But now, as a full-grown woman…if I had my pick….you know, of a body-type to “trade” for….give me a volleyball girl’s slammin’ bod when I incarnate next time, please!!!

~ whoa. ~ those women are talllll….with a truly athletic build, IMO. Can’t you just picture 3 or 4 of those professional volleyball women sitting down to lunch…they have to EAT because, daayyum! they’re running around in the heat, on the beach, playing volleyball, so yeah, they need a couple sandwiches! Maybe some whole milk, too! *hahaha!* Not like the little gymnastics dollies at all….(although there’re slight variations in body-types a gymnast can have) I would rather be 6′3″ with muscles and a tan. *hahaha!*
((((hopey will now be returning to her own body))))
* : )

One of my former clients was a member of Canada’s womens hockey team.

She was amazing. Strong, fast, agile. Fit. Incredibly low resting heart rate. In fact, all of her medical tests were nearly off the charts

She also was a ‘big boned’ girl who naturally carried some body-fat.

It’s too bad that our society perceives her body to be inferior to that of someone who fits into a size zero pair of low-rise jeans.

Just my opinion.

@Tiffabee: In my experience, as someone who’s been a size 8 to a size 16 and everything in between, the urge to be thinner is always there. That’s why I’m a part of FA now and why I read these blogs every day, to help me to remember that I don’t need to be thinner. I don’t! You don’t! We don’t!

Great post. It helps to know that the automatic thought processes we’ve all been exposed to can be fought. Thank you.