I brought two pairs of black pants to Minnesota. One small, one bigger. Last night I was getting ready to have dinner with friends. I put on the small pants. Yes, I could button them. Barely.
I'm ashamed to say that I've fretted about the size of my stomach since I can remember. I weighed 104 lbs. when I married (the first time) and I remember feeling self conscious in my dress. I distinctly remember "sucking it in."
The only times I felt OK about the size of my stomach were during my four pregnancies. The minute I "knew" I let it all hang out for the next seven and a half months.
I've done thousands, maybe millions of sit ups. For the last two months I've done crunches five days a week. How has my stomach changed over the last five decades? Not much - until the last couple of years, when it began expanding a bit.
Is what I've just told you not the dumbest thing you ever heard? Are you saying to yourself, "she's nuts?"
I know that you're not! Because I know most of you feel the same. But that doesn't mean it's not dumb. Because it is.
By the way, last night I changed to the bigger pants - and enjoyed my dinner.
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I'm ashamed to say that I've fretted about the size of my stomach since I can remember. I weighed 104 lbs. when I married (the first time) and I remember feeling self conscious in my dress. I distinctly remember "sucking it in."
The only times I felt OK about the size of my stomach were during my four pregnancies. The minute I "knew" I let it all hang out for the next seven and a half months.
I've done thousands, maybe millions of sit ups. For the last two months I've done crunches five days a week. How has my stomach changed over the last five decades? Not much - until the last couple of years, when it began expanding a bit.
Is what I've just told you not the dumbest thing you ever heard? Are you saying to yourself, "she's nuts?"
I know that you're not! Because I know most of you feel the same. But that doesn't mean it's not dumb. Because it is.
By the way, last night I changed to the bigger pants - and enjoyed my dinner.
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