Thin vs Other

[emmelinemay]

I saw this blog entry linked on facebook today, which I rather enjoyed reading. My post isn't about her post, as she makes the point she's making very well indeed. However, one part of it really struck me.

I always thought that some day[...]I will become smaller, and when I become smaller literally everything will get better (I've heard It Gets

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[cookwitch]

I love you. This is a beautiful post, one that I wish others could learn from. You are always you. No matter what you weigh. Even though I admit that losing weight for me was a good thing because I feel better healthwise!

[emmelinemay]

Losing weight for heath reasons is losing weight for good reasons! Losing weight because you think it will make all your problems vanish along with the fat? Not such good reasons.

I lost too many years of my twenties to the depression, and it's no use wishing things were different, so those years have to mean something. If they can mean I learned enough to not make the same mistakes, that's good for me.

I think perhaps I will just discount those years entirely. That makes me about 26!

[cookwitch]

Yeah, take those off the tally, and restart the birthday-o-meter. Good cal!

[cookwitch]

PS may I link to this? I have my own post brewing...
Mmm. Brew. Tea first!

[jul1et]

stunning post - thank you :D

[emmelinemay]

Thank you :) hope you are doing well!

[jul1et]

doing well, though starting to get cabin fever and extreme boredom :D Still, yet more of the diamond pinchy shoes - Guess I'll be missing the days of leisure soon enough :)

[emmelinemay]

Enjoy the calm before the storm!! x

[liz_lowlife]

A wise and very beautiful read. X

[emmelinemay]

aw, thank you hon x

[emmelinemay]

And then I caught myself on and mentally slapped myself and shouted, "I AM NOT WORTHLESS, I'M FUCKING AWRSOME!

as they say on facebook, in this monosyllabic world in which we live, LIKE. :)

It's hard to not make weight your whole world when sometimes it really feels like it IS your whole world. But it really isn't. I still look in the mirror and go ARGH I look SHIT why did I have that CAKE. And then I think mmmmm, cake. And remind myself that I don't look shit, actually. I just look a bit overweight, and overweight != shit.

[d_floorlandmine]

overweight != shit
Indeed.

Also, cake = nyom.

[medusa_nw]

Great post! :-)

[emmelinemay]

fanks :)