is going to have to be my new mantra because I need to do some r e s t r i c t i n g if I’m going to look like anything other than a wobbly jelly come the warm season. I’ve made myself a list of reasons that’ll make it worth it come the summer:
Swim suits.
Slender arms in tee-shirts
Less sweating
Crop tops and no stupid stomach fat to erode away at confidence
Not regretting the outfit that looked so perfect in the morning but now feels tight and soul-destroying
Not causing the parting of the red sea when jumping in a pool
Seeing other slender, skinny people and being able to walk past them with head held high
Not having so much body to put suncream on (I burn so easily so this is a big one for me)
Clear skin
Sipping iced drinks held in perfect, bony hands
Going for early-morning runs and being fit enough to enjoy the early-morning sun, rather than being an exhausted, sweaty mess that misses the smaller details in things
Being able to hide behind a beach towel to get changed after a swim with a giggle rather than blind terror of something poking out and being visible to other people.
Shorts that don’t cut into the thighs while sitting down
Ordering light, summery foods rather than heavy winter ones
Summer breezes slipping between slender fingers
Being light enough for anyone to carry
This is just my list. I do not want to suggest that someone with a body type that is not my ideal shouldn’t enjoy the things that I’ve put on this list; it’s just that I can’t enjoy anything until I have the body I want. And I need something to look forward to.
