Since I haven't been feeling well I decided to partake of trash tv...namely the Fox atrocity "The Swan". Ohmigod, it sends women's issues back to the stone age. Besides the blatant sexism of "you are how you look", I think what infuriates me the most is that they did the dieting and excercise regimens AFTER massive liposuctions - most GOOD plastic surgeons would insist that a patient try to get in some shape and lose as much weight as they could BEFORE surgery; clearly these "doctors" have no ethics, just greed. I also thought that much of the facial work was needless and good results could have been achieved with creative makeup.(But then, I am in the midst of re-reading Kevyn Aucoin's The Art of Makeup)

I remember sitting in the hospital bed after my second surgery, and my surgeon and I discussed cosmetic surgery - he plainly stated that I would NOT be a good candidate for an augmentation, as I bled and the breast tissue did not react well to being "messed with". He then  added his own editorial: "Women are beautiful with what God gave them".

So, I was watching this goofy Fox show, which basically made normal women look like porn chicks (great accomplishment, eh?!) and I couldn't resist looking at myself in the mirror. I looked at the tone of my thick, muscular legs. the curve of my butt, the bulge of my biceps. I have worked so hard over the past 4 years - losing over 80 lbs with excercise and healthful eating, and an overall healthful lifestyle. Sure, I have some imperfections - who doesn't?

After the pain I went through with just a minor surgery, I am turned-off to the concept of paying a fortune for yet more suffering.

Not to mention, I get such a "high" from an intense workout - and its FREE! :)