I think women should love their bodies, imperfections and all. A woman's depression or sadness from being overweight can be detrimental to other aspects of her life, as well as unmotivating; possibly inhibiting her desire, energy or ability to actively change her lifestyle, so that she is able to lose weight!
There is so much body dissatisfaction, poor body image... and this can too easily lead to poor SELF image. It is nearly impossible to separate how you feel about your body (and self) on the outside vs. how you feel about your body (and self) on the inside, that I believe life is too short to be depressed about how you look, overweight or not. Unhealthy or not. I agree with the above post: self-examination, self-improvement and self-acceptance are not mutually exclusive.
Besides...there is so much to love about your body! Only one aspect of it is "how it looks from the outside". How many things do you love about your body and how it looks? Why do women focus on the tire around the middle (which, by the way, helped birth children!) and not other aspects of their physical appearance that they like?
Lastly, I've been in awe of the human body, as the perfect working machine, by watching the physical development of my son. The physical progression is astonishing from birth to toddlerhood: from being able to lift his own head, use his facial muscles to smile, take his first steps, climb and run. His lungs, brain, heart and all are working well...it's amazing how AMAZING our bodies really are! With all of this going on, is it really worth it to be sad or depressed about extra weight around the middle, especially if we are aware of it and actively trying to change it, so that we are even healthier and able to do more with our amazing bodies?!
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I think women should love their bodies, imperfections and all. A woman's depression or sadness from being overweight can be detrimental to other aspects of her life, as well as unmotivating; possibly inhibiting her desire, energy or ability to actively change her lifestyle, so that she is able to lose weight!
There is so much body dissatisfaction, poor body image... and this can too easily lead to poor SELF image. It is nearly impossible to separate how you feel about your body (and self) on the outside vs. how you feel about your body (and self) on the inside, that I believe life is too short to be depressed about how you look, overweight or not. Unhealthy or not. I agree with the above post: self-examination, self-improvement and self-acceptance are not mutually exclusive.
Besides...there is so much to love about your body! Only one aspect of it is "how it looks from the outside". How many things do you love about your body and how it looks? Why do women focus on the tire around the middle (which, by the way, helped birth children!) and not other aspects of their physical appearance that they like?
Lastly, I've been in awe of the human body, as the perfect working machine, by watching the physical development of my son. The physical progression is astonishing from birth to toddlerhood: from being able to lift his own head, use his facial muscles to smile, take his first steps, climb and run. His lungs, brain, heart and all are working well...it's amazing how AMAZING our bodies really are! With all of this going on, is it really worth it to be sad or depressed about extra weight around the middle, especially if we are aware of it and actively trying to change it, so that we are even healthier and able to do more with our amazing bodies?!
April 26, 2008 - 12:41pmThis Comment
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