Are you satisfied with the way you look? Do you know any female who is? Do you worry and fret about everything that passes your lips??? Do you feel guilty after a good meal and a nice glass of wine or that tiny piece of chocolate?
Stop. Pause. Think. I truly cannot think of one person (sorry guys, this one is for ladies only!) who is happy with the way they look. Not one! We constantly diet, exercise ourselves into oblivion, pinch, purge, and splurge with a focus on a completely unattainable body image. I started to dwell on this, or more accurately to ponder this, after watching a new show on Lifetime, titled "How to Look Good Naked." It's a lovely show, hosted by Carson Kressley (of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy-Bravo fame). The name of the game is how women of all shapes and sizes are beautiful and should feel good about themselves....especially naked. How many of you feel good naked? Did you get married, have a few kids and still believe you should look like you did when you were 18??? What? Huh? You mean you can't always look like you did when you still semi-pubescent? No one told me my body would expand and contract like a moonwalk on a hot summer day!!!!!????
I believe that our culture has made it virtually impossible for women to accept and love themselves for who they are, at age 20, 30, 40 and up. I am slowly realizing that I cannot be the skinny hipped, big boobed (yup, I had a rack!) girl (emphasis on GIRL) that I once was many moons ago. Guess what- reality check for fitfreak- I am a semi-flat chested, bigger hipped, trunky legs haus frau and that's what happens when you grow up and have kids and become a WOMAN. I don't know anyone, ANYONE who looks like Gisele, Tyra, Heidi or Cindy? Do you????? Lets all give ourselves a big fat break (no pun intended). Stop over eating, stop under eating, stop putting your every flaw under a microscope. Get a reality check! You ain't what you used to be and that's OK!!!! Start living your life for who you are now and loving yourself!!!!!!
You've come a long way baby!
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Way to go JA! You could have written that one just for me :)
You're so right, JA. Think of all we could accomplish if we harnessed the energy we expend on worrying about calories consumed or whether we sufficiently exhausted ourselves at the gym. By the way, you still have a great rack!
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