Posted by photogirlla on February 2, 2005, at 16:43:36
In reply to What does your weight mean to you?, posted by Racer on February 2, 2005, at 13:45:37
Racer
My father used to tell me I was fat( I look at pics of me as kid and I was skinny-- mid-life divorce-daddy). I chubbed out a bit in 8th-9th grade then slimmed out and grew to 5'10".
My HS was all girls and had a disproportionate amount of teen models in it in NYC. So I was the fat kid in school because at 5'10' I weighed 135, the model girls weighed 110.
I grew up with this distorted view of myself which has not improved much though now wished I weighed 135 LOL those days long gone!!
Whats funny is I dont judge other women's weight-- only my own-- as bad.
I agree with all your connotations of fat being lazy, gross, etc and being able to control what you eat is sign of fortitude-- obviously I have none as love to eat!!
weight is a loaded issue for most women, I d say... why? because despite the fact that we are equal, we are still judged WAY to much on how we look. I actually did model in my late teens and 20 and still have horrible self esteem, despite being PAID for my face... sigh.
what can ya do?
cheers
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