tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421007530617008911.post913281849382292539..comments2023-10-01T08:43:13.346-04:00Comments on New Me: A Fresh Start: I've Always Been Fat (Or at Least Thought I Was)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421007530617008911.post-18803383814788676402009-10-28T06:12:28.044-04:002009-10-28T06:12:28.044-04:00This is a great post and very thought-provoking.
...This is a great post and very thought-provoking.<br /><br />I think part of the problem is that we are fed the Barbie image too much by the evil media.<br /><br />I now look back at old photos of myself where I was totally convinced I was fat and horrible. I wasn't.<br /><br />I too have always had a rounded tummy, I now realise that is perfectly normal for a fertile healthy woman and OK. I really wish I had known this then.<br /><br />I am so pleased with what my body can do and how well it has repaired itself that I love it no matter what, lol!Fat[free]Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657562694069139967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421007530617008911.post-59100409136042472802009-10-26T15:33:24.905-04:002009-10-26T15:33:24.905-04:00I can imagine myself as slimmer than I am - as I w...I can imagine myself as slimmer than I am - as I was 4 years ago - but even then I was still rounded and curvy. I know I'll never be skinny, slender, narrow - my physical frame means that just won't happen. I also know that my body stores weight roughly from hips up to breasts - my arms and legs are always fairly slim, whatever my overall weight. So I try to accept and work with the genetic code I was given.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421007530617008911.post-10656969619023043702009-10-26T11:17:03.544-04:002009-10-26T11:17:03.544-04:00Your post spoke to me too. In school I was always ...Your post spoke to me too. In school I was always been a few pounds heavier than the other girls in my class but back then, it wasn't such an issue to us (at least to me). I always felt pretty anyway. In college my campus was so spread out that the walking kept me trim. I never gained the infamous 10 or 15. My weight yo-yo'd after marriage.Sevenbeadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408190872701308055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421007530617008911.post-65560053569558001132009-10-26T08:23:15.757-04:002009-10-26T08:23:15.757-04:00This post really speaks to me. I don't have a...This post really speaks to me. I don't have a tummy, but I have large legs. Ugh. Never been able to wear short dresses, never will, no matter what. It is my hope that I will be more accepting of this when I reach goal this time. I reached goal as a 20-something (when I really only had imaginary weight to lose) and thought I would be rewarded with a perfect body, but I wasn't. Hope I've learned a LOT since then!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950451908465207387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421007530617008911.post-7235804547960635112009-10-26T08:12:44.973-04:002009-10-26T08:12:44.973-04:00When I was younger, I was always fit looking. How...When I was younger, I was always fit looking. However, it was deceptive, as I was not athletically gifted. I also always felt I was fat. It's only now as an almost 40-year-old that I realize what I had. <br /><br />I will never have that body again. After two children and carrying excess weight, my body is forever changed. I've got no choice but to accept what I have. I can improve upon it by losing another 20 lbs., but that will not get rid of the sagging skin on my belly.<br /><br />So I remind myself of all the things my body has done for me. It's merely a vessel. When I see a hot chick and think "why can't I have that?" I then remind myself that we're all headed for the same eventual decline. Better to focus on events & other people. Easier said than done, but I try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421007530617008911.post-21071263330768099552009-10-26T08:10:51.141-04:002009-10-26T08:10:51.141-04:00I have no illusion that I will ever look like a fa...I have no illusion that I will ever look like a fashion model! <br /><br />Even when I was well-built, I felt big. The truth is that I am big. I was comparing myself to the slender, petite girls around me and felt like an Amazon. I did not appreciate that my stature was beautiful too. <br /><br />Now, after studying the pictures from my youth, I can happily picture myself as strong and beautiful and this is what I'm working towards. Part of that work is appreciating my body right now.Hanliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476650601531649816noreply@blogger.com