My Thoughts Now

Being "thin" now, I've noticed that I think differently.  Especially in regards to younger people, mainly younger women.  Today was a good example.  I was drying my nails at the salon (high maintenance remember) and there were several young girls/women standing outside the door and out of the 6 only one would have had a normal BMI.  I get really upset/irritated when I see overweight young people.  It really does make me want to go up to them and say, do you know what you are doing to your body by being this much overweight?  Do you know what kind of health problems you are going to have later in life.  I really want to share my story.  I want to tell them that anything is possible, even at the ripe old age of 40.  At 4 weeks shy of 40, I have begun to love the body that I've worked for, prayed for.  At the age of 40, I finally get it.  At the age of 40, God has answered my deepest prayers.  Not just for my body, but my mind, my soul.  I've never felt better.  I've never known my own body and soul better.  I finally get ME.  Not just the me on the outside, but the me on the inside.  I've accepted that I'm funny and quick witted and I've begun to share that with people close to me.  I've started to accept myself so that others can accept me for ME.  Not just some well dressed, well manicured person.  My friends have accepted the me that shows up at 7am for a run, with no makeup, crazy hair and a thug hat to keep my head warm.  And I've accepted that person too.  I've actually come to really Love that person.  It's me and I know that it's the way God created me.  This is the person that he's always wanted me to be.  And it only took me 40 years to "get it".  That's the story that I want to share with these young girls that are half my age.  And for the love of all that is holy, STOP WEARING PANTS THAT ARE 5 SIZES TOO SMALL!!!  It is just not a good look. 

Blessings & Thin Thinking,
Magnolia

PS Not to brag, but when I mean thin, I mean a size 2!  I would have never even thought when all this started 2 years ago that I would be picking out size 2 pants!!