All my life I have battled with my weight and even when I was actually really slim, in my head I was huge, so I never enjoyed it. As I edge closer to 40 by the day and we have had more time to think about life with the pandemic and lockdown, I realised what an idiot I have been!
Other people’s rules
I have spent so much of my life worrying what other people think and following someone else’s social rules. Fat people should cover up at all times. Women should not wear red lipstick. Shorts are for skinny people. When in public do not do anything to draw attention to yourself. Only speak when spoken to. This list could go on but you get the jist!
I am nearly 40 and I had never worn shorts in the UK as an adult. I had one pair of shorts which I would wear in Spain as my brain seemed to think that if not in the UK then these ‘rules’ did not apply!
Confidence emerging!
Recently, I realised that these are not rules. They are other people’s ideas and I do not have to follow them. I can wear shorts even though I am overweight and I can wear red lipstick if I want to. I can be loud and speak first when in social situations. What’s more, I refuse to be held back in life by someone else’s ideals as life is far too short.