When will I have good body image?
So today I realized that I can't button any of my blouses. Or rather, I definitely couldn't button today's blouse, I had on a tank underneath and had to wear it open. My other blouses I can button but they are gappy.
This makes me sad. I was so little in Salem, and running all the time. My clothes looked good on me. Now I am running about half of what I used to, and it shows in my body. I'm not as lean, my clothes don't fit quite perfectly.
I realize I am harder on myself than anyone else. As tim points out, most girls would kill to be a size six, let alone wearing size fours. I wonder why I have such body image issues. Why do I look myself and see parts that are a little lumpy or not quite "perfect" instead of seeing a body that is healthy, that tim finds attractive, that can do things like run and hike and play with myra and do weights and feel good doing all these things. One of my biggest challenges is being happy with myself, being happy with where I am and being proud of what my body can do...not being sad when it doesn't meet my impossible standard of "perfect." Today proves that this is still something I have to work on and remember.
posted by Kelly @ 7:46 PM
1 Comments:
Sweetie, this is something 99% of women deal with. I myself blame it on the media, with everyone saying that you're not 'fit' or sexy unless you're a size 2 waif. It's not normal. How often do you see women (and by women I mean real women, not the little 16 year old in their size 0 Old Navy hot pants) that look like that? Not very often. I think once women realize that you can be fit and beautiful and svelte no matter what your actual clothing size, I think we will be better off... but I do the same thing (i.e., wanting that girl's stomach from Transporter 2 - she is ridiculously skinny). Only you can make you happy in terms of your body image, but keep in mind you are in the real world, not Hollywood.
((hug))
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