Thank you for discussing something that so many women struggle with....body image. I was a skinny one and that was no picnic either. I used to wear two pairs of knee socks to make my calves look thicker. I took great pains to make sure the top of the inner sock didn't stick out and reveal the truth. Someone dubbed me "chicken legs". Although I was thin I wasn't thin enough for my boyfriend at the time. He worried more about my weight than I did. Once he told me if I got down to 103 lbs he would take me out to dinner (of all things).
Now that I'm 72 I think I'm too heavy, and definitely out of shape. I have had a bilateral mastectomy so I don't have breasts anymore and that makes my stomach look bigger. I have a group of girlfriends (the Hot Tub Girls), and I'm dreading an invitation to attend the next gathering. Although our body shapes represent a gamut of types and sizes (none of us is magazine-worthy), I would have to work on feeling okay. We are a group of women that are comfortable enough with each other to get in a hot tub together and I'm still anxious about it.
So, this writing comes at a perfect time for me. After thinking about it, I have never felt comfortable in my own skin, and it's time to work on that. Your determination is always inspiring.
Thank you for your remarkable insight, and for the sharing of your own experience. The pendulum swings both ways! Being “magazine-worthy” is another myth worth shattering! Much love right back to you, dear heart.
Thank you for discussing something that so many women struggle with....body image. I was a skinny one and that was no picnic either. I used to wear two pairs of knee socks to make my calves look thicker. I took great pains to make sure the top of the inner sock didn't stick out and reveal the truth. Someone dubbed me "chicken legs". Although I was thin I wasn't thin enough for my boyfriend at the time. He worried more about my weight than I did. Once he told me if I got down to 103 lbs he would take me out to dinner (of all things).
Now that I'm 72 I think I'm too heavy, and definitely out of shape. I have had a bilateral mastectomy so I don't have breasts anymore and that makes my stomach look bigger. I have a group of girlfriends (the Hot Tub Girls), and I'm dreading an invitation to attend the next gathering. Although our body shapes represent a gamut of types and sizes (none of us is magazine-worthy), I would have to work on feeling okay. We are a group of women that are comfortable enough with each other to get in a hot tub together and I'm still anxious about it.
So, this writing comes at a perfect time for me. After thinking about it, I have never felt comfortable in my own skin, and it's time to work on that. Your determination is always inspiring.
Much love,
Kev
Thank you for your remarkable insight, and for the sharing of your own experience. The pendulum swings both ways! Being “magazine-worthy” is another myth worth shattering! Much love right back to you, dear heart.