I was talking to a coworker of mine today about losing weight, clothing sizes, getting healthy and exercise, etc. She said something to me that made me almost choke, but I remained composed and kept my opinions to myself. She was talking about her clothing size and said she usually wore a size 16 - I KNEW that she must be in some serious denial because there is no way her butt could fit into a size 16, she was easily a size 22 or 24. I have come to terms with the size of my clothes, I like to wear things that fit me, no matter what size I am, I hope to keep seeing my clothes size shrink but right now, I am not in denial. I have known other women like my friend, they cannot come to terms that they are wearing a very large size and usually say things like, I don't know why this tag says a size 24, it must be made big, I have one of my friends that cuts the tags out of her clothes so she doesn't have to see it. Society has made anything over a size ZERO an embarrassing bad thing. I don't care for the size of my body right now but I am not embarrassed by it, if people don't like the way I look, they can kiss my big butt and look someplace else. I believe a woman or a man should love themselves no matter what they weigh, wear clothes that fit and look good on them (not squeeze themselves into something that is 4 sizes too small just because they KNOW they can still wear that size), live life to the fullest and to not care what other people think. I believe that REAL women have curves and if men don't appreciate them, those men are Shallow Hal losers and don't deserve to be with you.
Anyway, I just wish people would be true with themselves and even if you are not happy with the way your body looks, know that you can take steps to change it and get healthier, don't hate it along the way, there are a lot of people out there that would love to have a good working body no matter what size it is. Well, I think I'm just rambling now, I've been sick for a few days and it is funny one of the first things I thought of was...After I am well, I can' t wait to see how much weight I've lost after this stomach flu...that's screwed up thinking...sigh.
