Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: The bad day.

Short post tonight as I just spend the day BBQing and I'm exhausted. 

I just finished Lessons from the Fatosphere by fellow bloggers Marianne Kirby from the Rotund, and Kate Harding of Shapely Pose. We should all be reading this book, not only as an affirmation of size acceptance but its practical views on life.  I am not surprised by how much we and many other fat women have the same issues with our bodies. Many of them are mentioned in this book. 

In one of the last sections of the book, the authors talks about a basic point: no matter how much are into size acceptance you, you will still have good and bad body days.  Including myself.  Seven years after I gave up dieting, I do still occasionally think about weight loss.

When I have these thoughts, I read size positive books such as this one or Fat! So? by Marilyn Wann and even my own book or blogs or lists.  Accept that we have bad days, but reaffirm ourselves of our size positives ideals. 

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I especially needed to hear this today. After months of being more or less ok with my weight and appearance, I had what comes close to a complete mental breakdown a few nights ago about hating how I look. Unfortunately, my therapist is on maternity leave, so I just kinda slept it off, but I think it's also just good to know that I'm not the only one who has these thoughts sometimes.