Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! So much. I have been struggling with body image since I had my baby 21 months ago. While others seem to be able to get all svelte right away post-baby, I have not been able to lose the so-called baby weight, no matter what I've tried. And I have been beating myself up about it for 21 months now, and counting. Instead, I need to own that my body did something incredible and is perhaps forever changed as a result of it. It isn't bad, it's beautiful. I'm still struggling to learn to accept that. And articles like this make me really stop and think. So thanks for sharing. I am going to copy and repost this, if you don't mind.
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Date: 2008-03-25 09:20 pm (UTC)I have been struggling with body image since I had my baby 21 months ago. While others seem to be able to get all svelte right away post-baby, I have not been able to lose the so-called baby weight, no matter what I've tried. And I have been beating myself up about it for 21 months now, and counting. Instead, I need to own that my body did something incredible and is perhaps forever changed as a result of it. It isn't bad, it's beautiful. I'm still struggling to learn to accept that. And articles like this make me really stop and think.
So thanks for sharing.
I am going to copy and repost this, if you don't mind.