body image secrets
Obsession Recently a girlfriend of mine let me in on her little secret, she has been struggling with her weight. Every day she wakes up thinking about what she can and can’t eat, she fights with too much, too little, the right combination. She feels anguish, confusion, frustration and exhaustion about her dilemma every single day. We talked a little about her frustration; she claimed to have tried everything. I suggested that maybe she just stops trying so hard, stop struggling, stop fighting her body and stop the thoughts. Of course her reply was, “oh that's easy for you to say, if I had a body like yours I could do that.” I’m going to let you in on my little secret, the reason I could relate to my girlfriends issues is because I used to be obsessed with my body and image as well. I used to hate my body. I used to think I was too tall, too fat, too lumpy, my hips were to big, my skin is the wrong color, my boobs were too small, then they