My "fat girl" promise for the summer

Hey Bette-
I can't decide which I like better the Muse or the fat Girl Pledge!
I have to admit that I had my first "holy ****" body moment when I was looking at a bathing suit and my legs fat/skin was doing some odd "V" shaped jiggle thing..... Can you say freak out:!  Damn it!!! I want to loose the weight but not like that!!!

The other thing I think about all the time in relation to "what other people think" is that I am doing sooo awesome!   60 lbs down, but guess what???? to the rest of the world I am STILL fat!!!! LOL  yeah, yeah I know it should only matter to me, but well that's BS and I want EVERYONE to know and see it!  LOL The other thing is when I say "I've lost 60 lbs" and they are thinking DAMN you must been HUGE cause you ain;t small now!! LOL

Ok just my rant!
Thanks for sharing!  nice to hear the same issues from my band brothers & sisters!

You go Bette! You have eloquently expressed, in your own "special" way, exactly how I have been feeling. While I have always worn pretty much what I wanted, within reason, I have been fretting abput those problem areas, too. My spare tire is never going to go away. I hate it because it reminds me of how awful I looked before, and still shows that I will never have a great body.

I have been especially sensitive this week because a high school friend is in town and at nearly 61 she is fit, toned, not an ounce of fat, and way fewer wrinkles. With my batwings, turkey neck, baggy belly, baggy boobs, etc. I feel really rough. I have been trying to keep my thinking straight but it has not been easy. Bless you for your forthright fu because it has just made my visit with her today much easier. I am who I am and I won't apologize for it! Much. I will wear what I want and not fret about what other people think. HURRAY FOR US!

It makes me feel so much better when I read these posts.  I need to do it more often!  Bette I love reading everything you write and I so feel like the others. Granny Medic thank you for sharing.   It is such a love/hate relationship I have with myself as I lose the weight.  Losing weight  is awesome..........until I look at my hanging arms, saggy boobs, hanging stomach and those thighs!!!!  The thighs are truly the hardest thing to deal with.  But I will continue to read and build myself up with the help of  you, Bette and all the others out there who know how I feel.  Thank you!!!!!!

Sing it sistah!



I just had my own fat girl moment a week ago. I bought a great new bathing suit. Tried it on, fit well and was comfy. I was feeling all great about myself, so I decided to take a picture (can you see where this is going?)



The cute little thing I thought I was did not show up in the picture



Not that is was terrible, but yeah, my thighs, not looking so great.



And that's when I slapped myself back into reality and said "seriousy> who the F*** cares?" Just me. It's my body, I will wear what I like and feel good about it. period ..end of discussion

No one told us (at least not me) that we would have bat wings and thunder thighs and such. I guess I just thought the fat magically disappeared never to return....lol

Oh Bette you always make my day with your posts and blog! However this one today really hit home............... all I keep thinking is how can I hide my legs..... shopping for shorts and a swimsuit is hell..... I'd love to get a leg lift but unless they are giving them for free that is out.

I have found that I can cover everything else pretty easy but the legs.....a lifetime of obesity and a bad liposuction job really has taken a toll them.

Then thanks to your blog I was thinking if I fixed my legs would I be truly happy then??? No the moment I would heal I would be focusing on the next part of my body that I don't like...... most likely it would never end.......

I think you have started something.............. the hell with everything l am going to wear what I want to, I am going to go in the pool (never did unless I had long shorts on or was covered) like that didn't look stupid (what was I thinking???) and walk the beach without a full cover up.

In fact I am going to order a swimsuit I saw on line that I liked right after I write this ........I am going to live!!!!!
 
Life is too short and I am too poor so Que sera sera!!!!!!

Thanks Bette!!!!!!!!