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Know Fat ChicksI debated whether or not I should share this photo I took two weeks ago. (The group had towels and shirts that identified themselves as "Know Fat Chicks.") DIVERSITY: Before someone rolls up a newspaper and hits me on my nose, I want to say, first off, I believe in ethnic, social, physical, and workplace diversity. In fact, my family is so diverse, our group photos resemble posters for the United Nations, fight anorexia, and Weight Watchers all rolled up into one. I'm also a believer in the benefit of mutual interest and support groups like FS. My buddies' journals often make me laugh, encourage me, and make me pause in self-reflection. THOUGHTS: I see a group of people having fun, and that's a good thing. To quote from their post, "We hung out on the beach, did the menopause mambo (in support of menopausal women everywhere), a flesh mob (like a flash mob only fatter)." I was all right with everything until I spotted this at the top of their blog: Does health really come in all sizes? Maybe I'm being too literal. However, for my anorexic niece, I think not. For my overweight relative with diabetes, no. KINKY THOUGHTS: If someone snaps a photo of me during a flesh mob dance, I guess I'd rather be naked and admired. Oh, perhaps not admired by my FS buddies, but at least by my hubby. Okay. Okay. So at our age, maybe not admired, but at least we'd have a good chuckle.
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Great post, jenkie...as always you get us thinking about things. I sort of have mixed feelings, I guess. It's incredibly important that people feel good about themselves regardless of their size/weight. You could be "perfect" (whatever that means) and still feel unworthy of life. You could be extra-large size and be absolutely perfectly "centered" (I hate that word, too). I've never been extremely overweight or underweight, but have had to deal with issues of self-esteem. So, we do seem to come in all sizes/shapes/levels of self-realization. I do think that people who are happy with themselves are better off, regardless of their size...I also think happier people MAY have an easier time of losing or gaining weight, because they aren't tied up in knots emotionally. Sure, there are habits to be made or broken, and a new way of looking at food...but beyond that, they are generally in a better place, and relatively healthy for it. As for your kinky thoughts: Ummm, yeah, ok. One thing you'll never find me at is a flesh mob, lol. I'll have to stick with being admired at home or with my clothes on :)
12 Oct 12 by member: Baxie
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Cool commentary of this group pic. It is a lot to think about. The saying goes, if you got it, flaunt it. They have a lot of fat on their bodies and they are flaunting it. I am not ashamed of who I am either but that doesn't mean I am going to wear clothes (or not wear any clothes) that show the fat around my stomach to strangers. Other than that... To each his or her own. Anyway... great post! :)
12 Oct 12 by member: Mom2Boxers
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I have to admire them for having the guts (no pun intended) to put themselves out there like that...I wont even go to the local pool, because it means having to put on a bathing suit - but I'd love to join their exercise group! So - even though I know I'm looking a lot better than I did 30 lbs ago, I agree with M2B, nothing I wear will show any of the skin around my middle...of course, at my age (55), I wouldn't wear anything like that anyway, even if I DID have the body for it, lol!
13 Oct 12 by member: kmkjmomma
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More power to 'em. Although for myself, I'll try to stay fit for both form and function.
13 Oct 12 by member: CJT1217
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I applaud those ladies for showing the world that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Like the old saying goes.. "never judge a book by it's cover".
16 Oct 12 by member: pam-u-la
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