02 05 10 | reportermag.com BODY IMAGE ISSUE 02 05 10 | VOLUME 59 | ISSUE 18 EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITOR’S NOTE TABLE OF CONTENTS Andy Rees |
[email protected] MANAGING EDITOR Madeleine Villavicencio FAT KIDS |
[email protected] People are usually surprised when I tell them that I was a “fat kid” growing up. They step back, look me BODY IMAGE COPY EDITOR Michael Conti over and tell me I’m lying. Then I pull out my passport with the photo of when I was 16 and weighing in at Good Breeder, Good Leader |
[email protected] 240 pounds. Jaws drop. Do good looks get you elected? NEWS EDITOR Emily Bogle |
[email protected] When you’re growing up overweight, you spend a lot of time imagining what life would be like if you were LEISURE EDITOR Alex Rogala skinny. You could get the girl. You could run a mile. You could stop getting made fun of on the school bus. Oh, How Beauty Has Changed |
[email protected] Life would be great. Marilyn Monroe vs. Lindsay Lohan FEATURES EDITOR John Howard Well, by the time I was starting my senior year of high school, I had dropped 70 pounds. Strangely, I |
[email protected] didn’t feel any different. People would come up to me and ask, “Do you have more energy now?” I didn’t. A “Big” Trend Looming? SPORTS/VIEWS EDITOR Sam McCord |
[email protected] “Did you go on a diet?” Nope. “Are you sick?” I don’t think so. The only thing that changed was my pants Plus sized models hit the runway.