They say that women's number one emotion is guilt--at any particular time we're feeling guilty about at least one thing. And if you don't think you're feeling guilty right now, if you think about it I'm sure you can talk yourself into it!
And the number one thing we feel guilty for, if surveys are to be believed, is our weight.
Here's a clip of a talk I gave recently on women and weight. I think it's pretty funny, but you can be the judge of that! I know that it's good to stay healthy, and I do say that in other parts of that same talk, but the main point I'm trying to make in the rest of this talk is how to keep our eyes on what is really important--namely receiving from God, and then passing His blessings on to others.
Oh, very cute. You have great comic timing and delivery!
You are so right about men vs women body image. My ex-boyfriend (we just broke up last week :( ) could turn on a dime. he needed to lose a little weight, not bad... and when he made any progress at all, he could stand in front of the mirror and really admire the minor change. A woman can't do that! We'd find ten more things to fix!
Worse yet, he'd hold his extra tummy (what I refer to as my food-baby he referred to as the hitchhiker) and ask me how he looked. "Is it getting smaller?", "I still look good, don't I?" I could only say, "I like how you look." He'd be frustrated that I wouldn't elaborate. I had to explain that he wouldn't even ENTERTAIN an answer if I were doing the questioning! Too Funny.
About Me: I'm a Christian author of a bunch of books, and a frequent speaker to women's groups and marriage conferences. Best of all, I love homeschooling my daughters, Rebecca and Katie. And I love to knit. Preferably simultaneously.
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That was FABULOUS!!! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing that. :)
Amanda