Being fat for some women is a nightmare, others it’s a tragedy and for some, it’s death! Better that they die rather than find themselves buy from stores that only sells “biggy size” clothes. For us Filipino women, it’s not easy being fat, because most of us (if not all) are born petite. Actually, it’s typical for Asian women to have a small frame. So, if you’re Asian, and you’re fat, you’re not sexy! When you go to a mall, and you see a SALE posted on a glass wall, don’t expect to see small (S) or medium (M) shirt on sale. Most likely than not, what’s on sale are the extreme ones, it’s either extra small (XS) or (XL). And as you try an outfit, you’d find yourself frustrated because none of the clothes on sale fits you. Only because you’re an average size. And you should be thankful for that. At least you’re not too skinny to look like an 11 year old in high heels or too fat to look like a human Rhino.
When you were in your early teens, you can’t stop yourself from eating junk foods, ice cream, chocolates, hamburgers and pizza. But as you age, and you notice that everyone else around you is conscious about what their eating, you tend to do the same. So here comes salad, all white meat chicken, wheat bread, and herbal tea. Honestly, do you even enjoy them? All the diet you’re putting yourself into just to look like Nicole Ritchie or Victoria Beckham… Please. It’s dreadful! Slim is nice, but skin and bones… is not!
5 years ago, I look so much like a walking broom stick… thin and frail. But I can pull off a hanging shirt and a mini skirt, because I have nice abs. I don’t have a bulging stomach, arms as big as an oak tree or legs of an elephant (too much hyperbole). My point is, people are telling me I’m sexy! So that was sexy, huh? Really? Now, I guess I can say “No”, that’s not sexy. That’s skinny!
From 95 lbs, I am now a 120 lbs… and I’m only 5′1”. See that? If you’d think about it, 25 lbs is a huge amount of weight to put on. And I should feel really bad about it. But I don’t. Actually, I’ve been getting a lot of compliments because of it. True. I’m chubby now, and I don’t fit in an extra small shirt anymore. But I hardly even care. I like what I am now. I’m more confident, I am happy and I feel sexier! So hard to believe… but it’s true. Of course, I don’t want to get any bigger. Chubby is fine, but to look like cow .. noway! Oh! And for as long as my husband says I look sexy and he likes it… there’s no diet for me!
