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01-03-16, 08:16 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Well, thank you Julie, Joan and Sophiesmom. Comforting to me that sophiesmom had the same experience!
The interesting thing about books I've read that have referenced women gaining a bit in middle age (and by this I mean Victorian-era novels and the like) is the bland references to a woman 'losing the bloom of youth' or whatever are always discussed as if it is expected. Women didn't expect to remain the same into mid-life, and why should we, really? Most recently I read 'Nella Last's War' and 'Nella Last's Peace,' two books fashioned from the real-life diaries of a fifty-something English housewife during WW2 and the immediate post-war years. In one entry, she mentioned something about weight gain, saying something to the effect that her mid-life gain 'wasn't too bad.' She didn't gain too much and thanks to a nip in her corset still had a slight waist! It was clear from what she wrote that she fully anticipated putting on a few pounds as she got older, despite the strict rationing she had to endure during that period. |
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aging, body acceptance, body dysmorphia, diet mentality, happy with body, over 45, over 45 happy with body, self image |
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