To start out on a positive note, I didn't know you were married. Congratulations! I knew you were in a relationship at the very least.
I've been saddened before that I lost friends on LJ over what I thought could have been resolved through a "let's agree to disagree" agreement, but for some people disagreeing about some issues is a deal breaker for them. I have to admit this annoys me. People say stuff I don't agree with or necessarily like. So fucking what?
In any case, I'm horrified by this story too. That actress Mary Frann had a fatal heart attack some years ago, apparently because she was overdoing the exercise and diet pills to lose weight for her wedding, which just made me sick. You have to keep in mind to try to do everything in moderation. Nothing extreme seems to ever turn out good.
However, realistically we're always going to want to look the best we can. Even if we intellectually tell ourselves that a certain aspect of our appearance shouldn't bother us, if it does, then it does. Just accepting that seems to be a healthier mentally rather than stomping your foot like your LJ friend apparently did and saying, "We shouldn't feel this way because we shouldn't feel this way!"
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I've been saddened before that I lost friends on LJ over what I thought could have been resolved through a "let's agree to disagree" agreement, but for some people disagreeing about some issues is a deal breaker for them. I have to admit this annoys me. People say stuff I don't agree with or necessarily like. So fucking what?
In any case, I'm horrified by this story too. That actress Mary Frann had a fatal heart attack some years ago, apparently because she was overdoing the exercise and diet pills to lose weight for her wedding, which just made me sick. You have to keep in mind to try to do everything in moderation. Nothing extreme seems to ever turn out good.
However, realistically we're always going to want to look the best we can. Even if we intellectually tell ourselves that a certain aspect of our appearance shouldn't bother us, if it does, then it does. Just accepting that seems to be a healthier mentally rather than stomping your foot like your LJ friend apparently did and saying, "We shouldn't feel this way because we shouldn't feel this way!"