I was watching Gok Kwan on the telly the other day. He is just great. Maybe because he was once fat himself. But what I really like about him is that he accepts his women as they are. He knows we come in all shapes and sizes, and helps his women to not only come to terms with the reality, but to feel really good. This must be the goal.

And I am always very interested to find out about the range of undergarments to squeeze away the lumps and bumps for special occasions. Certainly a well-fitting bra makes all the difference. (In my mother's day, they seemed to accept the wobbly body. The Playtex Living Girdle was regularly advertised on the box.)

Trinny and Susannah were always extolling the virtues of concrete knickers, and eventually, they became easy to find. They too accepted our lumps, bumps and wrinkles, and helped us to understand what clothes suit what shapes, rather than requiring us to fit the clothes.(If one shop doesn't make clothes that fit you, then try another and another. If the garment doesn't fit, it is the wrong garment for you. Not the other way around.)

But I am not so sure about Look Ten Years Younger.  I feel any good ideas they suggest are lost because they go for cosmetic surgery. This causes 2 problems in my view.

1. All my problems will be solved if I have cosmetic surgery.
2. I don't have to do anything myself, the surgeon will take over responsibility.

But Ten Years Younger does talk sense about getting our hair looking nice and generally taking care. We should take care of ourselves and make the most of what we have.

Getting thin does not make us happier. Learning to be happy as we are, lumps and bumps and all, might mean we could be happy when we are thinner. But just being thin does not make us happy. We still have the same problems after the knife. We cannot leave the responsibility for feeling good about ourselves to other people. It is our own personal responsibility. Hypnosis can help you take personal responsibility and help you feel better about yourself.





 


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