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"Special Report: Weighing In" [J/J J/J Just Joking
J/J Just Joshing With You
 '06] made me feel better about myself because my body isn't is·n't  

Contraction of is not.


isn't is not
isn't be
 exactly as I want it to be. You spread the message that being thin isn't all that matters and that you should love yourself for your inner beauty. But, as I flipped Flipped (2002) is a young adult novel by Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a stand-alone teen romance in a he-said she-said style with the two protagonists alternately presenting their perspective on a shared set of events.  through the rest of the magazine and looked at the bathing suits, I noticed all the models have bodies some of us dream of. You showed nothing for people who aren't "model thin."

--Elizabeth

I really like GL, but the latest issue confused me. You have "Weighing In," which I absolutely loved. Then, you have all the bikinis on super-skinny models! That's what I call a confidence-killer. The advice was great (it helped me buy a new suit) but these not-real girls have got to go!

--A Reader

Although the swimsuit guide, ["101 Secrets to Loving the Way You Look in Your Suit"] in your J/J '06 issue was very helpful, I was unhappy that all the models were skinny (Skinny Station Protocol) Cisco's proprietary implementation of the H.323 IP telephony model. Skinny phones can also be configured for the SIP protocol. See IP telephony. . It's disappointing to see this from a magazine that encourages girls to be happy with their bodies. Although I'm comfortable with my body, I can't imagine how intimidating in·tim·i·date  
tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates
1. To make timid; fill with fear.

2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats.
 this article was for someone who isn't. I suggest you promote fitness by showing that any girl--no matter what shape--can feel happy in a swimsuit.

--Taylor
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Author:Taylor
Publication:Girls' Life
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Aug 1, 2006
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