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Originally Posted by Palestrina
No! All women are beautiful and that includes me! I do not want to perpetuate the idea that only skinny girls deserve to wear beautiful clothes. And collecting pictures of clothes that I want to wear when I'm skinny only makes me feel bad about who I am now - which goes a long way in sabotaging any effort I put into my health. I love and accept my body as it is and that means I deserve clothes that make me look and feel beautiful NOW. I don't need a carrot dangling over me in order to make changes to my life.
Girl, there are dozens of new plus sized fashion bloggers who look amazing! You just need to do a google search. The bloggers I tend to stick with are women with sort of my body shape. But with a quick search you can find bloggers who fit your style. Looking at skinny models makes me feel disassociated, ashamed and hopeless. Looking at real women with good fashion sense makes me feel empowered and connected to the world.
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Well you certainly make an excellent point about accepting myself as I am. Whilst I'm not attempting to lose weight purely for aesthetic reasons, I just don't seem to be able to get to the state of mind where I can accept myself as I am at the moment.
This is not to say that I think there's anything wrong or shameful about being big and you're right, there are fantastic examples of stunning large people on this site and in the media. I have no idea why I just can't offer myself the same kindness and acceptance.