Ah *sheepish* some might prolly wonder if I had died. Nope, I’m still alive and well. Suffered a string of mental blocks the last few weeks, sorreh sorreh! But I’m back, well for now anyway and this will have to make do :P
Today’s entry is gonna be a little bit different. Instead of the usual incessant babble of bullshit, I’d like to enlighten you with a narration that could be considered as motivational even.
Topic today: Insight of a Chunky Female.
For half of my life I had thought myself as grossly overweight. When you are surrounded by girls way thinner than you are, you can’t help but make comparisons. And with the society urging every breathing woman to lose weight and all that jazz, the already low self esteem continues to plunge downwards into the abyss.
I am about 5’5ft/170cm. Woh. Yeah, I’m pretty tall for a local chick, I get that my whole life so you don’t have to tell me twice. Since kindergarten I’d be at the end of girl’s line and not too often was I proud of it. Sometimes I’d pretended I was a giant looking down (literally) at the rest of the class, just to make fun of myself. Yeah. Good times.
I’ve done many things to shed off the kilos for the past few years, from throwing up, starving myself, pills, organic seeds and foul concoctions and even exercising. Some of them worked, some of them didn’t- obviously those that did didn’t have the long term effect as one may desires. I am still bigger than most. Even my family teases me mercilessly since back then til now, pressuring me constantly to go on diets and exercise. They instilled in me the notion that if I was thin like my sister/mother, I would finally be pretty. Don’t get me wrong, their intentions are good but I just can’t live up to their expectation (psysically).
It finally occurred to me today however that I may have vigorously attempted to lose weight but I had not given second thoughts in trying to make myself happy. All this while my logic was that if I were skinny, I would be happy. Ergo, I should loose a few kilos in order to be happy.
What I didn’t realized though, that at a subconscious level, I AM already happy. I am healthy and so-so fit (minus the fact that I can’t run very fast), I have awesome friends who like me for myself and not my weight, I mingle well socially with just my wit and whatever scraps of intelligence that I may have to offer, my boyfriend absofuckkinlutely adores me, I dress presentably and I have a fairly healthy sex life. Oh, and my breasts are full and yummeh, if I may say so myself. Thinking over, I love who I am right now. Okay well maybe not physically (nor financially but that’s another topic altogether), but mentally and emotionally, I think I’m pretty content.
So why should I put myself through such torture? I asked myself this a few moments ago during my mystical revelation; what are the benefits of being thinner? I came up with a series of possible answers which are,
1) More people will like me
2) I can wear clothes that are the same sizes as my friends
3) Even more people will like me
Basically it all comes down to the need of wanting to be socially acceptable. This is funny because if others can’t live with the fact that I am big, then they are quite the shallow lot and have the mental capacities of peanuts. Why in the world would I want to be acceptable in that kind of circle?
It’s an epiphany.
Love thyself. I’ve heard these 2 words too many times, my ears bled and it didn’t make any sense to me. But now it does! Yeah I’m prolly a walking cliché now but I do understand the true meaning of the corny tagline and I’m happy. Cliché tak cliché, I AM happy :)) *rainbows*
Granted, I do have some wobbly bits here and there, cellulites raging vengeance upon my translucent thighs, gigantic ass and a couple of the good ol spare tires. But that just mean I need to tone up the sleeping muscles, not kill myself trying to achieve something that is not meant to be. This realization is like a burden has been lifted off my plump shoulders.
My tops are in size UK 12, my lower attire is in size UK 14 and I don’t give a monkey’s whiskers (anymore). I’m 5’5ft, and I’m a gorgeous confident giant. Teehee.
Oh and looking at these pictures helps tremendously :) 2 different girls in the exact same outfit. (okay fine, the first girl doesn’t look that heavy but she’s a UK 12, 71 kg, so you get my point)

“I am all curves and flesh, not skin and bone. Boys, who would you rather snuggle up to?”
I sincerely hope that whoever out there who have struggled with their physiques regardless of whatever shapes or sizes (but still healthy), take a moment and think about all the good things in your life and how those things have NOTHING to do with your weight.
Anyway, to wrap up the whole inspiring speech, this is the real deal conclusion that I’ve come up with;-
I don’t want to be skinny.
I only want to be ME.