Your Weight is the Least Interesting Thing About You

I stumbled across this blog post this week while scrolling through Pinterest. The blogger, Kate Bartolotta, a massage therapy student, writes about what she has learned from touching "more than 50 naked people." The title made me laugh, because it reminded me of conversations I've had with my physical therapist (I injured my back last July in Crossfit and have spent nine months in physical therapy trying to straighten it out) as she massaged my...well...left butt cheek. Being in close contact with another person in this way is a surefire way to get over any body issues one might have. But the reality is, a body is just a body. It's not a measure of your worthiness in any way. What really struck me was number six on her list of eight things she's learned: "Your weight is the least interesting thing about you."

Something about that simple phrase is so therapeutic. It's so true, but it's not what we focus on. Turn on the television and Kim Kardashian is lamenting how her pregnant body looks, crying, "How the f*** did I get like this?" Um...you're pregnant. Need we explain how that works? But people eat it up. I mean, it's being used in the promo for her show. (And, yes, it physically hurt me to write about Kim Kardashian...) And not only do they eat it up, but people comment on it and discuss it as if it were important. We are obsessed with weight. And it's just not that interesting.

So, here's a list of eight interesting things about me that have nothing to do with my weight. What are your eight?

8. I have lived in six different states.

7. I spent one month in Vietnam volunteering and living in Ho Chi Minh City.

6. My husband and I have three boxer dogs.

5. I can deadlift 235 pounds.

4. I can't grow flowers to save my life, but I'm a master gardener when it comes to veggies.

3. I have ten tattoos.

2. My laugh is incredibly loud and I like it that way.

1. My life is full of incredible people who support and love me; I'm insanely lucky!