Comments on: A Confession in Numbers http://venusvision.com/a-confession-in-numbers/ Real Women, Real Beauty Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:07:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen http://venusvision.com/a-confession-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 Karen Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:12:32 +0000 http://venusvision.com/?p=2089#comment-2904 46 years, 5ft 8in, 230 lbs, 42D. Big deal. My horse doesn't care. He's big and strong and doesn't even sweat after an hour with me on his back. Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride ... 46 years, 5ft 8in, 230 lbs, 42D. Big deal. My horse doesn’t care. He’s big and strong and doesn’t even sweat after an hour with me on his back. Life ain’t always beautiful, but it’s a beautiful ride …

]]> By: Michelle Cantrell http://venusvision.com/a-confession-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 Michelle Cantrell Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:27:26 +0000 http://venusvision.com/?p=2089#comment-2903 Thanks for sharing Michelle! I feel like the more we share these numbers, the less power they will have over us! Thanks for sharing Michelle! I feel like the more we share these numbers, the less power they will have over us!

]]> By: Michelle@Eatingjourney http://venusvision.com/a-confession-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 Michelle@Eatingjourney Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:37:15 +0000 http://venusvision.com/?p=2089#comment-2902 5' 10" 198lbs, 36 A, 12-14 pants, medium shirt. 5′ 10″ 198lbs, 36 A, 12-14 pants, medium shirt.

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]]> By: Michelle Cantrell http://venusvision.com/a-confession-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2580 Michelle Cantrell Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:35:12 +0000 http://venusvision.com/?p=2089#comment-2580 Amy, I know exactly how you feel, which was a big reason for me creating VenusVision -- to let other women that we should not accept it as normal to feel this way, but at the same time there are so many of us out there who do feel this way. I know how hard it is to feel uncomfortable in your skin when you are used to looking and feeling a different way, but ultimately you need to find that comfort within. Our bodies change over time, and it might even be that if you got down to the weight you were before, you body is now shaped differently, and a size 6 could feel very different now. Do you know how to create moments for self care in your day? I think that's an important part to feeling better about yourself. When you are caring for yourself, it's harder to hate what you have. Feel free to email me at michelle@venusvision.com if you want to share more. Amy, I know exactly how you feel, which was a big reason for me creating VenusVision — to let other women that we should not accept it as normal to feel this way, but at the same time there are so many of us out there who do feel this way.

I know how hard it is to feel uncomfortable in your skin when you are used to looking and feeling a different way, but ultimately you need to find that comfort within. Our bodies change over time, and it might even be that if you got down to the weight you were before, you body is now shaped differently, and a size 6 could feel very different now.

Do you know how to create moments for self care in your day? I think that’s an important part to feeling better about yourself. When you are caring for yourself, it’s harder to hate what you have.

Feel free to email me at michelle@venusvision.com if you want to share more.

]]> By: Amy http://venusvision.com/a-confession-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2577 Amy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:42:33 +0000 http://venusvision.com/?p=2089#comment-2577 I've been trying to lose weight (unsuccesfully) for the past two years. I am 32 years old, 5'3", and 156 lbs. I am a size 10. Four years ago I was a size 6. That was AFTER I had my son. I don't know what happened, but I feel uncomfortable in my own skin every day. I compare myself to women everywhere.... in the store, on gossip websites... everywhere. I used to be a confident positive person. Now I am a shell of that - a shell because I think that if I get back down to my size 8 that everything will be OK. I just wish I had some support to NOT feel this way. Thanks for letting me share. I’ve been trying to lose weight (unsuccesfully) for the past two years. I am 32 years old, 5′3″, and 156 lbs. I am a size 10.

Four years ago I was a size 6. That was AFTER I had my son. I don’t know what happened, but I feel uncomfortable in my own skin every day. I compare myself to women everywhere…. in the store, on gossip websites… everywhere. I used to be a confident positive person. Now I am a shell of that – a shell because I think that if I get back down to my size 8 that everything will be OK.

I just wish I had some support to NOT feel this way. Thanks for letting me share.

]]> By: Maria Kuroshchepova http://venusvision.com/a-confession-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2574 Maria Kuroshchepova Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:50:18 +0000 http://venusvision.com/?p=2089#comment-2574 5 ft even. Took me 15 years to grow that last inch. I still get carded. All women in my family have that "perpetual youth" gene - we don't start to show any real age until we are about 50 - 55. As I mentioned in one of my articles, when I was getting married to my first husband and went looking for a wedding dress, the wedding store clerks shunned me and questioned my ability to pay because of my youthful appearance (despite the fact that I was 24 at the time). 135 pounds. 36B - another milestone: discovering for how long I've been making myself uncomfortable by wearing a wrong size bra. Size 6 on top, size 8 on the bottom. Yes, it requires a degree in anatomic geometry (or is it geometric anatomy) for me to find clothes that fit, but that's the way I am - I call it a normal hourglass figure. :-) 5 ft even. Took me 15 years to grow that last inch. I still get carded. All women in my family have that “perpetual youth” gene – we don’t start to show any real age until we are about 50 – 55. As I mentioned in one of my articles, when I was getting married to my first husband and went looking for a wedding dress, the wedding store clerks shunned me and questioned my ability to pay because of my youthful appearance (despite the fact that I was 24 at the time).

135 pounds. 36B – another milestone: discovering for how long I’ve been making myself uncomfortable by wearing a wrong size bra. Size 6 on top, size 8 on the bottom. Yes, it requires a degree in anatomic geometry (or is it geometric anatomy) for me to find clothes that fit, but that’s the way I am – I call it a normal hourglass figure. :-)

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