Denim dress and Belt Target
Shoes Marc Jacobs
Socks gift from China from My Crooked Hem
Stripe cami H&M
Cherry necklace Marc Jacobs Gift
Red glass earrings Aht fair Gift
Heidi earrings QVC Gift
Purse Gift from when I made lifetime at Weight Watchers (for second time) in 2007 B Makowsky
For makeup I did a grey green on lid and under it. Oyster pink in corners, bright pink blush (my face ate it in an hour) soft pink lipgloss. I did a couple drops of luster drops on my cheeks too.
Ok so right onto today's topic.
Why do people lie about their size/weight?! Ok so this is a hot topic is a lot of people. Let me start by saying. I do not care what size you are. I don't care if you are a 2 or a 14. I care if you LIE about it. I know people are insecure and ashamed so my point is why don't you NOT talk about it instead of fibbing when everyone knows you are. The reason I am bringing this up is I am seeing it a lot lately. People taking pictures of tags in clothes and posting it. Hell I can take a picture of a size 2 tag too, that doesn't mean my ass can squeeze into it. I don't know if these people are trying to fool themselves but GEESH why are you saying you are a 2 when you are clearly a 10? Say you are a 10! OR SAY NOTHING!
The first time I was really introduced to this was when my husband used to work for Ann Taylor. He came home one day and said to me "why do women lie about what size they are?" He was a sales person. His job was to get people sizes. They would ask for a 2, when they didn't fit 4, then 6, then 8 finally oh a 10. I mean if you are in between sizes thats ones thing but COME ON. He had one coworker who was my size, which at the time was a 12. She used to tell everyone "Hold all new items in a 4 for me" I was flabbergasted. Coming from college in Florida to the city this was something I was new to. I personally had never lied about my weight. Why should I you can clearly look at me and tell.
The thing I think most people are missing is MOST PEOPLE don't care what size you are. They like you for who you are and size is just a dumb number. And if you are honest with your friends you are more likely to get gifts in your size! ha!
Sorry this is just something so bothersome to me. I mean I by no means secure with myself so usually I don't bring the topic up. But if you ask I will tell you. I wear a size 8. No shame in a number. Because that is all it is, a number. It doesn't make me prettier nor does it make me ugly. It does not define me as a person. It just the number I use as a GENERAL guide in a store. Because sizing isn't universal. Its really a vague general guide and if different from each store.
Recently I was talking to my mom (hope you don't mind mom!) She was complaining about her weight. Her weight was 2 lbs less than what I weigh TWO. I said to her "Do you look at me and think I am fat?" She being the good mom she is said "Of course not I think you are thin" (thanks mom, that never gets old. never) So I told her we weighed the same and why was she complaining about her weight? And you know why? She was stuck on the number! She had it in her mind that this number = fat. Its just a number, it means nothing! I really think she came around before we hung up. Well that and I am right :)
GET OVER THE NUMBER LADIES. It doesn't define you. I don't love you more if you are a 4. (I know I know some people care but who wants to be friends with them anyways?)
In college I did this project where I made dresses from a 0 to a 14 and all the dresses were identical muslin and I asked people to guess sizes and what they thought was normal. People were all over the map. Hardly anyone got them right. I had mixed them up on the walls and people guessed wrong MOST the time. It was a great project and I kinda want to pull it out of storage and show it again.
This big rant was my way of asking you to please learn to accept what size you are and know it means nothing. And if you DO have an issue with it. Then just don't talk about it! Pretty simple really!
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