Last night, while you were sleeping, a magical gas was pumped into the air. As you, and everyone else, breathed it in, things began to change. When you awoke, you realized that you accept your body as it is! You also learned - TV announcement..hehe - that you will never again gain or lose a single pound. Nor will anyone else. The body you have right now, is the body you will have forever. No amount of dieting, binging or exercise will change it. At the same time, a change came over the world, and all bodies, not just the waif-like ones, are considered beautiful and wonderful.

How would you react?

It would be sooo nice not to be sooo
concerned with gaining weight!!

I would be in utter shock and then overwhelming disappointment...in myself. It wouldn't matter one bit what the entire world thought of me, as long as I was still unhappy with how I looked and felt, that would be all that mattered to me. And to think that I had procrastinated in going after my goals and that it was all too late, it would sadden me beyond belief. I would forever be stuck feeling miserable and unable to do a thing about it and had misused my time before to really do something about it. Thank you for posting such an intriguing and inspiring thought. It makes me want to work harder and endure the struggles to get healthy and happy. But I do have to agree that it would be fab to not ever worry about gaining any weight again, but not until I've reached my goal (of course!...lol)

Shay_az:

I'm so sorry that you feel so badly about yourself. Perhaps you should read "Overcoming Overeating" and "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies" both by Jane Hirschmann and Carol Munter.

Duffy

But I like change :)

I love exercising, and feeling I am getting healther and stronger. And I must say I do like seeing the results in the mirror.

When I was younger I was slim, but could barely go up a slight incline without being out of breath and muscle tone. I think I was over fat even then at 5' 7 1/2" and 130lbs. I certainly had no muscles and had plenty of cushion. ;)

I think as you get older (i am 43) your priorities change. Now it is am I feeling stronger? (i lift weights) Is my energy better? (i no longer have to laydown a lot and rest)

If losing weight meant I would not gain strenth, energy or endurance, it would be a shallow victory.

Duffy

Thank you for your concern and the suggestion, but you need to understand that I gained this weight under the false pretense that it would keep me from being sexually abused again. With the abuse imposed on me it brought a very negative view on my body and I was very thin at that time. I've worn this "protection" for over 12 years now and have recently discovered that it was not necessary to have this excess weight nor is it smart to continue to think this way. I made the bad choice to gain this weight and I am now making the best choice to lose this weight and to take back the possitive control that I deserve to have. My only regret is that I did not come to this point sooner, but at least I finally did get there and am doing all I can to change myself. Again, thank you for your support and understanding.