Gettin skinny
It's so funny how much we worry about body image. I had at least three conversations last week about weight, attire and sizes, yet in the grand scheme of world it's such a minut detail. We have several ladies at school doing Weight Watchers, and I will probably join them (in the online version, I don't need quite that much accountability) but WW wants me to be at 149, and I just think that is too thin. I just don't want to be all skin and bones, I want to look good, feel good and rock the best size and look for me.
This is such a change from where I have wanted to be in the past, this idea that I have to be stick thin, without boobs or a tush, neither of which is ever going to happen. It's so strange that once we lose weight or get more trim or lean, we still want more. Thinner, healthier, leaner, why aren't we ever just happy with the progress we have made?
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I totally hear you on this...as the mother of two girls, I never want weight, size, etc to determine how they feel about themselves. But at the same time, I know I am super tiny but still really struggle with my self-image all the time...it's a tough battle
Thanks for posting this! I'm working on a post about vanity sizing and how it's designed to make us feel bad about ourselves. I am thin, and I know it. However, I weigh a lot more than I look like I weigh. So when I see girls (even on blogs) saying they are 5'5" and weigh 115, I start thinking that that's what I need to weigh because they look good and I must not if I'm 12 pounds more than that. I don't even get on the scale anymore.
So true. According to every chart I've read, I (at 5'2") should aim to weigh between 100 and 115. Um. No. Not interested in that. I love my curves, and I think I look better with them. That said, my mission is to be and look fit, even if it doesn't match society's standards.
Love this post, and I hear you. For 5'3, they want people between 110 and 140. My goal is 135, so I'm on the 'high end' of this... I'm not sure I could be much thinner though! Ha.
Happy Sunday, love!
I'm overweight, and would love to be smaller. I want to work at it, but the emphasis society puts on it makes me rebel half the time! One day i'll get there, but it will be on my terms!
I'm with everyone else on this...I am about 5'2", but 115 is WAAAAYYYY too skinny for me. I'm good with 120-125 for my height, not overly skinny, but not uncomfortable.
The only time I step on a scale is when I visit my grandparents. I don't even have one in my house. It's not about the number. It's about feeling good, right?
I love this post!
I started weight watchers online last mOnth and agree that I don't want to be as skinny as they want me to be. 5 years ago I may have wanted that number. Now I just want to be comfortable with myself even if it's a 'higher' number on the scale! I know I'll be in the 'size' pants I like. :)
Good luck if you join ww. I'm loving their iPhone apps and it's been easy to figure things out.
ugh I love this post. Why is it we are NEVER happy with ourselves?! I have been getting SO down on myself about gaining weight before my wedding and obsessing over the pictures...but you know what?! I fricking got married-why am I being such a baby?! thanks for the reminder.
isn't it crazy how much your idea of a "good weight" has changed since back in the day?!
not gonna lie, my idea of a good weight is based on both my idea of an ideal weight and my husband's appreciation for my "features."
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