I have been thinking of cutting my hair even shorter. Why? Because I can. When I was obese I had varying length of longer hair. I hid behind it. NEVER considered cutting it short. That thought brought up feelings of: "People will see how fat my face is!" (As if hair really HIDES anything) and "People might think I looked too masculine." When I was fat I did not feel particularly feminine. (Despite my enormous curves!) I felt like I was hiding inside a fat suit. So my hair was my only link to my femininity. And it felt limiting too. I worried about every haircut.. Was it too "Mommish"? All that stupid vanity stuff we all go through!! It makes me crazy!
Fast forward to now. Two years and a loss of 145 pounds later...Getting my hair cut short will be a big moment for me. It will I can be feminine and have short hair. Strong and wise without worrying about what others think of me. And if I hate it..I will just grow it out! No longer am I bound by my LIMITED beliefs about myself and limited beliefs others have about women and attractiveness.
To quell my fears, I even Photo-shopped a picture of me with a new cute short haircut..Not bad, huh?
4 comments:
I love it! I can't wait to see pics after you get it cut!
Hi. Found your blog while surfing for summer haircut ideas. The shorter cut you picked out looks perfect. Very flattering. I like the bangs and hair off the neck. Please post before and after pics so I can possibly show my stylist. Thanks. Gail.
I also got a short (very short) cut after losing the bulk of my weight (410 to 198). I'm SO glad I did it and no longer feel like short hair makes my face look fat!
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You look fabulous with short hair. You should definitely go for it.
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