I am but most importantly learning to love myself for me...fat rolls and all!

    Thank you so much for these videos - they really touched my heart!

    I have no clue how I even ended up here on your site but I'm so glad that I came across it! I'll certainly be coming back again!
  • Nice blog, Em. This is Kevin, from over at problogger.net. Maybe one of these days you could do a quick interview for me over at my blog.
  • MsFeasance
    Aaaand...bookmarked. I love your attitude.
  • Sorry for over-reacting Matt!!! Total lesson learned: When you go through life trying to keep from knocking you down, sometimes you shut people out with good intentions.
    Sincere apologies :)
  • Matt
    Oh, no! I didn't intend to sound mean. I almost peed myself when I read that. I though you meant it to be funny. Heck, I'm a big dude and plan to use that line over and over. That line is freaking gold!!!
  • Matt, I hope you were laughing your ass off at the grammatical errors of that sentence instead of thinking that being fat is a reason to laugh your ass off. Would hate to think that a fellow Thesis user in Lexington would post a jerk comment. If I'm over-reacting, my apologies.
    In any case, I fixed the errors and hope that what I say makes sense now. Being fat is not an accomplishment, but rising above people who try to bring you down because of it is.
  • Matt
    "In addition to being a fat, I am also accomplished in many other ways." LMFAO!!!
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