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For one, Emily, nothing feeds my ego like seeing the last two posts on your Tumblr reference me.
But to your point, fitting through the laundry door is nice. Sitting comfortably in movie theater seats for the first time in five years is a great feeling. But if you think losing weight isn’t about looking good and becoming more confident, you are mistaken (and I suspect you know it).
Yes, people try to say the politically correct thing… “I’m losing weight because I want to be healthy…” “I want to be a good role model for my children…” etc, etc.
But when it comes down to it, we’re losing weight to look good. We’re tired of avoiding our reflection in the mirror, we hate covering ourselves with pillows when we sit on couches so people won’t see how fat we actually are, we are sick of saying no to a night out because of how freaked out we are that people might, ya know, actually see us.
Maybe you are the exception to the rule.
Maybe I’m even in the minority.
It might even be shallow.
But that doesn’t mean it’s not legitimate.
As much as it pains me to reblog my brother and raise his tumblarity, he is right about this. I enjoy my pants fitting better, the sizes of shirts getting smaller, and things like that. But what I enjoy the most is seeing people and having them comment about how I look or how much weight I’ve lost. When I feel like I look good, it makes everything a little easier to handle. But understand that good is relative. What I think looks good and what you think looks good could be totally different. But make no mistake, it is about looking what I think is good and being in shape.
You’re not in the minority Ben,
