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Due to the circumstances of my growing up, I’ve never been particularly obsessed with my weight. Currently, I’m in a food intake restrictive/workout 4-5 times a week mode for a number of reasons, including the fact that I put on 10% of my body weight after I injured my back and I haven’t really felt well, or myself, in several months and I’ve had enough of that. Finally.
But in general, I’ve never been one to complain about being overweight and I’ve never gone on any diets. Back when Lean Cuisine first came out and I wasn’t married, I would eat them – but that was for convenience sake. But no diet pills, no joining any clubs, not even a single book have I ever bought. Everyone is different – this isn’t a judgement on any of those approaches to achieving or maintaining a healthy weight. But again, due to influences during my childhood, I became adequately uninterested in all of those things.
I put more weight on than I should have with my first pregnancy, but was on target with the other two. Losing the weight didn’t happen after the first child was born until after his first birthday party, where all the other moms – whose first borns had turned one – all looked like they’d lost the baby weight and then some. The day after that party, I started working out and going to classes. Since then, when I was 32, I’ve maintained more or less the same weight, within a three to five pound range, except twice, when I’ve gone to where I am now (though I’m actually back on the way down) – though I stopped going to classes a long time ago and have had a bit more haphazard approach to working out (some readers might remember my posts about the country music videos and BRAVO cable tv that I watched while on the treadmill).
And for those of you who remember the bar mitzvah pics from last year, I was almost underweight for me there – but that was just exhaustion and drive to perfection before all my family and friends that made me that thin (for me – not for most women my size).
Well – at BlogHer, there are some fabulous women who write often about body image. I haven’t joined in or commented because I’m not really very comfortable talking about or writing about my body – what I like, what I don’t like and so on. I’m fine, I’m basically healthy – I cannot complain.
But some of the entries that have resulted after Suzanne wrote this post have made me realize that sometimes what it might take for others to appreciate their body is to see others take pride in theirs – that’s what inspired me to write this post anyway.
So – here it is – last December, me in a bathing suit. Like I said – it’s not pretty, but it’s real.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:17 am July 15th, 2008 in Blogging, Culture, Health Care, Jill Miller Zimon, Parenting, Social Issues, Women
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Whadya mean it’s not pretty? I see a healthy, normal, delightful person in this picture. I think it’s beautiful!
Thanks, Suzanne.
I like that delightful part the most – we can argue about the healthy and definitely about the normal! See you soon.
I agree with Suzanne. You look great (and I LOVE the suit!).And I’m working on my nerve to get my pic up on my site. If you all can do it, I can…I just don’t know when! Mazel Tov on your chutzpah(are you terribly impressed w/my Yiddish?)!!
Shalom Jill,
I’m certain that Jeff would never let you make that kind of statement in front of him. And not just because he’s in love with you.
How many millennium will it take for humans to evolved beyond this obsession with self body image.
I agree completely with Suzanne and Lara (and Jeff)
B’shalom,
Jeff
You are fishing for compliments, you were blessed with a good body, look around you.
I think it is important to be content with ones body, if you want to change it that’s entirely possible and it can be empowering.
If the back is problematic then less weight is better for that and also good upper body strength, a real good physical therapist, pools are good for that get in the deep and tread water.
I diet occasionally it’s when I get a belly that bothers me, or begin to see love handles it gets on my nerves, so I cut back on fat, that’s all, no ice cream, less cheese.
You got it good, be careful not to make others feel bad, you never had a weight problem you still do not…
I am brutally honest, I never lie, I frustrate myself when I do…
You also look like you have good skin, I am big on coenzyme 10 also know as Q10 it is a collagen formation precursor, it can be taken internally and is also absorbed through the skin.
Antioxidant are good to, I eat blueberries constantly, in the blender with Gatorade and a small amount of grape juice. I get big frozen bags of them and also mixed fruits.
Kashi cereals with soy milk, lots of legumes (bean, lentils), rice, granola, protein bars.
Always make sure you have carbs before you exercise and protein after.
Anyone know if there are any pools that do not use chlorine, it so caustic, they could use reverse osmosis filter or UV filters, it would be great to have pool that was filled with only H20!
I don’t comment on other’s physiques, you will find that there is a build that will be comfortable to move around with. My metabolism and type of work has left me with a pretty constant weight and build since my early 20s (now 55).
i like it
You look healthy and happy.
I hope to meet you at BlogHer, where I am happily sharing Hugs.
http://itsdifferent4girls.com/blog/2008/07/15/hugging-off-line-at-blogger-socials/
i’d blog her brains out!
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