Atieno Otieno
On my last visit to the gym last weekend ,I met an old friend of mine.We went through an entire zumba session together then went out for a meal while we chewed the fat.I told her about how much weight I had gained over quarantine and my goal for the next few weeks.She on the other hand,looked perfect to me.She had hardly put on an ounce,at least as far as my eyes could tell.She went on and on about how much she wanted to add weight and had gone over and above to get to sixty kilos.
This got me thinking about how much society dictates how and what one,especially a woman,should look like.Every woman now tries to assimilate into the confines of society just to fit in and look ‘picture perfect’.This has driven lots of women into chasing rainbows and setting unattainable weight loss goals or going for bariatric procedures to make work even easier.
Your weight loss journey ought not to be up to the world’s standards but a healthy journey towards self acceptance and ultimately self love. Being and staying healthy not only revolves around cutting weight but also gaining weight .It is a journey with a thousand miles that can only start with that single step of choosing to love yourself and change only that which can be changed. Your weight does not define you ,your personality does. Those extra or less pounds do not make you less attractive. They make you unique . After all ,it takes all kinds to make a world ,right?
Beauty of life 