Thanksgiving 2012
You may not realize this if you have never been overweight yourself, but there are definite benefits to being fat. This is Thanksgiving week and in the effort of trying to be grateful for ALL things, I sat down and really thought about what blessings have come out of me being overweight for the majority of my life. Here is what I came up with:
- You have less wrinkles on your face when you have chubby cheeks!
- You develop a great sense of humor (out of necessity) and you learn how to take things lightly or rebound from things quickly.
- You learn to know people and love people from the inside out (the way you want to be known and loved).
- You spend less money on fashion because there are less fashionable clothes and less options of stores to buy from.
- You are less threatening to other women and therefore more relatable.
- You are able to develop more male friendships because they aren’t always thinking of dating you.
- You don’t need to wear as many layers or coats because your body fat insulates you and keeps you warm.
- You eat without restrictions and things that are yummy.
- Less prep time to eat unhealthy, more fun time.
- The time you would spend exercising, food planning etc., you get to spend doing other things. For me, I spent a lot of time with my kids, fostering animals and volunteering in other organizations.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We are really thankful for all the support that each of you have given us along our journey!
The younger Phat Sister, Michelle
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