tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post8927765946422212878..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: When it's good to be able to pinch an inch...Lisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-88780254703750169672010-08-19T12:38:19.209-04:002010-08-19T12:38:19.209-04:00I had been gradually gaining this weight over a de...I had been gradually gaining this weight over a decade, with just a few minor dips along the ways. It's going to take awhile to change the way I see myself.<br /><br />Earlier this summer while on vacation, I purchased a t-shirt in Skagway, Alaska. I chose the size I have usually needed to feel comfortable because it would loosely clear my hips. Well, I put it on earlier today, and wouldn't ya know it? The shirt really is much too large by at least one size if not maybe two.<br /><br />I need to start recognizing the "skinnier" person who is emerging underneath the flab. :)Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-58051901601099398572010-08-17T18:18:44.256-04:002010-08-17T18:18:44.256-04:00I lost 60lbs the year I was Dx'ed with MS (exe...I lost 60lbs the year I was Dx'ed with MS (exercise being most of what landed me in the hospital) and I know exactly what you mean about seeing "the core body" behind everything you haven't yet lost...Katherine LaLimahttp://www.katherinelalima.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-81618029115848694032010-08-17T12:30:35.199-04:002010-08-17T12:30:35.199-04:00That's interesting, Lisa! I gained a lot of w...That's interesting, Lisa! I gained a lot of weight when I went on IV steroids (and I did lose it but not for years and years) and oh yes...my self-esteem suffered!<br /><br />We females can get hung up on body image. Me included. I'm far more comfortable now than I was, and not because I lost weight. I simply learned that it doesn't matter what other people think. It matters what WE think and that's the hard part, isn't it?Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.com