4/16/15; today I celebrate

carimiller7391

I have a friend on FB, very beautiful girl, she's plus size and she reminded everyone the other day of just how beautiful we are now and that even if we are working to lose weight or tone up, that we must accept ourselves now as we are, to allow the change to occur. I'm taking her words and Carly's advice about self-worth to heart and really giving this 110% . I celebrate this as this is new to me. I'm also celebrating that TOM is visiting right now, and I DID NOT GAIN. YEAH!!!!!

What are you celebrating today??

KarenZen

Agreed, Cari! Last year a friend of mine posted a photo of me on facebook from high school and another from ten years ago (in a bathing suit!). It was a huge wake-up call to realize that I was quite LOVELY. Warm smile, big blue eyes that sparkle with mischief... At the time of each of those photos, I felt ugly and fat, not beautiful. If I could go back in time, I would tell those younger me's what I finally, finally know at age 50: Beauty comes from within. I'm lovely at any age and size because inside I'm lovely. And even at almost 500 pounds I was lovely, and, quite frankly, sexy as hell, LOL!

My celebration today comes from a surprise visit to my closet. I had to rush out the door this afternoon and needed to grab something summery as it was nice and warm. I pulled out a couple of blouses that I haven't worn in three or four years, thinking that maybe one of them might fit, and not only did one fit, they ALL did, with room to spare! I know I've lost a lot of weight (maybe 90 pounds now? I need to get on the scale again) but I guess I haven't translated that into being smaller yet. Instead, I'm still wandering around in my baggy clothes, hiking the pants up higher and sometimes tripping over them, LOL.

Over the next couple of weeks before I leave for Virginia, I definitely need to do some closet time--sort out stuff and see what fits. I'd gained so much weight over the past seven years, that I just bagged up clothing as it got too small and shoved it way in the back of the storage area/eaves, so basically I have an entire "store" of clothes going back at least ten sizes. Can't wait to go "shopping," LOL!