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I hate feeling like I need to be thin...

Meg&JesseMeg&Jesse
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Why is our society obsessed with being thin?!?  It drives me insane.  At 5'1" I was a few pounds shy of 200 when I was pregnant.  I was probably 125ish pre-pregnancy.  I am still around 135ish on a good day.   I hate that I am probably considered overweight according to the BMI. 

Vent over!  No offense to the post below...just got me thinking.

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Re: I hate feeling like I need to be thin...

  • eliotsmuseeliotsmuse

    I'm with you.  I feel like an elephant....and that's on a good day.  I was just telling my friends that I feel so disgusted with myself that I can't even have fun when I am out somewhere because I am preoccupied with how fat I am and how awful I must look to everyone around me.  Granted, I know this is not normal, but it is how I feel.

    I'm tired of feeling crappy.  

    Sorry to hijack.  Embarrassed

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  • lpennie16lpennie16 member

    Because society dictates so many things including how we feel about ourselves and our self image, which is bullsh!t.

    I just hope as I get older that I appreciate my body for having had two kids, run a marathon and has gotten me through mostly injury-free. You only get one body; you shouldn't spend all your time berating it or wishing it was thinner/taller/heavier/curvier!  :-)

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  • JessMil10JessMil10
    I agree.  I felt good about myself until I read that post, lol.  I am 5'5" and 145 pounds and I think I look fine.
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  • LilMissLadybugLilMissLadybug member
    Me too. Every single day is a battle of self hatred. I don't want DD growing up feeling the same way.
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  • Meg&JesseMeg&Jesse
    imagelpennie16:

    Because society dictates so many things including how we feel about ourselves and our self image, which is bullsh!t.

    I just hope as I get older that I appreciate my body for having had two kids, run a marathon and has gotten me through mostly injury-free. You only get one body; you shouldn't spend all your time berating it or wishing it was thinner/taller/heavier/curvier!  :-)

    Be part of your marathon!!!!  I trained for a half marathon this summer and ran in September.  I sure didn't win, but am proud of myself for finishing the race.

     

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  • Michelle110Michelle110 member
    imageMeg&Jesse:

    Why is our society obsessed with being thin?!?  It drives me insane.  At 5'1" I was a few pounds shy of 200 when I was pregnant.  I was probably 125ish pre-pregnancy.  I am still around 135ish on a good day.   I hate that I am probably considered overweight according to the BMI. 

    Vent over!  No offense to the post below...just got me thinking.

    Ha! I've got one better. I am 5'11" and weigh 205. The max I'm supposed to weigh is 176 or so, making me 29 lb overweight and technically obese according to BMI charts. Um, I weigh 5 lb more than when I graduated from high school almost 15 years ago and have two kids now - one of which was born just shy of a month ago.

    Those BMI charts are complete bullsh!t, and fortunately both my family doc and OB think so too. My family doc told me that if I can run 5 miles without stopping and my clothes fit fine, don't worry about the scale.

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