Love You For You

The other night I got sucked into a "Hills" marathon of sorts. I forgot how much I miss it! It's just so amazing on so many levels. I totally heart LC and Lo is also a favorite of mine. I just think they seem so "normal" and "real". Aside from all that, something else really struck me. I just simply couldn't get over how Heidi has morphed into a completely different person. I mean I have seen the before & afters and all - but this really stood out to me the other night. It was totally shocking.

Here are some before pics. Honestly - I think she's a cute/"girl next door" kind of girl. Really nothing to change.

Here are the after pics. After she got like 10 things "done". Honestly - I think she looks awful. Like a fake Barbie doll - completely plastic.

So all this got me thinking - where do I stand on plastic surgery!? Now I grew up in a household that did not even THINK about this. My mom is completely proud of her "baby belly" because it reminds her of all her children. She would never even dare think of a face lift/ eyebrow lift/ or any other lift! Basically all those wrinkles, marks, "sags", etc. (and not that there are a lot!) are signs of her life. Signs of things she's been through and stages she's passed. She is proud of all of them. And I can honestly say that my close aunts, cousins, etc. feel the same way.

Being raised to be embrace of all your "imperfections" and to own them has taught me a lot. Of course there are days that I'd love to take a suction/vacuum to my thighs. And this sweating problem has got to go! And my nose - I mean it could use a lil change. Don’t get me started on my arms! But all in all - joking aside - it's who I am. All these things make me "me". I understand that there are certain things about people that they feel they need to change and I support that. If it means that you get more confidence and can learn to love yourself - then you do what you need to do. But I look at someone like Heidi and I feel sad for them. After all is said and done - all those "changes" - you are not "you". She has become a version of herself - but her real self is almost unrecognizable. That makes me feel bad for her - that she couldn't love herself enough that she had to go and make a whole new person.

Again - maybe in 20 or 30 years when my boobs are down to my feet - I'll feel differently. But for now - I try everyday to embrace who I am. And it's not always easy! I have my "fat & ugly" days - everyone does. But each day I just try to love me for me and I think you should, too!  Go on - give yourself a hug - you deserve one!!  XOXO