Re: recent pics

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Linda wrote:

>Brenda,
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>You look awesome! I know how you feel, though. I think some

successful

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>"losers" have trouble seeing the 'thin' person when they finally

emerge.

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>But you really look great!
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>Linda
>296/215/160
>LC since Oct. 13, 2003
>http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
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Thank you Linda. I know I need major counseling if I ever want to get

over

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my

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body dismorphic disorder. When I'm dressed, I'm often pleased with the

way

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I

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look. In a bathing suit or nekkid, forget it!

Why don't you like the way you look in a bathing suit? I really can't

see

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what you're looking at.

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Thanks, JC., I really thought you were going to say how out of shape I

was!

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I have quite a poochie stomach that I can't seem to get rid of. Problem

is,

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it's not really fat, but loose skin. I also have fat deposits on my

back

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that

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can't be seen in the pictures.

I actually consulted with a plastic surgeon a few weeks ago to see how

much a

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mini tummy tuck and lipo on my back would cost. Unfortunately, the

procedures

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would drain my savings so I won't be going under the knife anytime soon.

I do

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intend to work out harder, though, to try to get my problem areas in

better

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shape.

Brenda
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Is perfection really what you want? I believe you have unrealistic
expectations. It's seriously not worth "going under the knife". I can't

get

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the crisply defined six pack of a 20 year old anymore, because of loose
skin. It's like the difference between a 4.0 and a 3.8 in college. How

much

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more do you have to do to get the 4.0? Is it worth it? At which point does
the law of diminishing returns kick in? If you have a sane and consistent
exercise and diet plan in place that you're following, then you're doing
what you can do without going crazy over it. Another thing to think about:
in today's society, you're already in the top ten percent. Pat yourself

on

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the back.

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Hi JC,
At my age (42) I should be past the point of expecting perfection. It's

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that I want a perfect body, but I do want to look the best I can look.

Growing

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up in the generation that gave us Barbie and Twiggy it's hard to have a
positive body image. Here in LA, Hollywood to be exact, I really don't

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like I'm in the top ten percent.

I also realize there is more to a person than appearance and do try to

focus on

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the positive aspects of my life and not dwell so much on my imperfections.

I

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will take your advice about having a "sane and consistent exercise and

diet

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plan" and stop obsessing so much. I'm sure I'll feel better about myself

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acheiving the best I can be through hard work rather than through surgery.

Maybe the only way for you to feel better is to move away from Hollyweird.

;-)

Other than that though, you've pretty much got it together.

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<< Maybe the only way for you to feel better is to move away from Hollyweird.

;-)

Other than that though, you've pretty much got it together. >><BR><BR>

Ya know, I really do love it here, as neurotic as it makes me and all. I did
leave once but came back. I'm so involved with my kids' lives and my work with
a non-profit youth agency that I don't spend much time actually in Hollywierd
anymore. Most of the people I associate with are regular old moms like me.

Brenda
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