I’m very pleased to welcome you to Weightless, a blog about body image, the skinny fad and freedom from numbers.
Weightless is about well-being, not weight; about fostering body image, regardless of your size. It’s about exposing women’s magazines, other mediums and so-called experts, when they’re touting unhealthy tips and promoting restrictive standards.
The goal of Weightless is to help women develop a better body image and work toward accepting themselves as they are, while being healthy and happy (fad diets and skinny-mini standards prohibited!); and to become sharp consumers, who can pick apart a commercial or magazine article and know which advice is helpful or harmful.
You can learn more about the blog and what it plans on covering here.
Our blogger is a long-time writer for Psych Central, Margarita Tartakovsky. Her writing career began unofficially in second grade when she composed her first-ever essay on Cinderella (her mom still has it), several months after emigrating from Russia. Officially, Margarita began freelancing after graduating with an MS in clinical psychology from Texas A&M University. You can learn more about Margarita here.
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thank you so much for starting this blog. I really need to hear this!
Thanks Lisa! I hope you enjoy reading it. 
And if you’d like a certain topic covered, be sure to let us know.
There are times for me that I think wanting to be thin is about avoiding overt sexuality. When I am thin I have no chest, no hips, no butt and can wear anything, with out feeling slutty. The only time I really feel good is when I can see the bones in my chest. and yes, I am a survivor of early tramatic puberty and sexual experience.
This blog is just what I’ve been waiting for…
Thank you for this fantastic blog. I already feel empowered after reading your first few entries – as a 20-something who has always been tough on herself about her body, I appreciate your insights and guidance to achieve a healthier self-image. Thank you!
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