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me so uncomfortable until I undo the belt and waistband", or "Honey, do I look fat?" We all know the basics of proper nutrition. And we darn well know that the calendar is ticking or something like that By simply fine tuning our caloric intake to make adjustments for a new level of age or how much more busy or less busy we are and eat accordingly, and then the big step of accepting our own bodies and what they're going to look like at their best, health wise, is all that's needed. To try to look like the 15 year old or even 20 year old model is hurting us on the inside as well as the outside, even if we're only 15 or 20 years old. But the woman of 30 or 40 or more may also go on a diet reaching for that elusive body. I'm here to tell you, don't try it!

In five or six months, when I finish chemotherapy, my tests all come back and say that I'm healthy again, until I fight the next battle with cancer, and I still am holding onto a sparse frame, then so be it. Health will be my byword. That's the best there can be. If my body is meant to be heavier then I shall be heavier. But no matter what else the world will claim it is looking for in their next model, they won't be knocking on my door anyway! My husband will still love me, or not, my grandchildren will still be mine and will accept me, or as the average goes, will ignore me. So what? My boss will still challenge me or fire me, or not. So what? My looks will not pay my bills and if I was dependant on the world for my livelihood and that depended on my look, time will not always be my best friend anyway. So what?

It's time, people, to start getting those brain cells pumping again. That's where beauty truly lies. The brain, our perceptions, our judgments of others and of ourselves needs to be brought back into sharp focus. And if I end up more resembling Ghandi, that's okay too, as long as he doesn't mind the competition.

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