Posted by ClearSkies on September 6, 2007, at 7:04:01
In reply to Self-esteem and FAT, posted by JLx on September 5, 2007, at 15:32:15
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> So how do we feel good about ourselves "as is" when we are fat? If you haven't already seen this on YouTube, check out Joy Nash's "Fat Rant": http://www.youtube.com/user/joynash1 There are a lot of good thoughts in there, and isn't she splendid? :)It sure is a good video, and I laughed and smiled at a lot of it.
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> So we have to do it. We absolutely need to internalize that we are okay and worthy of the best in life ourselves even if fat.
>Yikes. I just can't get past this. I've put on weight with the Remeron I'm on - inevitable, and uncomfortable. I don't *feel* very healthy like this.
> Lately I have been reading fat acceptance blogs. I find they help balance all the fat-trashing we receive from the mass media. Joy Nash has one: http://fatrantblog.wordpress.com/ I cracked up when she referred to "coming out" as a fat person. But I'd actually started doing this the last few years - just matter of factly referring to myself as fat. And I never run myself down either publicly or in my own head with fat-crap talk, e.g. "I'm so fat, I'm horrible".
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> It was on a blog that I saw this slogan:
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> We're here, we're sphere, get used to it. :)
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> How do you deal with self-esteem issues related to fat?
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I'm trying to deal with the self esteem issues that are cropping up by doing some yoga, which I had dropped this summer. So far I've gotten as far as dragging my mat out of the closet and following along on a TV broadcast. I'm working up to getting back to joining a yoga studio, but I want to walk in there with my self acceptance strong and intact. At the moment I'm not feeling the least bit secure about my steadiness on my feet. Like my centre of balance has shifted too quickly. More yoga, more yoga.CS
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