I have them. Seriously. Have. Them. I can only think of one time in my life when I thought I was thin enough. Of course, when I look back at photos of that time I realize I looked gross. Way too skinny, boney, scary. Not healthy. Even so, I like the idea of being thin. I know in my head that as an almost 37-year-old mother of four I should not fit into the same size clothes as my 14-year-old daughter. I noticed on an episode of Modern Family that the eldest daughter and the mom seem to wear the same size. I thought it was gross, then wished I could do it.
I feel healthy. Healthier than I’ve ever felt. I also feel fat. My arse jiggles. I have cottage cheese cellulite that makes me want to cry. It seems that no matter how much I work out, I can’t get back to gross/skinny. Not that it is a good goal to have, I just liked being skinny.
Anyway, I think all this stuff. I can usually realize that I’m not fat. That I am a perfectly normal and acceptable size for a woman my age. Maybe even on the light side. But still, I wouldn’t mind looking like Jennifer Aniston. Just for a day. Just to see what it was like.
That was until this weekend. My friend, the Fort Myers Downtown Diva posted this picture of Kate Winslet on her Facebook page.
OH. MY. GOD. She’s so hot. I think I have a crush on her. Curves, I love her curves! Forget that bag of bones Jennifer Aniston, I want to look like this!
I love you Kate Winslet, thanks for being one of the only female celebrities that does not make me feel like a fat loser.
Can we be best friends? Seriously, I’ll ditch all my other friends for you.
OH man!! She looks amazing!! I’d like to be her friend as well so that she would consider sharing her stylist!!
I know! Wouldn’t we all love to have someone who knows exactly how to make our body look perfect!
wah! wah! wah! I am hungry now. Where is the watermelon?
Watermelon? Where are the oreos?
At first when I looked at that picture I thought she was totally stick thin but then I realized the dress was black on the sides. Totally changed how she looked. It’s nice to see a celebrity look normal. I bet if you offer her wine she will be your friend.
Wine and twinkies it is!!
I, too, have such body issues. Every age and stage I have felt unbelievably fat and then, looking back at photos, see how adorable I was! I try so hard not to pass my stuff onto my daughter…
Me too. I catch myself saying stupid things to her. She’s perfect, I hope she knows that!
I saw some photos from Big is Beautiful show and those ladies look amazing. Being within a healthy range, so that you can feel great and have lots of energy I think is important. Looking skinny just to achieve some sort of look is so not worth it.
You are 100% correct. We should all just want to be healthy!
—CURVES ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kate looks Fabulous. And No Bra. WOW. She is inspiring to a girl like me ! PS. even at a size 6, I thought I was fat. It’s a female thing…and I hate it. Xx
Me too. I feel fat at every size. So dumb. We women are so dumb sometimes…
That totally freaked me out at first. I was like WTF is wrong with her body and WTH is wrong with Bridget for wanting it?!?! Then I realized how the dress was made and I was able to relax a little. I don’t want to be skinny, I just want to be able to sit cross-legged at the movies again. And when I’m finished with…how shall I put it?…sitting on the couch facing the back of it…I don’t want Hot Joe to gasp and say, “Okay, up you go!”
Haha!! Too much information!! BF’enF!!
That dress is pretty awesome- and she does look good with some curves! I try not to focus on what I look like as much- but I imagine there is a reason I haven’t parted with an entire walk-in closet of fine clothes that fit me five years ago. I guess I’m hoping to get back in them one day. haha!
I know the feeling! I have clothes in at least 3 sizes. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
i totally appreciate the body image issues thing. I’m glad you wrote about it honestly. so often we have unrealistic unhealthy goals for ourselves. I am no exception either. nice post.
Thank you!
I’ve got curves, I’ll totally be your BFF. My stylist, however, is not that talented.
You have a stylist? Which one of the kids is it?
haha when i first looked at this i could only see the pink part of the dress and was thinking well eff me that is some terrible photoshop or horrific diet! then i looked closer and saw the black part lol. KW is beautiful <3
She sure is & it’s a perfect dress;)
Seriously. That dress designer should win the Nobel Peace Prize!
Who doesn’t love fleshy flesh? My kids are patting my beer gut all the time. I ask them why they don’t pat daddy’s since his is MUCH bigger and they tell me it’s because mine is less hairy.
Nami, you are funny!
Bridget, you are going to hate me, some clothes I have in highschool still fits me. But I am a tiny woman so it would be really gross if I’d be overweight. But I have the saggy tummy crisscrossed with stretch marks, really ugly, this is one issue I have with my body. Women!
Now I’m sad. Since we can’t be friends anymore. Skinny Minnie!!
Hahaha!! I’m so glad yours is less hairy;)
I go in phases of caring and not caring. I was in the best shape of life before I got pregnant with the twins and that is SO never happening again. Forces of nature have put things in different spots never to return again. Some days it makes me want to scream and others I just put on my jeans and go with it. I’d rather keep drinking then be super skinny!
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