I would like to address the concerns of girls that haven't had childern yet, and who think they are overweight, or could use to lose a few pounds!
Here is how the story is going to go. I went to high school, and while I was there I was athlitc..ok, so maybe not athlitic, but I played some sports. I did swim team for 3 years, and ran track all 4. I was fairly good at these sports, but by no way shape or form GREAT. I ate whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. But I mantained a healthy body type. I did not like my body type. I wanted a FLAT tummy, and BIG boobs (I know...but it is true). I didn't think I was skinny, and I didn't like the way I looked. I didn't think I was beautiful, or cute. As a matter or fact, when I boy would talk with me, I was alwasy suprised that someone of the oppesite sex would even noitce someone like myself. I would always think "I should lose some weight", or I should try and be a cuter person.
Well I graduated. Then I went to China, and GAINED a lot of weight, but came back home and lost it. THEN I got married, and THEN I got prego.
My body type is MOST CERTAINLY not the way it was in high school. Not that I am trying to lose weight (well I want to try, but I simply LOVE food WAY too much). My body is still not fat, but still not skinny. But the thing of it is...
I look back on myself in High School and think "wow, I wasn't so bad after all". I did have a cute little body, and I was somewhat attractive. I think now that I should have appriated my body while it was there. I should have appriacted my tummy when there were no tiger marks, or sagging.
So the point is...ENJOY your wonderful bodies!
OK, there is a second point to this. SO after I was thinking about how I should enjoyed my body back then, I thought "I should enjoy it now too". Who is to say that when I am 80 and looked at myself naked that I won't be thinking. WOW, I was hott back when I was 22. SO I have decided to embrace everything about my body. My body gave me a wonderful baby, and has produced food to feed her for the whole first year of her life. That is amazing.
Plus, I feel like moms who have good self image have daugters with the same. And I want my girls to always feel beautiful, and that their bodys are divine.
There is my soap box for the day.
PS. my brother Ben is in the hospital right now, and is getting sugery tomorrow. Please pray for him. He is just wonderful in every way, and I am so sad that he is haven't so many health trials at such a young age.
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Nice post. It is easy to get caught up in "the way I wish I looked" or "the way I used to look" I wouldn't mind if my tummy wasn't so squishy, but Seth loves me even though I have a squishy tummy. The truth is I notice it way more than he does. the doesn't really think about it. And as long as we are taking decent care of ourselves, who we are and what we do is more important anyway.
Anyway, I liked this post. We can't focus too much on how we look because there is no possible way to stay looking a certain way.
I could have written that myself! I really didn't like my body in high school...now I am wishing for those flat abs and perky boobs! Oh, what having kids (ok, and eating whatever I want and not exercising) will do to a person!
But, I know I need to embrace my body, because like you said, someday I will be wishing to look like this again!
Great post. LOved it! And yes, enjoy it now too, because I would love to have my body back that was 'post-baby'#-1' haha! ☺
Oh, and I didn't know that Ben was due for surgery now! I knew that he was really struggling. Poor guy. He will be in our prayers. ♥♥♥♥
This is a worthwhile post, Jami. Of course I agree. I have never had a time in my life when I've had a flat, toned stomach, but looking at pictures of myself a few years ago, I was definitely in better shape than I am now (though I still think I look better than I did in High school--heavens! I was horrific!).
At any rate, body image is such a hard thing that so many people struggle with, women especially. Thanks for giving us a reminder.
hi china friend! was blog surfing and found you and Kami :) i'm sure even post baby you are skinny and cute {ps... a husband and a baby! congrats!}
just thought i'd say hi
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