Health
How I Learned To Love My Body Without Falling For Media Hypes
I was a pudgy kid. I got teased for being fat. My parents raised me on hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, and Little Debbie Snacks. I had trouble fitting into trendy clothes because they all ran small, and I would cry whenever I went up a pants size.
By Jessica Marie Baumgartner3 min read
In middle school, my friends all wanted to be Pamela Anderson and all the guys drooled over Jenny McCarthy. But I was a sporty girl. Despite imbalanced nutrition at home, I raced as a swimmer for six years, played basketball with anyone who’d have me, and ran track in high school.