Friday, July 1, 2011

Liking your body

I am 33 years old. I have had two children. My body isn't going to look like it did when I was 20. After having lost a large amount of weight due to a stressful job, I gained some back. I wonder why I haven't been able to shed it via the bike riding, walking, and other activities. But honestly, some of this is muscle. BUT it doesn't matter. I go to a water aerobics class and get comments that I am "tone" and can use the bigger weights. I have gigantic calf muscles and always have. I eat relatively healthy. Yes, I love to eat candy and sweets, but I'm not eating fast food every night. BUT it doesn't matter. It's my body and I like it. I have my "war" wounds: scars from surgery, stretch marks from pregnancy, etc. But I look in the mirror and say this is my body, I look good for 33 and two babies.