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| I am the BCD Beauty. |
I AM THIN IN PHOTOS
When I take photos intentionally, I make sure that I look good and thin in them. I achieve my goal through contouring and other makeup tricks. So far, I have managed to convince about 75% of my Facebook friends (those who don't see me that often and those who don't know me well at all) that I am, in fact, thin. The rest of the 25% which includes my crazy group of girlfriends, however, know the real score when it comes to my weight and my body shape.
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| I've mastered the art of looking thin in photos. |
The truth is, though I may have mastered the art of making myself look think in photos with makeup and camera angles, I am a chubby girl (substitute chubby for other synonyms if you like). And, this fact has never been as "in my face" as today when I took a short trip to Gaisano City (Bacolod) for lunch.
AFTER LUNCH DIVERSION AND A BROKEN A/C
After eating a bowl of soup and 2 slices of stuffed crusted German franks pizza, I went to the department store to see if it had any good dresses. I want to buy one for the wedding I'm attending on the 22nd.
Took my time, sliding one hanger after another, chose 9 different clothing articles (count them, NINE) to try on. I didn't want to go back and forth from the clothing racks to the fitting room so brought everything all at once.
I presented my choices to the lady in charge of the fitting rooms (because you have to do this in Gaisano City, Bacolod, FYI) before stepping in and at this point, I was already sweating (severely) from walking around and not feeling the AC air goodness because it was broken.
I felt the heat even more as I struggled to put on and take off the 9 different clothing pieces. I stopped and looked at the mirror after I took off dress #8 and I told myself: "None of these fit" which was absolutely true.
Mind you that I am currently taking progesterone tablets for hormone therapy hence it kind of hit me hard. I felt heavy, tired, hot (not the good kind), sweaty, sad and irritable - I was a burrito of melancholic feels.
A SLIVER LINING OF THE FAT KIND
To cut the story short, I went home feeling [insert bad word here]. Luckily, I found an article on MarieClaire.Com, as I was browsing the interweb, that talked about Instagram banning the hashtag: #curvy. Outrageous, I know! But, within this article I found my silver lining of the beautifully fat kind:
I came to know curvy bloggers who have embraced their bodies - curves, stretchmarks, bellies and all.
I felt better after looking at the ladies' photos. Feeling more motivated, I decided to find more. In my search, I found 3 bloggers/models that you absolutely have to check out for yourself - fat girl or not.
3 Inspiring Photos of My Kind of Phat Ladies
Blog: Sometimes Glam
Blogger: Crystal
Blogger: Crystal
Instagram: tessholliday
Model: Tess Holliday Campaign: Sea by Monif C featuring Tess Holliday
Model: Tess Holliday Campaign: Sea by Monif C featuring Tess Holliday
These ladies are definitely on my favorite list. Thanks to them, as well as others who I have not included in this list, my Saturday afternoon became a little brighter and I learned a little something too: If you accept and are happy with the way you look, fat or thin, it will show outwardly.
I spent the rest of it resting, watching romantic comedy movies and eating left-over pizza.
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