[jess-le-mess]

About me

I realize I haven't written a proper intro post until now, but I've been On Here for a while now, so here it is:

Hi, I'm Jess (she/her).

I use this blog to work through things in my life, mainly my body and food issues. I also post about mental health, trauma, etc. Sometimes I will also post about fat activism, food I like, or random other things.

If you look at older posts of mine, you'll see feedism stuff. I thought maybe that label described me, but as I explored that world I found it didn't really fit me (although I still support anyone into that). But it was really helpful for me in coming to terms with my own feelings about my body and my relationship to food, pleasure and the like, so I consider it a part of my journey nontheless.

So anyway, that's me! I'm always open to meeting new folks and talking about stuff (I'm a big commenter/reblog-with-comments person, lol).

[fatartappreciation]

Anna Sophia in a chair by Satoko Oikuno

[onehandkilling]

i love being fat. i fought tooth and nail for this love for my body and it will not be taken from me

[adiposityacolyte]

[speggehtix3]

one of the "these can and should coexist" things to me is "there are numerous fat people who eat healthy and exercise and could beat the average skinny person in a hike" and "fat people who are fat and arent athletic and dont eat super healthy and do get winded walking up hills also are apart of fat liberation and deserve love too"

both of these are true and both deserve love and to be able to be accepted and get proper healthcare

[jess-le-mess]

my partner and i walked from where we parked to get something to eat, about five minutes.

after we ate, i said, patting my stomach, "we should have driven; i'm dying here; and after all you shouldn't make me walk because i am six months pregnant...and it's twins"

[note: i am not pregnant.]

my partner patted my stomach and not even missing a beat and said, "yeah yeah, twin slices of cake"

and we both walked back to our parking spot giggling loudly

[isitcasualnow]

Unlearning fatphobia is the only way out

[faustique]

if there is anything that life has taught me it's that a big heart needs big boundaries

[bearybutch]

Naomi Watanabe really inspired me with her latest take on Rain On Me!! also consider this my first entry into #augustadipose!

patreon - ko-fi

[jess-le-mess]

i was just chiling in a tank top that is probably ready to go to the donation pile as it is a bit too small and my partner noticed my belly peeking out from under it and commented on a little mark they saw, "aw, is that a scratch?"

i told them that, no, it's a new stretch mark

to which they lit up and said "heyyy, you levelled up!" with such glee that i couldn't stop smiling.

[jess-le-mess]

i admittedly still avoid photos but i had a cameras-on meeting today and was just hit with a moment of thinking i'm cute

look at that round face and cheeks! that little double chin

you go, me

[lovertm]

[enbycarp]

[bytedykes]

[ID: Pencil sketch of Jinshi from the Apothecary Diaries, drawn fat. He holds a hand to his chin, posed elegantly, and smiles. He looks a bit mischievous and pleased. /end ID]

jinshi gets his own post because i like him

[bitchycode]

[thediscossessed]

And I hope all my big girls lose all fear of taking up space. Fat women are discouraged for their existence on every level of society but we are beautiful and make the world worth living in.

[etchif]

Isn't it fucking insane that so many people think that IQs are real. Like people genuinely believe you are born with one set level of intelligence that can be measured on a scale from 1 to ~200. As if intelligence wasn't extremely nuanced and completely subjective. And the fact that the majority of scientists that have advocated for IQ tests in the past have been eugenicists doesn't seem to concern anyone either