Ok, well, maybe I don't exactly, hate it, but there are definitely things I would change if I could, (and I am trying). Things that bother me on a daily basis. Things that cause me to say negative things to myself.
Yesterday on the early show they were talking about how 97% of women have at least one negative thought about their bodies per day. PER DAY. I know I personally have way more than that. Why can't we just be happy with what we have?
The other day I was looking through pictures and I came across one that was taken of me probably 4 years ago when I visited my sister in Las Vegas. I remember the picture being taken. I was totally sucking in my gut, worried about my posture and smile. Later when I saw the picture I could only see my lovely mommy muffin top and big thighs. Today when I look at that same picture I think "Wow! I was hot! Why can't I look like that now?"Why can't we appreciate what we have when we have it ? I think about the extra 20 pounds I need to loose, the inches I am carrying around the past 10 months since my baby was born, but as bad as I look now, I bet its pretty darn good compared to what I am going to look like in 20 years!
I think that society in general has a really sick sense of what a healthy body should look like. Julie Chen is 5'4 1/2. The exact same height as me. On her new show " The Talk" she was brave enough to admit her weight. She tips the scales at 135 pounds. She whispered it as if she was fessing up to her deepest darkest sin. She wants to loose 12 more pounds. Her Sinful weight is my goal weight, and a completely healthy weight for her height.
Why can't we just love ourselves for what we are? Always striving for something more, when our own personal perfection is right under our noses.
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