Posted by scratchpad on March 11, 2007, at 11:14:45
In reply to Re: about mothers and their bodies, posted by Declan on March 10, 2007, at 0:13:17
Or rather, I was crying when the phone rang and my DH handed it to me, saying, "it's your sister." Nothing like standing there with a phone in your hand, sobbing.
She has the same issues I do - although my legs are shorter than hers and torso longer (do I sound like a carnival sideshow yet?) she has The Tummy and Rolls. She has dieted probably an entire person's worth of weight and gained it back over the last 25 years. She's about to do it again. Apart from my inability to yo-yo, which is probably a good thing; I've just been getting progressively and very slowly heavier for the last 10 years, she and I both hate our bodies.
Misery, we proved again, does love company. I was able to calm down during the course of our conversation. Our family's propensity for Couch Potato behaviour continues. I will only run for a bus, or if I am being chased by something dangerous. I have started daily walks again, though. And I have continued doing yoga, but it's once a week, not twice, and I go to a class (so hard for me) rather than have the instructor come to me. Cost saving. Now I can afford to buy bigger clothes...
Argh, sorry for being so negative, still. Depression after a hypomanic episode is unsavory. On the plus side, no more mood stabilizers for me. Back to low dose of xanax if needed.
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