Because it’s already come up today, I thought I’d share this video I came across a while back. It’s pretty short but it’s definitely worth the watch, especially for those of us who need a periodic workout reality check (that means me!):
"I sought for the greatness and genius of
~ Alexis de Tocqueville
"I’ve got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don’t want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny - a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. Let them never be Stupid Girls."
~ J.K. Rowling
So dang true! Not every one is cut out to be super ripped and in shape! I need to remember this. We are all different.
ReplyDeleteAmen! It SHOULD be all about being healthy and not about what someone else thinks makes you LOOK healthy.
ReplyDeleteBahaha! Love that!! My mom screwed me!
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAaahhh, I love this so much!! I've not been active much - if at all lately - lately, but I LOVE her message. All the "mainstream" crap really just makes me not want to even do anything because I know that I will NEVER be stick-thin or have great abs, or whatever. Even when I was thin and active, I never had visible abs. And after 2 babies, I think the possibilty of abs gets slimmer every day. I carry weight in my hips, belly, and thighs. Not much is gonna change that!
ReplyDeleteLove this woman!
ReplyDeleteYes! I love this. Both of my parents carry their extra weight mostly in the middle, right on the abs, and that's where I carry mine. I have no dreams of abs like hers. I know I'm short and curvy no matter what.
ReplyDeleteI am going to go to the wellness center on post and do the testing they have. They are supposed to do a good estimate of your metabolic rate and they'll do body composition (like the real stuff with calipers). I think I need that to help asses where I am and where I want to go from here.