Posted by saw on January 28, 2005, at 6:29:44
I was at my son's athletics / fun day this morning. I was feeling my usual bloated self and sitting in the hot sun didn't help. Very soon my hands and feet swelled up and I looked like the michelin man. But that is besides the point. I spent a good few hours watching all the other parents. I can't give an exact estimate but I would venture a guess and say that at least 65 % of all the people there, be they parents or grandparents, whatever - are all overweight. I wonder what their self images are like. Some of the bigger and in some cases obese people, were wearing such tight and revealing clothes! It is very apparant that some of these people are comfortable in their own bodies whether they are fat or not. OTH I am sure there were many folk there, that I observed, that were going through their own inner hell because of their size. It just got me to wondering about how different people perceive themselves and accept themselves. It made me a little envious that I cannot be happy or comfortable within my own body right now. (If ever).
I looked longingly at the fit, slim and thin mom's but I would have fallen into an acceptable category. For once there were so many women so much larger than me.
Sabrina
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