Damn You, Mirror. Damn You...
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I'm glad you bumped this tonight with your post! LOVE your story...now go buy yourself a beautiful new mirror that doesn't lie!!!!0
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That there my dear is called unconditional love! not many people are lucky enough to have a man like yours! Sounds like a keeper! I too have a GREAT SUPPORTING HUSBAND and it make me appreciate him every day more so than yesterday and tomorrow! Congrats on ur weight loss and journey to a healthier you!0
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Aww, that was so sweet of him! You've really got a wonderful man in your life!0
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Love this!0
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I've been working SO hard to lose my honeymoon and baby weight. Counting my calories EVERY DAY, and getting in exercise whenever I could. I've lost about 20 lbs, but for some reason, I still felt and LOOKED disgusting. I'm 5 feet tall, so I know I'm short, but I have never looked so squat and dumpy and FAT in my entire life. I looked in the mirror and all I saw was short, fat legs with SADDLEBAGS forming on the outside of my hips, (which I've never ever had before!) poochy stomach, and saggy butt.
Last night I was standing naked in front of our full-length mirror (the only full-length one in the apartment; a cheap little skinny one I picked up at Wal-Mart years ago. It's not even real glass, just reflective plastic, lol) fretting and sighing and wondering WHAT AM I DOING WRONG???? Why did I look so bad? I have always been my own toughest critic, but I LEGITIMATELY looked really fat! What was going on??
Just then my husband walked past and commented proudly, "Look at you, skinny-@ss!" I glared at him through tears, and asked him how he could possibly think I was skinny, when the evidence was plainly staring him in the face right there in the mirror. Just look at these saddlebags, and inner thigh rolls, I said to him, on the verge of crying.
My husband looked at me, then at the mirror. He walked over to the mirror, inspected it, and pushed on it, flat against the wall. I watched as my reflection lengthened; my legs slimmed and grew about four inches, the saddlebags melted away, my stomach flattened and my butt magically lifted. I looked hot!!
The mirror had been bulging outward at a CONVEX ANGLE. For whoever knows how long! When I looked at my reflection, it was no WONDER I thought I looked fat. I'd been judging myself by essentially looking at myself through the back of a spoon!
My husband let the mirror go, and my reflection bowed back into Fat Molly. He said, "This is how you see yourself," then he pressed it into the wall again. "And this is how I and the rest of the world sees you."
I really DID start crying then, but for a completely different reason.
Anyone out there who just can't see progress in their own eyes, just remember: Sometimes the mirror really DOES lie!
Great man, your husband!0 -
wow awesome story made my night0
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yay---now I'm feeling a little verklempt0
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I just teared up a little!
You know, I have been tempted to steal the rare changeroom mirror that did me justice0 -
ok, so if you knew me, you would laugh at this-buy damn mirror.
your post made me laugh. And I didn't think that I could laugh today.
thank you, and thanks hubby!0 -
Great story!!!0
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That was friggen awesome!0
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I LOVE this post! ))0
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Aw such a Good post!!0
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How sweet of him! It sounds like he did a wonderful job of helping you get through what you were feeling. You're right, mirrors do lie. Sometimes our eyes lie to us and we see ourselves completely different than everyone else sees us. It's a sad but, true story.
I am 40 weeks pregnant, so I know that I teared up at this due to pregnancy hormones but, this was a beautiful story. Thank you so much for sharing. Congratulations on your "hot bod"0 -
your hubbie is a lovely man0
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Oh, I like that!!! Thanks for sharing :-)0
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This is absolutely beautiful.0
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Shameless bump0
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that is absolutely adorable0
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