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Liz Curtis Higgs has been writing since she was a little girl. She is in demand as inspirational speaker, workshop facilitator, humorist, and writer. Once you pick up a book of hers, you will not be able to put it down again.

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Books for Women by Liz Curtis Higgs: If you have not met her yet, you will love her writing.

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Humor Books by Liz Curtis Higgs: Even men will love this humor based on everyday living.

I Love Being Fat

by Traute Klein, biogardener

Fat or skinny, you can be happy. Learn to love and please yourself. Never mind the rest of the world.

Always too Skinny

All my life I was told that I was too skinny. It did not seem to matter for what purpose I went to see my family physician, he focussed on my weight as though it was the cause of all health problems. People frequently commented on my weight or rather the lack thereof, but I was never quite sure whether they felt sorry for me or whether they were envious.

Self-image

I had no problem with my body image. Weight was not important. As long as I felt well and had lots of energy, I was happy. Mind you, being skinny had its advantage. I was able to pick up designer clothes for a song, because all the sample clothes in boutiques come in rather small sizes, and they were perfect for me. At the end of a season, the stores sell them at rock bottom prices, because few women are able to fit into them. I was. Lucky me!

My mother tells me that I was not always skinny. During the first year of my life, my weight was normal. Around my first birthday, I almost died, and I have written about the experience in the article "Brought back to Life for a Purpose" which is linked below. I was never able to regain normal weight after that.

Supposedly women gain weight after a pregnancy. It did not happen that way to me. I walked out of the hospital with exactly the same weight which I had before the pregnancy. Some women gain weight during menopause, but that did not happen to me either. Menopause seemed to have no effect on me. I did not even have a single hot flash.

Well, I did not care. I was happy with the way I looked, and if my physician did not like it, that was his problem, not mine.

Change in Metabolism

Then I was the victim of a traumatic motor vehicle accident which changed my life forever. I had been a perpetuum mobile all my life. Now my metabolism slowed down and my energy decreased suddenly. At first my weight plummeted, but after a dozen years, it gradually rose and not because I was eating more. My body simply had changed its rhythm. I still have not adjusted to the change, but I am working on it.

Body Image

My self-image has not changed. I am not concerned about what other people say or think. I look in the mirror and see that I am fat. So what! I used to be skinny, and I also thought "so what!" then.

I have always eaten healthy food. I have always exercised. I have always kept my mind active. So what, if I don't have the ideal body weight!

When I eat something delicious, my husband teases me, "You are going to get fat." No way, I can't get fat, "I am fat," and I like it.

"You used to tell me that I am too skinny," I remind him.

"You are right," he assures me. "You look much better now."

What a sweetheart!

Summary

Why am I sharing my story? I would like to inspire you to be happy with what and who you are and not to fuss about your weight. Who cares what other people think and say! You only have to live with yourself. So please yourself first, and then maybe your husband. Forget about the rest of the world.