Of figures and sizes

I read with interest an entry of a younger girl who complained that her mum criticise her body to much while growing up and results in her feeling inferior to others, got eating disorder  blah blah blah.

While eating disorder among young girls are not new but it is the mentality that we have to change to tackle the root cause.

Seriously whoever died and declared that being slim is the best body a woman can have? We as women will have to embrace our curves, love the love handles that threaten to spill out of the low waist jeans that you are wearing.

I was never a slim girl. Not when I was young, not when in my teens, not when I was dating and heck even prior to my wedding I didn't slim down.

Was also known for being fleshy and later on bigger size when I grew taller than average. People always commented I look slim in old photos but even during back then I was considered bigger size than my surrounding girl friends. In a nutshell, I'm always known to be fatter than average.

Because of this, I'm usually butt of the joke with my relatives calling me dinosaur. It is hurtful but not enough to hurt me. I didn't develop eating disorder despite being criticise for being bigger and growing fatter constantly by either mummy or relatives. I didn't even once attempt diet since I couldn't stand the feeling of feeling hungry.

Also I believed that God love me well enough to let me be born in this part of the world during better times. I need not  suffer from poverty. Food was always on the table. Why waste God's good will and waste the food in order to chase after the so call perfect body? This will be so sinful.

But just how many girls can be as nonchalant as me? I dunno. But it takes quite a lot of self confidence and you must be a big glutton like me to start with. These are the basic requirements.

Granted I lost some weight during the past few months but it is due to doctor's instruction to keep my BMI in check to increase my chances of conceiving. That being said, I didn't resort to dieting too. The only thing I do is to do brisk walking during weekends when time permits and also try to cut down on fatty food intake.

Just how should we be able to break away from the society's stereotype of being small size is beautiful?