Enjoy your fat ass

[ladydreamer]

"As long as you are female and your hormones are female hormones you are protected from cardiovascular disease," Manolopoulos said. "The moment you go into menopause and your hormones change, you lose your typical female appearance and you gain stomach fat and at the same time your risk for heart disease and diabetes becomes comparable to men of

Comments

[myownghost]

good catch. i wouldn't have noticed the bias in that quote. guess i was brain-washed at an early age to be very ashamed of my naturally-rounded belly.

i tell you, though, the fat does migrate. as i went through menopause, my shape shifted for real.

[ladydreamer]

I have blogs and HAES to thank for spotting that one. Although it helps that it's a pretty poorly written article.

Maybe when I hit menopause, the fat will migrate away from my belly. It's been there my entire life, even when I was a scrawny Jenny mouse playing basketball. Sigh. I really do try with all my effort to love my body and focus on my health, but I feel like a spider, sometimes.

[ellyfanfic]

I agree with the above; my weight has suddenly all shifted to my stomach. For a while I thought there was something wrong with me, but apparently it's the onset of menopause. It was something of a surprise!

The idea that a rounded belly isn't a "female appearance" is a silly modern idea, though. Look at the ancient goddess figurines from the Paleolithic era. Big boobs, big butt, AND big bellies. I'm a goddess!

[ladydreamer]

Indeed! Worship us!

[herohunter]

BOO.

[ladydreamer]

ilu ♥