Just ****** Me Off
As I stood in the checkout line of a store recently and waiting for the people trying to be the next Extreme Couponers. I noticed that there were 3 magazines that had celebrities on the cover and were talking about their too skinny asses.
Seriously...UGH!!! This is the whole reason why we are so ****** up and cannot be happy where we are. Not all woman are meant to be a 100 pounds wet. Our chemical makeup doesn't allow that. Come on...what is wrong with being healthy and fit?!
I am 5'5" and current weight as of this morning 156 pounds which I was 270 at one time. However, I am still classified as being overweight. You know what I have to say about that...BULL****!!!!
I am not overweight..I am where I need to be for my body..I have curves and I LOVE them. Ladies...your body will tell you where you need to be. I technically should weigh anywhere from 125 to 145. I really don't give a **** if I ever get that low, even though 145 is what I have listed as a goal. For me ...that is way to thin.
I think we let society and the media dictate what is beautiful way too much.
Be proud in your accomplishment and make sure the goal that is set is realistic and not something that has been shoved down your throat. That you will not have accomplished anything if you are not a size 0 or 2. If we were all meant to be that size then God would have made us all cookie cutter imagines.
My outer appearance does not define who I am...instead I lean to my personality and actions that I do in my daily life. I have meet many gorgeous men and women. That look good from a far...but really suck at getting to know others for being so self absorbed and have missed out on true friendships and possible relationships because they have been overshadowed by their delusional expectations of how people should look.
I am more than what you see from the outside package.
I am proud of where I am....I am beyond happy with my size...which for those of you that are wondering..I'm a solid 8 and wear mediums.. which is a huge change from size 24 and 2X's. This is not to say that I may not look into having plastic surgery at some point down the road. I would entertain the idea of a tummy tuck and boob job. BUT right now I am enjoying learning who I am ..in my new body that I have. Yes...I know the excess skin that I have is no where near to what some of you have..but it is there I just know how to camouflage it. Thanks to Victoria Secret pushup bras they help my boobs to be lifted and look better than the sagginess that is truly there.
With all that being said though. Me being able to run for miles, bending in half and still being able to breathe and being able to wipe my ass like a normal person. Being able to shop off a normal rack, walking up a flight of stairs and not be winded, wrapping a regular sized towel around me, being able to finally look people in the eye and not feel ashamed or that I should hide from utter embarrassment. My saggy excess skin is just validation of where I was and a reminder of where I never want to be again.
So to all of you out there...Make sure that your goal is to be healthy and not what others think you should look like.
Listen to your body and take care of you!!!
Reached Onederland 5/26/2010 199.2 lbs.
Highest weight 280 9/2009 Surgery weight 250 2/2010
on 6/20/11 11:52 pm, edited 6/20/11 11:52 pm - ~Somewhere in~, PA
I checked out your pics and I agree you are one the hottest post op RNYs I've seen....keep up the hottness...
.I sure love my curves too that's why I got satisfied being a 10/12
Another Rant I have that I didnt post....
Why is it acceptable for men to be over wieght ?
There was a post done that stated Women that were thinner and Larger men got raises and job advancements...Really!?
Reached Onederland 5/26/2010 199.2 lbs.
Highest weight 280 9/2009 Surgery weight 250 2/2010
on 6/21/11 12:38 am - ~Somewhere in~, PA
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/08/earlyshow/health/m ain6938941.shtml
I don't know ... but it is TRUE...thinner women...NOT necessarily bone thin..but women who are not obese tend to get fatter paychecks and it does not matter if a man is obese, it does not effect their paycheck period....sad but true.
Bigger/Taller men make more money than shorter/thinner men....I guess this is why you seen thinner women with bigger men
Here is an article on Thinner women and bigger men get paid more....
Seeing what my body looks like now I don't think I would like it much if I had the ideal BMI.
Personally I can't stand Boney looking women. I have seen many of your pictures and think that you look more attractive that any ultra skinny ***** Be proud of yourself!
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
I love this quote! Well said.
I was dealing with self image a bit yesterday. I was looking at pictures of a former friend (on FB... I guess I'm a troll now). She is a very beautiful woman, but she had been gaining weight. She hurt me deeply several years ago, so I felt a little happy about her venturing into the higher #'s. It's wrong, I know. I'm just telling the truth. So, seeing her lose weight made me cringe.
I had hoped that underneath all my fat would be a very beautiful woman. Really, I'm just finding an older woman. I'm no dog, but I'm not drop dead gorgeous as I had secretly hoped.
So, I had to reign myself in. The truth is that I look fine (even with the masses of extra skin. OMG!) What's really going on is this woman hurt me and I must still feel that pain. I would not wish her ill or anyone else. So, it's time for some more forgiveness, for her and myself.
Thanks for reminding me to be the me God intended and not some other ideal. Great post!
Subacloud 408/318/208/135 (HW/SW/CW/GW)
Speak and do not keep silent. 
You likely have at least 8 - 12 pounds in excess skin. That's not fat, but in terms of the weight charts, it's "counted" towards being overweight. You also likely have developed denser bones due to carrying excess weight. Bone density increases with weight-bearing exercise - our starting/ heavier weights actually made our frames heavier than is expected for our heights. In short, your current weight is actually exactly healthy for you.
HW / SW / CW / GW 299 / 287 / 160 / 140 Feb '09 / Mar '09 / Dec '13 /Aug '10
Appendicitis/Bowel Obstruction Surgery 8/21/10
Beat Hodgkin's Lymphoma! 7/15/2011 - 1/26/2012 
Ran Half-Marathon 10/14/2012
First Pregnancy, Due 8/12/14 I LOVE MY DS!!!
Subacloud 408/318/208/135 (HW/SW/CW/GW)
Speak and do not keep silent.
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