I really have to say this though being 150 at 5 foot 4 is hardly pooh sized!! The guidelines for someone 5'4 to be normal weight top off at 143 so I really think you need to rethink your self esteem!
You said it Ann! Let's face it ladies, most of us, no matter our size, are self-conscious in a bathing suit. I am 5'2" on my tippy toes and weigh in at what I consider to be a hefty 130 lbs. Please note that I say "what I consider to be hefty". Weight is such a touchy subject. I look at my pix from our cruise and the first thing I think (after "isn't my DD the cutest kid alive...") is "wow, look at those arms, or thighs, or ...{fill in the blank}". My DH thinks I am a fruitcake.
The great thing about the
Disney cruise is that most of the people on board were just normal folks, the kind you'd see in my suburban shopping mall. There were not a lot of LA-type hotties (sorry to anyone from LA that I may malign). The majority of the people were in your basic Lands End type bathing suits, not the micro bikinis. Face it, there are lots of Mommies on the Disney cruise, and most of us, having gone thru at least 1 pregnancy, have more of us heading south than we'd like, if you know what I mean.
The funny thing about this is that people who are really thin are self-conscious too. My cousin lost weight with each of her 3 babies (now why didn't I get that gene??), and is now at about 100 lbs at 5'5". People comment out loud to her all the time. "Don't you eat?" "Oh, I wish I had your problem." The worst though is "I hope you feed your children more than you feed yourself." Can you imagine, implying that someone
starves their kids? She won't go to the beach or a pool anymore unless she is in some kind of a muumuu coverup bc she thinks everyone is talking about her behind her back.
WHY DO WE DO THIS TO OURSELVES? I am envious of those of you who are comfortable in your skin. I am actively working on an attitude re-adjustment. I don't want my DD to ever feel this way.
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