So if any of you have noticed my new profile pic on facebook, it's one of me when I was a freshmen in high school. Since I just turned the big 24 this week, and was also recently tagged in said photo, I put it up. Then a good (and I'm sure well-meaning) friend of mine said I looked fabulous and asked me if I had lost weight.
Which made me stop and think. How much did I weigh back then? I did look really good, really thin, in the picture. Lately I've been not so happy with what's happening around my waist, so I began to wonder how many pounds stood between me in the photograph. 15? 20? And after about 5 minutes of pondering I stopped.
The world is already too full of women trying to look like 14 year old girls. I do not need to be a size 6 to be happy in my life. Do I want to do something about my current weight? Yes. But my goal should not be to mirror a photo that was taken 10 years ago when I was in my first year of high school. That is unrealistic, unhealthy, and frankly a disaster (or an eating-disorder) waiting to happen.
So today I went to the store and bought some body lotion, deep cleaning cleanser (fo' my face) and a loofah with a handle. At least I think it's a loofah, that I didn't really know what to do with but I vigorously rubbed my back with it in the shower. I'm sure it will do wonders for my skin.
After bathing, lotioning, and brushing/flossing/gum stimulating/mouthwashing I feel great. Like a real live 24 year old woman with a lot to look forward to and a tingling sensation in her mouth (really how do they expect you to swish with mouthwash for a full minute when it burns so much that your eyes water?)
Anyway, nothing like taking care of the body you have to make you love the skin you're in.
Shalom
go you! lol
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