Chubby Queens

Face body shaming, PCOS, genetic battles, and expensive fashion struggles. This heartfelt story celebrates their resilience, self-love, and wellness journey.

We are the women whose bodies cling to weight like a second skin—soft, stubborn, and unapologetically present.

We are the ones who gain weight with just a glance at carbs, yet shedding even a pound feels like moving mountains.

Our struggles are dismissed with careless remarks:

“Watch what you eat,” “Work out more,” “You’re just lazy.” As if we don’t already know our BMI [Body Mass Index]. As if we haven’t tried every diet, every workout, every whispered prayer in front of the mirror.

The Invisible Battles We Fight

Our weight isn’t just about food or discipline—it’s PCOS whispering insulin resistance into our veins. It’s genes passed down like an heirloom we never asked for. It’s depression wrapping us in its heavy embrace, making comfort food the only solace. It’s hormones playing tricks, metabolism slowing down with age, and society reducing us to cruel nicknames—’Obolo tui, ‘Fat’, ‘Maame Agbo’, or ‘Biggie.’

And then comes the body shaming—the stares in public, the comparisons to slim-thick figures, the unsolicited advice from strangers who think they know our bodies better than we do.

The Expensive Reality of Being a Curvy Woman

Finding clothes that fit? A luxury. Lingerie? with financial struggle.  Plus-size fashion is either frumpy or outrageously priced, as if our curves are a premium feature rather than a natural body type. We squeeze into fabrics not made for us, while society applauds smaller bodies for simply existing.

But Here’s the Truth—We Are Warriors

We fight every single day. We choose healthy diets, not because we’re shamed into it, but because we love ourselves. We aork out with intention, not for validation, but for strength. We avoid late-night eating, stay hydrated and seek supportive communities to lift us when the world tries to tear us down.

A Love Letter to My Chubby Queens

You are not your weight. You are resilience in human form. You are softness and strength, curves and courage. The world may try to shrink you, but you were born to take up space.

So wear that lingerie. Dance in that dress. Eat that meal without guilt but be guided for your health purpose. Your body is yours—not a public debate, not a comparison, not a flaw.

And to those who body-shame? Remember: The same society that rejects you today will beg for your confidence tomorrow.

Keep shining, Chubby Queens. Your journey is valid.

E.A-B Kelzi