[nabs-l] nabs-l Digest, Vol 53, Issue 31

[Mary Fernandez]

Amen to that.
Mary


On 3/23/11, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Pear-shaped and apple-shaped are not common body types for men and
> women.  They are specific body types on a list of many.
>
> Women and men have a lot of different body shapes, and we don't really
> have a particular type most fall into.  Between myself, my mom and two
> sisters, we all have different body types.
>
> The shapes are just used to describe a body structure.  A pear shape
> would be curvy with a smaller top and larger bottom-- like a pear.
>
> I am not sure, Ashley, why your mother is so determined you fit in one
> particular dress size.  Like I said before, shape and size do not always
> denote being overweight or unhealthy.  And just because you don't lose
> pounds does not mean you are not trying.
>
> Also, as I said before, some lose in inches instead of pounds.
>
> Your mom, I say this respectively, needs to relax and buy the dress that
> fits you.  Why purchase a dress that may not fit?
>
> I was a fitness instructor, and you have to understand that you may not
> be able to "fit" into a particular body type.  None of us are the same,
> and our bodies have limitations.  It sounds like you are trying.  If you
> can, buy your own dress so your mother has no say.
>
> And added stress will not help you lose weight-- in fact, it may impede
> the process or even cause weight gain.  You need to make your own
> decisions.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:49:54 -0400
> From: Mary Fernandez <trillian551 at gmail.com>
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> Dear Ashley,
> I'm not quite sure what you mean by pear shape and apple shape.
> Typically, women are either top heavy, btoom heavy, which is what
> typically we mean by pear shape, or hour glass, which is pretty
> balanced on top and bottom.
> As far as dress size, especially for women, size is the most
> unreliable thing to measure anyone by. There is not standardization
> and while a brand like INC a size 8 would be a size six in Michael
> Kors. I would try to talk to your mom, and say that while you
> understand where she is coming from, we are all built differently,
> that you wan to be healthier, however, it truly isn't fair or
> reasonable to measure you and treat you differently because of your
> dress size. You know?
> I think it is essential that we all have a good self-image, we can't
> measure ourselves by annorexic models, but we should strive to feel
> good about ourselves and the way we look. But we should also try to be
> as healthy as possible since over weight has been proven over and over
> to affect much of our health.
> Sincerely,
> Mary F
>
>
>
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Mary Fernandez
President: Georgia Association of Blind Students
Emory University 2012
P.O. Box 123056
Atlanta Ga.
30322
Phone: 732-857-7004

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