17 Jul
Editor’s Note: This is the first of our “Expert Sex Tips” blog entries from our resident Sexpert, Amara - Enjoy!
It wasn’t a sudden thing, it was more like the ‘drip, drip’ effect, gaining a pound or two a year which I just couldn’t seem to shake off. It was so gradual I had little reason to ever consider dieting. But after 30 years, and 30 unshakable pounds, ‘Presto!’ My body just wasn’t as light and bouncy as it once was.
Those bulges nagged away in the background of my thoughts, and on the forefront of my belly for years and years. So one day I did the unthinkable. I ditched the ‘I can do this myself’ theory and signed up for a program supervised by a doctor. I ‘just’ lost 20 pounds, and I have to say, being the weight I was during college definitely makes me feel sexier than ever.
While I don’t think being overweight should affect anyone’s sex life, if you are one of those carrying around an inner tube around your waist or your thighs, you know it can get in the way. While I know that our self esteem is supposed to come from deep inside, it sure doesn’t hurt catching a glimpse of yourself walking by a window saying, ‘who’s that sexy chick?’ It’s me!
Read the entire article and much more at Amara’s website, NourishingArts.com.