Are we working for the unattainable?

As some of you know, I'm counting points and trying to lose weight. So far I've lost six pounds. I found a site today that has me thinking about why I want to lose weight. So here's why I want to lose weight: It's all about me. I want to lose weight because I want to lose weight. Not because my husband wants me to, not because I want to wear a bikini this summer (it'll never happen, folks), not because I want to be the mirror image of some model. I just got tired of looking at the lumps around my midsection--the ones you could see even though I was fully dressed. I got tired of getting winded just going up the stairs in my house.

I have been through the whole "I need to be a size 8 or I won't be pretty" thing. I actually felt that way once. Being a mom has really helped me see that my personality is who I am, not my jeans size. Being a mom has also shown me how important it is for me to be healthy so I can keep up with my kids. As I work at becoming healthier and losing weight, I am not as tired and I just plain feel better.

For those of you who are interested, here's the site I told you about. It shows how a picture of a bikini model was retouched. Make sure you put your mouse over the photo too see what it looked like before it was retouched. I found it fascinating. You know what? I think there are many of us who could be bikini models if we had Photoshop. ;)