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Giveaway & Repost: A Picture Of Me That I Hate By Alex of Late Enough
We are reposting some favorite pieces from the last six months as we wind down the Blogger Body Calendar project. A crowd favorite was Alex’s piece to kick off our Flickr campaign. Also, Alex is hosting a giveaway for one Blogger Body Calendar! For details go to her collaborative review site: This Blogger Makes Fun of Stuff.I haven’t owned a scale in years. But honestly, I love a good grab of belly fat on a bad day.
When I did my photo shoot for Ms. November, I promised myself that I wouldn’t suck in. And I didn’t. For all 76 pictures. And at least four of them I hated with a passion unmatched. Because I looked pregnant IN MY MIND.
small frame + lordosis + two children = are you pregnant?
Especially in the year postpartum. I avoided maternity looking clothing like the plague. Because I’M NOT PREGNANT. I just play one in pictures and on sidewalks.
So here is a glimpse of a picture I hated.
And weeks later, as I am siting in pants that are too tight, my son asks me: What’s THAT?
I look at the stomach rolls to which he is pointing.
I reply: That’s where I grew you and your sister. And then I pushed y’all out.
His eyes get wide and he says: Ew! I don’t want to be grown in there.
He doesn’t know what it means for me to say that.
But I do.
To remember the purpose rather than the flaw.
To begin to believe that it isn’t a flaw.
It’s just some skin and cells and has nothing to do with my health or my life.
(And to maybe find some pants that fit better.)
Editor’s note: Since we aren’t doing the Flickr campaign anymore, I removed the explanation paragraphs from this post. And now go get a free calendar!
Author: Alex @LateEnough
Alex Iwashyna blogs at LateEnough.com mostly about life, parenting, marriage, politics, culture, religion and her inability to wake up in the morning and not hate everyone. Expect blog appearances by aliens, alienation, fire and rude Southern people who offend her Yankee sensibilities. Find her on her blog, Facebook or the Twitter.8 Comments to “Giveaway & Repost: A Picture Of Me That I Hate By Alex of Late Enough”
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I think this is a beautiful picture!
Thank you. It’s hard because what we see is not what others see sometimes.
I think most of us have that “post partum” pot belly, or rather, we all hide that post-partum pot belly. what a courageous thing to do to post it on line. It is a beautifully shot picture.
Thank you. I was surprised how hard it was to post for me.
As I’ve told you before, I love this picture. Looking at it again, I’m curious if you think you’d really like it if you were comfortable with how your stomach looks. Do you like the other facets of it, like how your legs look, your hands, shoes, etc?
I would like it otherwise. In the height of my ED I could’ve come up with 100 things wrong. Now that I’m nearly ten years out? It’s just the stomach that hangs on. Or out! i think one of the things I loved about being pregnant was not having to suck in.
I think my legs look great!
I loved…LOVED reading this. I had a baby almost 10 months ago and the damage/change to my body has taken an incredible toll on me emotionally…I am just coming to terms with my new physical appearance, i hold on to the wonderful experience of the birth of my son and the shear magic that is the ability to carry and bear a child, but it is painful to view yourself in the mirror with all of the dramatic post-partum changes.
you look beautiful.. your skin looks beautiful, your legs look beautiful.. and the last thing i saw was your tummy.
i used to take lots of pics like this before baby, and im hoping to build the courage someday to take one with my new mom-bod.
:O)
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