Comments on: Numbers http://britisshameless.com/2011/04/numbers/ I'm nothing but a brash and impetuous girl striving to be true to myself while searching for somewhere to belong, someone to love, and a better version of me. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sa http://britisshameless.com/2011/04/numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-21915 Sa Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:07:02 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=4225#comment-21915 I love how candidly you write about your struggles. It's inspiring. I love how candidly you write about your struggles. It’s inspiring.

]]> By: SkyddsDrake http://britisshameless.com/2011/04/numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-21898 SkyddsDrake Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:38:43 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=4225#comment-21898 Sometimes I wonder if it isn't the way clothes are made that encourages me to hate my body. I think if I could just walk around stark naked all the time, I'd feel better. Instead, I have to try to find clothes that are made to fit one part of me, but not another. I really think the secret to feeling comfortable with gaining weight (Go you! Awesome achievement!), is finding a good tailor. Sometimes I wonder if it isn’t the way clothes are made that encourages me to hate my body. I think if I could just walk around stark naked all the time, I’d feel better. Instead, I have to try to find clothes that are made to fit one part of me, but not another. I really think the secret to feeling comfortable with gaining weight (Go you! Awesome achievement!), is finding a good tailor.

]]> By: VanillaKinks http://britisshameless.com/2011/04/numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-21891 VanillaKinks Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:53:59 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=4225#comment-21891 You're a beautiful, magical woman no matter your weight! All women are!! Go find that body confidence. I know you have it! You’re a beautiful, magical woman no matter your weight!

All women are!!

Go find that body confidence. I know you have it!

]]> By: Nadia West http://britisshameless.com/2011/04/numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-21879 Nadia West Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:38:05 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=4225#comment-21879 I know what you mean about ridiculous patriarchal standards - I'm coming at it from the other direction. I've lost a lot of weight over the past year and fit into a size 14 - the size that overlaps the "regular" sizes and the "plus" sizes. And I was horrified to realize that somehow being a 14 (no longer a 16, 18 or 20) made me feel "ok." And it's truly not that I wasn't just dandy before, but those stupid standards constantly told me that if I shop at Lane Bryant I'm not quite "normal." And now I'm on the edge of "normal." And I think it's sad that I feel like this. I've been going through a lot of trying to adjust to my new body. I like it, but it feels so foreign that it's hard to deal with sometimes. Gradually, I'm getting used to the new and appreciating it, but it has taken a few months. I know what you mean about ridiculous patriarchal standards – I’m coming at it from the other direction. I’ve lost a lot of weight over the past year and fit into a size 14 – the size that overlaps the “regular” sizes and the “plus” sizes. And I was horrified to realize that somehow being a 14 (no longer a 16, 18 or 20) made me feel “ok.” And it’s truly not that I wasn’t just dandy before, but those stupid standards constantly told me that if I shop at Lane Bryant I’m not quite “normal.” And now I’m on the edge of “normal.” And I think it’s sad that I feel like this.

I’ve been going through a lot of trying to adjust to my new body. I like it, but it feels so foreign that it’s hard to deal with sometimes. Gradually, I’m getting used to the new and appreciating it, but it has taken a few months.

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