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Monday, May 14, 2007 52 Weeks of Weight Loss: Summer is Here!

Hemlines are getting shorter; shoulders are getting barer. This is the time of year that most people, large and small, dread. I used to. I hadn't worn shorts since 2004. I ran around in long, ankle-length skirts once I outgrew my size 28 jeans, and generally hated the hot weather.

Not so this year!

I just picked up the most adorable swimsuit off of ebay. Sure, I'll only be using it for one weekend (no pools around here that I'd visit regularly), and I suspect by the time I get to another hotel with a pool I'll have shrunk out of it. But you know what? It's a new swimsuit, and it doesn't have a skirt/shorts or anything to cover up my thighs. Yeah, I'm still a big girl (though much smaller than I was last year at this time), and I still have fat thighs (don't we all?), but this year instead of hiding them, I'm taking pride in how far I've come.

I dare you to do the same. Show off those legs in shorts. Not Daisy Duke short shorts, but good, solid walking shorts. (You can wear those shorty shorts if you want.... but sometimes we have to take baby steps *grin*). Show off your shoulders (something I consider one of my best features) in tank tops or halters.

Get outside, tip your face to the sun and SMILE.

So many people want to hide up their flaws. They concentrate on the little things, like too much cellulite on their legs, or the way their underarms hang a bit. Yeah, we all have things about our body we'd like to fix. Who doesn't? But you know what, summer is the time when the sun smiles down on the Earth and warms it. Plants grow. It's a season to enjoy, to be outside, and frankly, to be HAPPY!

It's summer. Let's get out there and enjoy the season.

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