King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of Holland made their first public appearance after their coronation at an Armin van Buuren party. Outdoors. With an orchestra. In formal wear. The Queen and the Princesses all wore matching capes. They arrived on a boat. This is maybe the best thing I’ve ever heard of.
I am reblogging myself because I have been giving it some heavy thought and this is DEFINITELY THE BEST THING I’VE EVER HEARD.
Do you want that “gap” between your legs? Why?
Sure. And why not? If that’s how my body shrinks, that’s how it shrinks. I’ve never had it before, so if that happens to NOT be how my body shrinks, no big deal.
For reals though, it would be nice to have a chance at silent corduroy wearing. I could be a corduroy ninja next winter.
How do you deal with being around food?
Just put on a pair of jeans I haven’t worn since 2009, and after buttoning them was totally bummed that the muffin top made them unwearable.
Then I realized, I HAVEN’T WORN THEM SINCE 2009 BECAUSE THEY HADN’T FIT SINCE 2009.
I don’t know where the fuck my head was, but that realization turned my afternoon right around.
What excites you most about reaching your UGW?
Accomplishing a huge goal. Being healthy. Being stong. Feeling attractive. Feeling comfortable. And maybe buying a pair of Raleigh Denim jeans.
Have you ever purged? If you have, describe your first experience.
Yes. Once. Some snacks, followed by a fast food meal, followed by a dessert, followed by some ipecac. First and last time. I hate vomiting more than I have ever wanted to lose weight, apparently.
How do you feel about the terms pro-ana/pro-mia?
How do I feel about not only being in favor of eating disorders, but being SO in favor of them that I think they need cutesy nicknames?
Seriously, who wrote these questions??
Did the media play a role in your wanting to lose weight?
Who would say yes to this?
Seriously though, I don’t know. At what point in admiring the bodies of strong, healthy celebrities does it become a media thing? Especially when you see the same traits in the bodies of your friends, or women on the street, or at work? Those shoulder muscles I talked about a few days ago, those aren’t the result of my reading a magazine but hanging out with my size TWO BFF and seeing her shoulders. I mean, the media is so out of control that even the most perfect, toned, made up, hair did, size 00 supermodel still gets airbrushed. It can’t sustain its own creation. So with that in mind, no, the images presented to me that I know have been manipulated have not played a role in my wanting to lose weight. Seeing healthy examples of women, in the media OR in real life, has helped immensely.
What was your lowest weight? How and why did you gain?
As an adult, 180. That was about eight months after I made my first really strong effort at losing weight; I had started at 239.5 pounds. I gained because I lost it all in a borderline unhealthy way, restricting myself to 1400 calories a day and never ever exercising. That wasn’t sustainable, and the minute I stopped counting and recording my 1400 calories/day, it started coming back, until I got to 230+ again.
