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This one hits home. Thanks for including a poll!
I compare myself to other women a lot. I don't want to. But I do. I get mad at myself internally when I do. I know that all women are different physiologically and I shoudln't compare.
When it's just me, I'd like to be thinner, more athletic. I compare myself to others. In dance classes, I think "I'm fat!" but in other social environments I sit back and I think "Eh, I'm not doing too bad." I need to stop this stupid comparing and just start working out the way that I want to, get the body that I want, that will keep me healthy for the decades to come. Running 5k's when I'm 70 is one of my long-term goals but I can't even run 2 miles (not on a treadmill, those make it easy) comfortably.
One thing that holds me back from stopping clothing comparisons is the American way of numbering women's clothing. Why we don't adopt the men's system of inch measurements is beyond me. It's difficult to find clothes for a women-shaped body in my size. I have hips. Size 5, 7, 9 are too small / fit wrong. Size 4 & 6 are sometimes too small, but for some reason 8 is always much too big. I shop in Petites for my shirts, but for pants I have no luck. 32D bras are impossible to find at a decent price. I oftentimes catch myself wishing that I had the same figure as I did when I was 12, so I could find clothes.
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