Hah! Ilene-luv, you are indubitably correct - in most cases. Truly, in MY case, I have used that positive self-talk to UNDERMINE myself. :( Seriously.
I have been known to look in the mirror (face & shoulders only; no full-length mirrors for Ella) and thought, "Lordy, woman - you have barely changed since you were a fresh-faced undergrad at UMass!!!!! :dizzy: OTHER people in your age bracket look so danged old! Can't IMAGINE why they let themselves go like that...yadda, yadda, yadda." (Along the same lines as wearing 2x's because I like my clothes loose and flowing).

But to all there must come that moment of truth. In MY case, I DO have an abundance of "laugh lines", and I do NOT typically buy 2x's now because I like them LOOSE. I buy them because I can BREATHE in the danged things.

But, okay. I can be a little more positive. I can.

Hi. My name is Ella. I am a chunky monkey :jig: (which is, you'll note, much smaller than a cow!) but I have recently changed my life and plan on being a skinny lady in the not-so-distant future.

TTFN,

Ella :wave: