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fromourruins

Just as you are.

Jun 03, 2009 10:21

I've been reading a lot lately about the body acceptance and fat acceptance movement, mostly via Kate Harding and Fatshionista and it's really nourishing stuff. It was initially really, really hard for me to adopt their lessons as my own philosophy. Mostly because I wasn't ready to listen or to disavow my current tenets ( Read more... )

body image, body acceptance, fat acceptance, anorexia, exercise, diet

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dusti_phoenix June 3 2009, 15:50:21 UTC

Unfortunately, considering our generation and the generation of our mothers, it seems that no one our age is an exception from the barrage of weight issues. Our mothers and aunts all live in the 70s and 80s, where it was oh-so chic to look as waifish as possible, and it got spilled onto us, the junkfood generation. Mom thought I was outright FAT at a size six, because I was only 13. She didn't take into consideration the size of my grandmother and great grandmother, only her own size three appearance that remained until well after she'd had a hysterectomy and the estrogen was starting to fail. Now I'm left with horrible distorted images. When I was skinny I looked fat, and now, even though it's improving, I feel like I look just ten pounds heavier than when I was skinny, when I am actually fifty pounds heavier. A year and a half ago I was eighty pounds heavier ( ... )

fromourruins June 3 2009, 19:13:45 UTC

Yeah, image is a funny thing. I felt fat when I was skinny and fat when I was fat and fat now. There's just no winning. I get discouraged sometimes too because like...despite how much I exercise or eat right the scale WILL. NOT. BUDGE. even a pound!

So I've tried to start looking at it from a health standpoint. I'm prolonging my life, I'm warding off sickness and disease and that ultimately is what's important...not whether or not I fit in size 7 jeans.

:) Thanks.

dusti_phoenix June 3 2009, 19:44:04 UTC

I feel ya! Seriously, I've done everything to lose some weight but nooooo...So instead I bought a pair of jeans that make my ass look spectacular ^.^ Speaking of which, I need a bit more of a bronzing so that I can pull off a cute low-back shirt to show off my tat and my rear in those pants haha.

oceanstorme June 3 2009, 16:11:58 UTC

You're wonderful and amazing and beautiful.

*hug*

Thank you for this.

fromourruins June 3 2009, 19:09:59 UTC

You're wonderful and amazing and beautiful, too.

You're welcome ;P

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fromourruins June 3 2009, 19:11:23 UTC

Yeah; it's been a while, but I definitely have self-harm tendencies. Including cutting. I've come a long way.

And thanks :)