Body image issues: we can only see the amount of detail from where we are standing.
So, let's talk about the women I've been comparing myself to the last few days. I'm on vacation in Orange Beach, AL the weekend after the 4th of July (weird holiday when it is on a Wednesday, by the way), so as you can predict, all I have seen the last two days are women in their swimsuits. There are tall ones, short ones, skinny ones, fat ones, old ones - you get the idea. But why do I feel so compelled to compare myself to them? I've lost 30 pounds in the last five months. I should be rejoicing this body that I've recently acquired not still being self conscious and comparing myself to other women. I'm still working by the way- exercise and eating Paleo if you wonder how I've done it. Anyways, earlier at the beach I saw this woman, probably mid-20s, and all I could notice was how her tummy didn't look like mine - you know, she didn't have stretch marks. She was with two younger children and all I could think was how on earth did she hav...