This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 2 years.  I was overweight when we got together and have since lost 20+ pounds.  We had wonderful sex at first which tapered off then finally stopped altogether.  We have been going to the gym regularly and I have changed my diet to exclude Read more

This reader has a tough situation with her mother-in-law. She sure could use your thoughtful advice. I recently visited my husband's family, and am just steaming. I get along really well with his parents, and appreciate how they've welcomed me as a daughter, but I can't deal with my mother-in-law's comments about my body. She's super honest and open, but she has no filter from her brain to her Read more

Unfortunately, I wasn't all that shocked to read that a recent study reported "being fat can be bad for the bedroom, especially if you're a woman." What blows my mind is that although obesity affects women's ability to find action under the sheets, obese men don't have much trouble. One important reason women are more accepting of portly men is personality often trumps appearance. Or maybe the Read more

Glee has quickly become my new favorite show — how could you not love it after seeing Olivia Newton John's amazing remake of "Get Physical"? And in the episode "Home" from a couple weeks back, I fell in love with Amber Riley's character, Mercedes. After being asked to drop 10 pounds for the cheerleading team, Mercedes realizes that sacrificing her health for her looks just "isn't me." With Read more

Like mother, like daughter, right? When I look at old photos of my mom at my age, we look exactly alike. Some children resemble their parents so closely that there's no doubt in your mind that they're related. So does that mean a woman is destined to grow up to look like her mom, and inherit the same body type, whether it be wide hips, large thighs, or a flat tush? One finding proved that Read more

If you're like me, you don't get to see your extended family too often, except around holidays. No matter what, I always get comments from relatives about how I look (that's just how my family is). It makes me feel self-conscious, especially when the heavier-set women remark about my thin frame. It's not that I'm super skinny at all, I just eat right and work out, and well, they don't. Does this Read more