We loved this June 29 post by Andrea we found online. We women need to grab hold of this concept – that our body changes do not define who we are. Right on, Sisters!
“Healthy is the new Skinny: Obsession with body perfection”
(In a recent radio interview) I mentioned the term “Mommy makeover” and realized I may have offended some people by talking about this. This was not my intention, and I apologize if I may have offended anyone who has undergone a tummy tuck and/or breast augmentation after having a baby. My overall point is that after having a baby, many times a woman’s body is not the same as it was before. Fat is in places it wasn’t before, extra skin may be on the tummy and breasts sag. One of my good friends has even told me her husband calls her breasts “udders”. Nice.
What I want to emphasize is that if we work on accepting these body changes for what they are: body changes and nothing else, we can learn to live with them instead of relying on plastic surgery to give us back what (we thought) we needed. Whose standards is it that we have to have a flat stomach and perky breasts? That’s what I’m asking. That when did it become so important that we all look like Barbie? I’m not ecstatic that my body doesn’t look like it did before I had kids, but I’m working on loving it for what it is instead of going under the knife. I’m not better than anyone who does get plastic surgery; I know many smart, beautiful, amazing women that have, but I want all women to know that you can have body peace and happiness without plastic surgery. It is possible.