I don't remember the show, but I was 12-13 when a sitcom involving a bigger girl had the comment, "I'd rather be a happy Crayola marker than a skinny pencil." That was more than 20 years ago, but I remember it! I guess it made an impression.
The thing is, I don't know a single woman who is HAPPY with her weight. *shrug* The image is that if you are anything less that 5'6" and a size 6, you're fat. It's sad.
I've also been extremely frustrated because according to "them charts", a healthy weight for me is 133 pounds. Seriously? At that weight, my ribs stick out! So, out of frustration and denial, I've shrugged it off and not tried all that hard to lose weight.
A small happy dance happened when I was reading the Chicago Tribune today, though. "Under the formula, a 5-foot-4 woman is obese if she weighs 174 pounds or more, a 5-foot-10 man fits that description if he weighs at least 209 pounds."
Maybe not exactly a HAPPY DANCE, but losing 12-15 pounds to get under that obesity line is very doable. I think. er...yeah. *wry smile* If I just got a boob-job, I'd probably lose that much just in my chest.
But at least it is a reasonable goal...not like trying to lose the 55+ pounds to get to my "target" weight. While that might be a looooooooong term goal, it's demoralizing to plateau with an additional 40 pounds to go!
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