Gordita Talk

If you know me, you know that I do not promote any type of diet culture. I’m not here for any “lose weight fast” fad diets or depriving yourself to the point of starvation. I promote self-love. Love yourself at any size. My thought is, if you can’t love yourself now, you won’t love yourself when you’re thin. You will never be good enough. And that simply is NOT true. You ARE good enough and worthy. Right Now. So start loving yourself! In the last couple of years, I have learned to love myself and to make myself happy. Sometimes...

During the month of July, I challenged my Instagram followers to complete the water challenge with me. The goal was to drink at least 64 ounces of water each day. This was a great way to stay hydrated during the dog days of summer, or how my mother calls it, la canícula. I had 8 wonderful ladies take me up on the challenge. We had daily check ins and posted our water consumption on Instagram stories. Sometimes we tagged each other, sometimes we didn't; we just went with the flow! I loved seeing all the pictures I was tagged in!...

Dear Body,  First off, I want to thank you for always supporting me. You have always been there for me, through thick and thin. I know in the past I haven't always been your biggest fan. I talked down to you. I made fun of you. I mistreated you. Rest assured that things have changed. Now more than ever I love you! I love that I can workout and lift weights. I love that I can walk a mile and feel good afterwards. I love that this body allows me to dance to a cumbia or twirl because I'm happy!...

  Hola! I am Clemencia, the face of Gordita Pero Cute. Most people call me Cleme, Clems, Clemie, Clem or some other variation! My family has always called me La Gordis or Gorda. (I even have a brother whom we call Gordo!) It's not a bad thing; more like a term of endearment because we were "bien gorditos" when we were young. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas in a typical Mexican family. I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters and have always been the chubbier of all the siblings. Growing up I struggled with my self esteem...