on rocking the jiggle

Once, while cleaning out Berit's room

I found a pair of her jeans.

They barely fit over my shin.

It is SO easy to get used to the idea that somehow,

we are supposed to look, be, FEEL different.

But beauty and style aren't boxes to try and fit into

Glamour received an EXPLOSION of responses

after publishing this picture of 20 year old Lizzie Miller-

both good and bad.

My vote?

Her smile is precious!

Jordin Sparks is gorgeous,

and she knows it-

and THAT is why I love her

(plus, Blake Lewis was a terrible beatboxer)

Having a dad like David Hasselhoff could lead to all sorts of issues

but Haley Hasselhoff flaunts her size 13 body

better than any Baywatch barbie.

(I had so much fun watching HUGE this summer- check it out!)

Speaking of which...

Nikki Blonsky!

Hairspray- and John Travolta- defies the norm-

and it brought in 27 mill on opening weekend!

Take THAT Megan Fox!

GLORIOUS!

Jenna Ushkowitz- from Glee!

Doesn't she look healthy-

and HAPPY!!!

(I LOVE HER SWIMSUIT)

DAMN.

Hips, basoomas, tummy AND she's a ginger?

Christina Hendricks,

you are a BADASS

Real Women Have Curves!

America Ferrera is no Ugly Betty.

Also, she plays Carmen in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants:

"Tell everybody that Carmen's Puerto Rican.

And it never occurred to you she might be built differently.

Or that, unlike you and your daughter,

she has an ass!"

geez honey, use a dick!

V magazine accidentally published the unphotoshopped version first-

then quickly rectified their "error"

Oh please-

Kim Kardashian is sexy without the airbrush

clearly Justin Bieber doesn't mind.

Who looks better?

Who cares?

Two stunning women, embracing their figures-

Sounds like every straight mans dream.

When Renee Zellweger put on 30 pounds for Bridget Jones,

she positively GLOWED

Then she shrunk back down

and I pouted for days.

Sara Ramirez-

Her role as Callie Torres on Greys Anatomy not only rocked my socks off

(and I don't even like the show!)

But it made a profound impact on her:

"Nobody from the show said I was too heavy.

Instead, they wanted me to dance in my underwear."

SALMITA

All those curves on such a tiny little frame might seem a bit much...

in theory.

but anyone who has seen Y Tu Mama Tambien-

or a movie she was actually in, for that matter-

could never doubt Salma Hayek's serious beauty.

Beyonce.

She sings, she dances, she gets her dirty on with Jay-Z,

she struts her badonk like no ones business

and uses it to knock all other Destiny's Child members into the far reaches of oblivion.

Full disclosure:

Hi, my name is Claire Fusako Neble Matsunami

and I am a 38-33-40 size 12

I don't work out enough

but I eat as healthy as I can

I love to run around naked

but hate when people see me in a bikini

I lost 20 pounds this summer

and I still feel insecure

Everyday I am afraid that this isn't good enough.

But while my eyes misted up as I tugged Berit's pants off

I knew, and you know,

that her body is hers

and my body is mine

and yours is yours

Everyone fights their own battles.

From eating disorders

to depression

to just plain self consciousness.

Please,

lets take it easy on ourselves

and lets not stop fighting

<3

Claire