Howl's Moving Castle
Sep. 27th, 2005 10:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annwfynJust to let everyone know...
There is going to be an outing to Canary Wharf this evening to see Howl's Moving Castle.
At the moment,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ksirafai, castorlion, pierot and myself are attending, but all are welcome. We'll be meeting in the Surrey Quays area at about 6.30 pm and then heading across. There may well be ice cream involved in this entire process as some point as well, and maybe even dinner.
If anyone wants to show, feel free to come along!
In other news, I went to the gym last night withksirafai. It was rather scary. An energetic woman in lycra shouted at me for 45 minutes. I came home - for some reason most of me is fine this morning except my arms which are really aching. It's very peculiar.
Oh, going to the gym also made me ponder something which has been running around in my head for a week or so.
What does 'fat' actually mean? Or, more precisely, what does 'the right weight' mean to you folks? You see, in my head I am dramatically too big, and I'm trying to work out why it bothers me so much. I've got a boyfriend who says I look fine and finds me attractive. I like my boyfriend. I don't really feel the need to attract anyone else right now. My clothes fit, and have done since my operation, and while I'm back up to a size 14 (with size 12 being a bit tight) that's not enormous in my mind. I'm not causing myself any health problems (although I could do with getting fitter - that's my good and positive reason to start going to the gym), and yet I continue to be bothered by my weight.
For me, rather pathetically, it does seem to come down to a level of media pressure, which is mildly ridiculous. But anyway, it got me pondering. What makes up our mental conception of what the 'right' weight for us is.
And lo! A poll appeared!
[Poll #578242]
Answer, don't answer, debate and discuss. I'm curious, mostly because it's something I don't quite get in myself. Oh, and I have another thing which I am aware is pure neurosis. I think I'm big at the moment because my stomach looks to be larger in proportion to my stomach than it ever has done before. The fact that my breasts are currently smaller than they have been at any time since I was twelve years old doesn't seem to be being taken in by my subconscious. It's very very silly!
There is going to be an outing to Canary Wharf this evening to see Howl's Moving Castle.
At the moment,
ksirafai, castorlion, pierot and myself are attending, but all are welcome. We'll be meeting in the Surrey Quays area at about 6.30 pm and then heading across. There may well be ice cream involved in this entire process as some point as well, and maybe even dinner. If anyone wants to show, feel free to come along!
In other news, I went to the gym last night with
ksirafai. It was rather scary. An energetic woman in lycra shouted at me for 45 minutes. I came home - for some reason most of me is fine this morning except my arms which are really aching. It's very peculiar. Oh, going to the gym also made me ponder something which has been running around in my head for a week or so.
What does 'fat' actually mean? Or, more precisely, what does 'the right weight' mean to you folks? You see, in my head I am dramatically too big, and I'm trying to work out why it bothers me so much. I've got a boyfriend who says I look fine and finds me attractive. I like my boyfriend. I don't really feel the need to attract anyone else right now. My clothes fit, and have done since my operation, and while I'm back up to a size 14 (with size 12 being a bit tight) that's not enormous in my mind. I'm not causing myself any health problems (although I could do with getting fitter - that's my good and positive reason to start going to the gym), and yet I continue to be bothered by my weight.
For me, rather pathetically, it does seem to come down to a level of media pressure, which is mildly ridiculous. But anyway, it got me pondering. What makes up our mental conception of what the 'right' weight for us is.
And lo! A poll appeared!
[Poll #578242]
Answer, don't answer, debate and discuss. I'm curious, mostly because it's something I don't quite get in myself. Oh, and I have another thing which I am aware is pure neurosis. I think I'm big at the moment because my stomach looks to be larger in proportion to my stomach than it ever has done before. The fact that my breasts are currently smaller than they have been at any time since I was twelve years old doesn't seem to be being taken in by my subconscious. It's very very silly!
