--- title: Lauren Conrad Bans the Word 'Skinny' From Her Website description: 'Body shaming' words will be replaced on her site by words like 'fit', 'toned' or 'healthy' canonical: https://time.com/3903419/lauren-conrad-word-skinny/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-01T16:09:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:29.863Z og:title: Lauren Conrad Bans the Word 'Skinny' From Her Website og:description: 'Body shaming' words will be replaced on her site by words like 'fit', 'toned' or 'healthy' og:url: https://time.com/3903419/lauren-conrad-word-skinny/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e7b47bab5592218/69885272e53aba65eb4ddf3b/ap779250165612-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2092 og:image:height: 1177 og:image:alt: Lauren Conrad at the Fifth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades, Calif. on Oct. 11, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lauren Conrad Bans the Word 'Skinny' From Her Website twitter:description: 'Body shaming' words will be replaced on her site by words like 'fit', 'toned' or 'healthy' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e7b47bab5592218/69885272e53aba65eb4ddf3b/ap779250165612-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lauren Conrad Bans the Word 'Skinny' From Her Website > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## The Hollywood Reporter Jun 1, 2015 4:09 PM UTC  Lauren Conrad at the Fifth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades, Calif. on Oct. 11, 2014. Lauren Conrad at the Fifth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades, Calif. on Oct. 11, 2014. Brian Dowling—Invision/AP by [The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## The Hollywood Reporter Jun 1, 2015 4:09 PM UTC Starting this month, Lauren Conrad has banned the words “skinny,” “slim” and “thin” from her lifestyle website. She announced the news on Monday [via her monthly letter](http://laurenconrad.com/blog/2015/06/letter-from-lauren-june-shape-up/), where she shared the website’s theme for June will be “Shape Up.” “When we’ve talked about getting in shape in the past, words like ‘skinny,’ ‘slim,’ and ‘thin’ have often come up,” wrote Conrad. “Starting this month, we’ll be banning any body shaming terms from the site, and replacing them with words like ‘fit’ ‘toned,’ and ‘healthy.'” She added, “The word skinny will now be reserved for skinny jeans.” Conrad explained that she will still provide fitness tips and continue her “bikini boot camp” series, but she is shifting the focus on being fit “as opposed to a number on the scale.” “Every body is created differently—and healthy bodies come in all shapes and sizes,” she wrote. Conrad is already getting positive reinforcement for her decision in the comments section of the letter. “Hopefully others will follow your lead,” wrote one commenter. Another said, “I love that you will be doing this with a focus on health and fitness. The best part is, when you work out to be toned and healthy, you look amazing too.” ### See the 10 Healthiest Cities to Live in America  Honolulu, Hawaii Best Place for Lifelong Health The heavenly climate helps, but the key to well-being here also includes enviable health care and a rich cultural tradition of looking out for one another. Colin Anderson—Blend Images/Corbis  San Francisco Bay Area, Calif. Best Place for Eating Right. The "farm to table" movement began here. The region's bounty of produce and year-round growing season make eating healthy—and local—a natural. Getty Images  Burlington, Vt. Best Place for Raising Healthy Kids This New England city offers great schools, excellent pediatric care, loads of culture and limitless options for healthy outdoor fun all year long. Matt Hogan/www.mphoganphoto.com  Silicon Valley, Calif. Best Place for Workplace Wellness With treadmill desks, meetings on bikes, time off for creativity, and gobs of organic food, tech titans are reinventing how to stay healthy on the job. Jim Wilson—The New York Times/Redux  Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. Best Place for Aging Well Yes, it can be cold. But with a plethora of stimulating activities and a robust web of support, the Twin Cities prove that growing old doesn't mean slowing down. Getty Images  Denver and Boulder, Colo. Best Place for Keeping Fit The urge to get outside and get moving is contagious in these Rocky Mountain cities, where physical challenge is built into the landscape. Celin Serbo—Aurora Photos/Corbis  Plano, Texas Best Place for Staying Safe Once a rural outpost, this booming, diverse city has kept its small-town vibe, thanks in part to a police force and community that knows how to work together. Misty Keasler—Redux for TIME  Portland, Ore. Best Place for a Healthy Environment Small, walkable neighborhoods, 300 miles of bike paths, and urban policies that foster active living and sustainability make for one clean, green city. Getty Images  Boston, Mass. Best Place for Health Care This history-rich city is home to some of the nation's most advanced medical institutions and policies that help ensure that quality care is available to all. K.C. Cohen—Courtesy of Boston Children's Hospital  Provo and Orem, Utah Best Place for Spiritual Well-Being A stunning Rocky Mountain backdrop and a tight-knit population that lives its faith contribute not only to this region's serenity but also to lower rates of disease. 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