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Are We All The Same Size?

I went shopping the other day for pants. I finally found the kind that I wanted on the rack and took a couple of different sizes into the dressing room. The size 10 was too big, but the size 8 was almost perfect. They were a tad short. I could live with it, but I wanted them to be just a little bit longer for when I wear heels with them. Back to the rack I went. Oh good…they had Tall sizes. They had tall sizes in 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20, that is. They had them in … Continue reading →

Out of Place

Have you ever met someone and you know their face is familiar and you know them but can’t think where from? I have great difficulty with this one, especially if I can’t place the person in the right context. It happened recently. I saw a guy at choir and couldn’t determine if it was someone I knew from tennis or not, because he was dressed differently. In the end I realized it was. This weekend my husband kept thinking he knew this guy but couldn’t figure out where from. It turns out he is our new mayor and his face … Continue reading →

Weight a Minute! Body Image

Self-esteem and body image are worlds apart. I think I have pretty good self-esteem. I consider myself to be funny, kind, possessed of a certain degree of intelligence, and I’m a good listener. But when it comes to my body image, I can tell you, I have pretty eyes. And that is about all I can say on the subject. I don’t look in the mirror very often. I get dressed and make sure that all my seams are where they should be, I fix my hair, and I put on my makeup. Unless I’m going out somewhere, that’s the … Continue reading →

Weight a Minute: I’m Still Fat

I hate to tell you this, because I know you love me and you only have the highest regard for me, but . . . I’m still fat. Those of you who have been reading about my weight loss journey for the past year know that I’ve had a lot of breakthroughs. I “get” the reasons why we should eat protein. I “get” the importance of exercise, of water, of cutting back on sweets and carbonation, of increasing our fruit and vegetable intake, of being gentler with ourselves in our self-talk and criticism. But even with all this valuable information … Continue reading →

Weight a Minute! Dressing for My Body Type

Being a large woman, and living with the mindset that I’m going to lose all my weight someday, I’ve never wanted to spend money on clothes. In the first place, it’s disheartening to shop for clothes that are labeled several sizes higher than what you really want to be, and in the second place, who wants to spend money on fat clothes? So for the last few years, I’ve spent very little on myself, having a few nicer outfits for church and business, and the rest of my wardrobe consisting of T-shirts and knit pants. Hey, I’m a mommy – … Continue reading →