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sexymama · 09-03-2003, 08:19 PM

I can't believe that I stayed away from this thread for so long -- and I'm sorry I did. You are all open and wonderful woman.

I struggled with my body image for a very long time! Then I worked with a woman who was going through a divorce. Her husband, the boss, had an affair with another co-worker, so it was very ugly. She was 5'10", weighed 140 on good days and use to be a model. During the divorce she struggled to keep weight on. I, at the same time, was struggling to loose weight. I thought she was the perfect beautiful woman. She envied me the ability to eat, exercise, and be healthy. It was then that I realized that ALL American woman struggle with their body images. Yet, all bodies are a gift. The best we can do is to nurture them, take care of them, enjoy them, and rejoice in them.

No, my body is not perfect. I am currently on a weight loss program because I choose to be! I might choose not to be next week. What I find most important is exercise and drinking water -- making healthy choices that allow me to live the life I want to live, and loving me for me. We are wonderful human beings, Thank God we all look different. If we didn't, what a boring place this world would be.

09-03-2003, 08:19 PM	#71 (permalink)
sexymama My own person -- his by choice Location: Lebell's arms	I can't believe that I stayed away from this thread for so long -- and I'm sorry I did. You are all open and wonderful woman. I struggled with my body image for a very long time! Then I worked with a woman who was going through a divorce. Her husband, the boss, had an affair with another co-worker, so it was very ugly. She was 5'10", weighed 140 on good days and use to be a model. During the divorce she struggled to keep weight on. I, at the same time, was struggling to loose weight. I thought she was the perfect beautiful woman. She envied me the ability to eat, exercise, and be healthy. It was then that I realized that ALL American woman struggle with their body images. Yet, all bodies are a gift. The best we can do is to nurture them, take care of them, enjoy them, and rejoice in them. No, my body is not perfect. I am currently on a weight loss program because I choose to be! I might choose not to be next week. What I find most important is exercise and drinking water -- making healthy choices that allow me to live the life I want to live, and loving me for me. We are wonderful human beings, Thank God we all look different. If we didn't, what a boring place this world would be. __________________ If you can go deeply into lovemaking, the ego disappears. That is the beauty of lovemaking, that it is another source of a glimpse of god It's not about being perfect; it's about developing some skill at managing imperfection.