I completely appreciate that you are sharing this journey with us. I have struggled with health issues and medical issues my entire adult life. And for so long I only wore baggy oversized clothing. After losing about 75 pounds I could not stand the loose and squishy skin. So I hid it. Now I wear dresses and shorts and my completely imperfect body is not a constant stress. Because. About 5 years ago I decided that my goal was to enjoy life. Not hide . Do I love the squishy skin. Not at all. But, I love not hiding all the time!
Cathy thank you for sharing your story with us! And I love, love, love to hear that you wear what makes you feel good as you embrace your fabulousness. Life is for living, not stressing. Bravo, queen.
First of all, congrats on being able to accept your new body. That’s HUGE! You look amazing, as always. I have such difficulty accepting my own as I age, hyper fixating on the smallest things. But remembering who I am inside helps, and reminding myself that no one is perfect and we all have flaws also helps. Plus knowing how lucky I am to age at all is a reminder to get out of my own way. Go you and continued good wishes on your healing journey.
Thank you for sharing this and continuing the conversation, Jennifer. Knowing my own hyper-fixations--and knowing you IRL!--I can say that the things you get hung up on go totally unnoticed by the world.
And yet, we still can't help ourselves!
Sometimes it's a matter of checking the narrative. As you say, get out of our own ways INDEED.
I completely appreciate that you are sharing this journey with us. I have struggled with health issues and medical issues my entire adult life. And for so long I only wore baggy oversized clothing. After losing about 75 pounds I could not stand the loose and squishy skin. So I hid it. Now I wear dresses and shorts and my completely imperfect body is not a constant stress. Because. About 5 years ago I decided that my goal was to enjoy life. Not hide . Do I love the squishy skin. Not at all. But, I love not hiding all the time!
Cathy thank you for sharing your story with us! And I love, love, love to hear that you wear what makes you feel good as you embrace your fabulousness. Life is for living, not stressing. Bravo, queen.
First of all, congrats on being able to accept your new body. That’s HUGE! You look amazing, as always. I have such difficulty accepting my own as I age, hyper fixating on the smallest things. But remembering who I am inside helps, and reminding myself that no one is perfect and we all have flaws also helps. Plus knowing how lucky I am to age at all is a reminder to get out of my own way. Go you and continued good wishes on your healing journey.
Thank you for sharing this and continuing the conversation, Jennifer. Knowing my own hyper-fixations--and knowing you IRL!--I can say that the things you get hung up on go totally unnoticed by the world.
And yet, we still can't help ourselves!
Sometimes it's a matter of checking the narrative. As you say, get out of our own ways INDEED.
Here's to the journey! 💖
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