Ch-Ch-Changes?

Recently I was reflecting on my past. And I realised it's full of people, from strangers to 'friends' to the media telling me I'm fat and need to change that if i want to be 'acceptable' in their eyes.

"If you lose weight and become skinny you will:

*Be happier
*Be considered beautiful
*Be popular
*Have no problems - because thin people don't have any

And...it's horse crap. Complete and utter, Grade A, stick-it-on-your-flowerbeds, horse crap.

I mean, at the moment I'm a slightly overweight geek who loves to cook, do crafts and make things. Being 'thin' wouldn't change me in any way, I'd just be a thin geek who loves to cook, do crafts and make things. That's about it.

It's why I was glad to read about Tess Holliday, she's a UK 26 (US 22) and...she's so amazingly glamorous in her photoshoots that it makes me proud (and green with envy - how dare she be more glam than me! ;) )
I don't know how far this will go to changing the deeply ingrained 'models need to be walking skeletons!' idea, but it gives me hope that things in the fashion world are changing, if only slowly.

It doesn't mean I'm going to stop losing weight, but I'm never going to be a stick either, I'm not built to be. I'm built like a 1950's pin-up (big hips, big boobs, and a tiny little nipped-in waist when I'm down to 11st)

Well, I'm off, the sun's out and I've garden chores to do (is it possible to be glam in shorts when you're covered in garden furniture paint? No idea, but let's find out!)

Back online and Back on Track

Wow, it's been over a year since I posted here. Did you miss me? I doubt it but I'm back all the same.

I put weight back on, I'm losing it again and losing it well, I'm even dropping down from a 20 to a perfect 18 and getting smaller. It been hard work and there's been ups and downs but I'm getting there. I am annoyed, because I wanted to be at least 2 stone lighter than I was at the start of the year but weightloss isn't a race, it's a gradual process.

One of the biggest ups has been that my BP has dropped significantly along with my weight (though that's probably a combo of weightloss and the BP drugs I've been given) however, my doctor is impressed enough that my last appointment with him only lasted 4 minutes. (trust me, that's an improvement)

I think I just like myself more these days.