Even Madonna Has Fat Days
By Sarah Wexler,Allure magazine
If you've ever needed proof that you're not alone in experiencing the occasional "fat day", take note: even Madonna, the ropey-armed glamazon who's starting a chain of gyms, the woman who we once lambasted for working out too much has them! At Monday's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala, she wore a body-skimming Stella McCartney dress that looked amazing on her. But on the red carpet, she admitted to reporters, "I feel fat in my dress." We feel ya, Madge.
On "fat days", you may feel like you weigh a million pounds even if you look like a million bucks-but to any outsider, you don't look any different than the day before. How to deal with this psychological hang-up?
One of my friends responds by taking action-she goes for a run or takes her dog on an extra-long walk to feel like she's doing something to battle her imagined bulges. Other friends go into "sad recluse" mode, eating more, wearing baggier clothes, and even canceling plans until the feeling-fat moment passes (if you're scheduled to attend the Met gala, though, this one's not really an option).
Do you have "fat days"-and if so, how do you deal?
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