gamergirl

I am not sure if I'm allowed to post here. I know I'm not allowed to start a thread but there was some discussion about being able to post in response? Unsure. Anyway tell me if I should delete/stop please. So in an act of, what was for me, MASSIVE courage, I started going to a Korean spa years ago. The kind where you have to be naked in front of many, many other women while you all shower, use hot tubs, relax, sauna etc. I tried not to stare but I was very curious. There are women/girls from age 1 to age 80 there, all races, all shapes, and sizes from anorexic-looking to 400 lbs. Really the only ones that have near perfect bodies are the young girls who haven't had children. And my saying this should tell you that they are very easily identified just by how they look. All the rest of us sag, droop, jiggle, wobble, and flop. So unless you are 16-22 years old, that's how we all look. But I have yet to see anyone that I thought was "ugly". Really, we don't look ugly or undesirable. In each of those women, I can see what some man/woman would find beautiful and attractive. It was a huge revelation for me even though I understand how photoshopping works . If you can go to one, do it as therapy for yourself. You will come away loving your body much more than before. And the self-consciousness? Is gone as soon as you slip into the soothing, warm bubbles.

I am not sure if I'm allowed to post here. I know I'm not allowed to start a thread but there was some discussion about being able to post in response? Unsure. Anyway tell me if I should delete/stop please. So in an act of, what was for me, MASSIVE courage, I started going to a Korean spa years ago. The kind where you have to be naked in front of many, many other women while you all shower, use hot tubs, relax, sauna etc. I tried not to stare but I was very curious. There are women/girls from age 1 to age 80 there, all races, all shapes, and sizes from anorexic-looking to 400 lbs. Really the only ones that have near perfect bodies are the young girls who haven't had children. And my saying this should tell you that they are very easily identified just by how they look. All the rest of us sag, droop, jiggle, wobble, and flop. So unless you are 16-22 years old, that's how we all look. But I have yet to see anyone that I thought was "ugly". Really, we don't look ugly or undesirable. In each of those women, I can see what some man/woman would find beautiful and attractive. It was a huge revelation for me even though I understand how photoshopping works . If you can go to one, do it as therapy for yourself. You will come away loving your body much more than before. And the self-consciousness? Is gone as soon as you slip into the soothing, warm bubbles.

Very inspiring! Esp the half marathon. Congrats!

Very inspiring! Esp the half marathon. Congrats!

So I feel horribly guilty and "unfaithful" posting this but it's actually not working out for me to do this with my son and my spouse. I keep waiting for them and they are on a diff schedule. When I want to get up and go, they're invariably in the middle of something else and we keep putting it off. Last few days, when I was awake and ready to go, my husband had just returned from walking the dog for a mile. Couldn't very well drag him out again. Alex had homework, dinner, bath, school, etc. it's been impossible. Net result, I've made no progress. I have to take responsibility for myself and just do it on my own terms. Need to figure out how to tell them both nicely. It's not their fault. So I've been doing the stationary bike almost daily, but I haven't progressed on c25k. Haven't given up though!

So I feel horribly guilty and "unfaithful" posting this but it's actually not working out for me to do this with my son and my spouse. I keep waiting for them and they are on a diff schedule. When I want to get up and go, they're invariably in the middle of something else and we keep putting it off. Last few days, when I was awake and ready to go, my husband had just returned from walking the dog for a mile. Couldn't very well drag him out again. Alex had homework, dinner, bath, school, etc. it's been impossible. Net result, I've made no progress. I have to take responsibility for myself and just do it on my own terms. Need to figure out how to tell them both nicely. It's not their fault. So I've been doing the stationary bike almost daily, but I haven't progressed on c25k. Haven't given up though!

This is what I'm hoping will happen to me. I think if I just trust my body and eat when I'm really hungry, this should resolve. Fingers crossed.

This is what I'm hoping will happen to me. I think if I just trust my body and eat when I'm really hungry, this should resolve. Fingers crossed.