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By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:07:07 +0000

Motherbumper! So good to see you! And I’m so glad we met; and you’re right it was brief! But there’s always next year, right!

I’m still working on fully accepting my body image and it may take a bit of time, but the mere fact that I acknowlege it is a step in the right direction I think.

By: motherbumper

motherbumper — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:16:37 +0000

Dead on Dana, excellent post. I’m glad I got a chance to meet you (although very briefly) and now I’ve had the pleasure of reading you – super awesome. Self-acceptance is key to success – regardless of how you measure it.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:49:43 +0000

Exactly! We are still people, large or small and I think others forget that we have feelings!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:08:10 +0000

Wow, what great sessions! Cheryl’s comment could have been my own – weight really crept up on me. It isn’t an issue until it keeps me from doing something – like riding a kiddie ride with Julia at the amusement park. Still, that extra bit of me shouldn’t be a measurement of what I’m worth. It doesn’t make me more or less of who I am.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:37:32 +0000

Mama Zen, you’ve said it! To the point. Now wonder we are always saying we hate the way we look!

By: Mama Zen

Mama Zen — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:47:12 +0000

I still haven’t gotten over the Redbook thing. In a world where the REAL Faith Hill is not thought to be good enough, no wonder women drive themselves crazy!

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:22:26 +0000

Cheryl, I think we need to start a support group for moms with extra pounds. It’s tough out there alone! I know you’ll do your best to be happy with your weight. I try to do that, too. Way easier said than done, though!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:25:44 +0000

Yay for self acceptance. For years, I wasn’t body conscious until I saw myself in pictures. Then I didn’t recognize myself. Sure, I knew I had gone up several sizes, but I didn’t really care. I had lots of energy and I was happy. Now that I have kids, the extra weight feels like it’s holding me back from what I would rather be doing… like having the energy to chase after the little ones. How the hell did I manage to get a hundred pounds overweight anyway? Beats the eff out of me. Anyway. I’m stuck in the pregnancy limbo right now where I can’t really do much about my weight besides try to change my eating habits.

Even when I’m done being pregnant, I hope I don’t get all psycho in my attempts to slim down. I’ve always tried to be very positive about myself, no matter what state I find myself in.

By: dana

dana — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:14:29 +0000

Yoshi, Thanks for the great advice! It hits home to hear others agree with me, perhaps I am working in the right direction.

Lawyer Mama, thank you. I’d love to hear more of your thoughts. It’s true. We do torture ourselves with these ridiculous visions of thinness and for what?

I know it always makes me feel worse about myself when I focus on these unattainable goals of being a size 2 because all the super models are!