tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post6117660111059914222..comments2023-10-28T07:09:02.356-04:00Comments on Diary of a Former Food Addict: Body RemodellingAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762115760694650114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-78955294841196752132011-04-27T12:06:08.372-04:002011-04-27T12:06:08.372-04:00You're absolutely right -- there is a signific...You're absolutely right -- there is a significant difference between cosmetic and corrective procedures. Do you think that we want people outed for their procedures just so that we can easily label or categorize them? You know, gay or straight, male or female, real or fake, etc etc etc? I think that we as a culture are totally label-obsessed. Of course, the other possibility in my mind is that we want to know who has had work done so that we can feel better about ourselves. Thoughts?Samarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536002899255089093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-34659103032759714552011-04-25T13:24:24.570-04:002011-04-25T13:24:24.570-04:00D- Agreed, we're not doing the work to end up ...D- Agreed, we're not doing the work to end up self conscious at the end of the day. <br /><br />Samara- I did not either about Nicki, but poked around on the interweb and like lots of other peeps there are some rumors. I just think there is a difference between corrective and cosmetic, and neither one should have to be justified or defended. I do wonder why we as a culture want people outed for their procedures.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762115760694650114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-75426842634045645482011-04-24T10:47:24.032-04:002011-04-24T10:47:24.032-04:00"Sometimes plastic surgery is not about seeki..."Sometimes plastic surgery is not about seeking perfection or rejecting who you are. It can be about realizing who you have always been but got in the way of."<br /><br />SO well said.<br /><br />Note: I didn't realize that Nicki Minaj had undergone cosmetic surgery (possibly because my new years resolution was to stop reading celebrity gossip?) but I'm not sure why I -- or anyone else -- should care. I understand why people might be concerned about the complicated message it sends to their daughters, but perhaps we should use this as an opportunity for discussion instead of just condemnation. The choice to have cosmetic surgery is a highly personal one, and why someone that chooses to have surgery, even if they are in the spotlight like Ms. Minaj, should have to justify their choice to anyone else is beyond me. Why is cosmetic surgery something that people feel like they have the right to know about and/or comment on?Samarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536002899255089093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-77570939580238338282011-04-23T01:24:25.432-04:002011-04-23T01:24:25.432-04:00People have such strong opinions on this topic it ...People have such strong opinions on this topic it can be quite amusing! Personally I find it hard not to be revolted by my 'wings' or general flubber, I look at parts of my body and am alarmed by their deflated look and I still have so far to go, so damn straight I am headed straight to a surgeon when I get to a weight I am comfortable and healthy at. Like you, I want to wear a tank top in summer without feeling self-conscious. I know that surgery will mean a lot of pain and emotional upheaval but there is no way I'm going through all this and be left with a body I'm horribly upset with!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-63026015024831781632011-04-22T18:51:39.184-04:002011-04-22T18:51:39.184-04:00HB- I think it's one of those things that is r...HB- I think it's one of those things that is really easy for people to have opinions about but really hard for them to understand what living with it's like. I don't think living with it would make me stronger personally. I have had plenty of life experiences to strengthen my resolve and build character punishing myself for being over weight would not strengthen me in my opinion. You also have had three pregnancies, and plenty of women talk about the effect that has on your body. What's wrong with want your pre-pregnancy body back? I don't think it's superficial, or something that should be judged. It's not an easy decision to make or one without risks and pain. Most do not make it lightly.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762115760694650114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-10837350081096662412011-04-22T18:43:53.364-04:002011-04-22T18:43:53.364-04:00I have a blog post I've been writing in my hea...I have a blog post I've been writing in my head on this issue for some time. I've looked very seriously at a tummy tuck (for my FUPA) and I still do research it... I know that being at your 'ideal' weight is one thing that all the plastic surgeons recommend, so I have relagated any decision I wish to make until I am at such a weight and I can reassess. I haven't made a decision as such... it's just something I do like to research. It's like, on one hand, there are the people who think "Live with your hardship/ugly parts and be all the more better for it" approach and then there is the "If you can truely not alter it, why not fix it - if I was born without a leg and there was a fairly safe proceedure to replace it, I so would"... it's a real interesting subject. Like some really think you are a better person by living with something you hate (why I don't know) and look down at those who do something about it. I really gotta write down my thoughts on this subject way more coherently then I have here that much is obvious :DHannah Houshangihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045134680412520494noreply@blogger.com