Why does this surprise me? Well, shouldn't it? I guess I always thought that one day I would reach a place where I no longer felt that society should dictate to me how I look, feel, act, or think. The thought that a 60 year old woman, who is, at most, 15 pounds over her ideal weight, felt it necessary to join a support group to lose weight boggles my mind.
Please let me finally wear whatever I want, eat what I like, and say what I mean when I finally reach a more mature age. After all, after years of putting up with society's guidelines, shouldn't we be allowed to color outside the lines, just a bit? And, fifteen pounds? So, she weighs 145 instead of 130. Is this really an issue that requires money, times and self reproach?
Fifteen pounds? Who says thin is perfect? Who says that you can't be healthy and elderly, or fit and fat? Well, actually, only society, the medical community has been saying it for years.
Don't misunderstand me (or send me hate mail) I do understand the relationship between a healthy weight and a long, healthy life (and lifestyle). However, I do not see how a woman in her 70s, who just told the group she and her walking partner walk 3 times a week, several miles, saying that she would be happy if she could lose just 5 more pounds.
What? Does that mean I will never be happy? I'll always be looking for that magic number or miracle that will make me happy. When, in actuality, the only person or thing that can ever make me happy is myself (well, and Ed McMahon with a check in his hand, but, I digress).
We spend far too much time thinking that we are not exactly the way we should be. Exactly who makes the rules we are all trying so hard to live up to? Have you stopped and asked yourself lately who made the rules that you live by?
If it's God, I'm afraid I'm out of my league and can not argue that particular point, however, I am pretty sure that most of the expectations you are living up to are not from your higher power.
Does your higher power want you to have a car that is way nicer than your sister's? Does he want your kids to wear $100 tennis shoes? Is he the one who decided you should weigh between 125 - 140?
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