I do NOT want to look like this, much

When I was getting my hair done the other day, I was thumbing through the Economist People magazine when I stumbled upon a picture of Gisele Bünchen (Brady).  It wasn’t this picture but it was similar – from the same event, same dress, slightly different angle.  She’s stunning.  Beautiful.  And she’s married to the ever yummy Tommy Brady.

I wouldn’t mind trading places with her for a day or two.  I mean, they’re loaded and she’s married to TOM BRADY.  If I were living in her house for 48 hours, I would schedule a crazy session with my (her) trainer, a full day spa treatment in the comfort of my own home, and a romantic dinner with my (her) handsome husband.  And maybe I’d enjoy being crazy tall and ridiculously skinny.  It would be lovely to walk down the street and not have the swish swish of my thighs to keep me company.  It would be nice to not have to worry about the rolls of my stomach bulging when I sit down on the couch.  It would be nice to be able to wear whatever I want and not have to worry about bunching or pulling or the size of my thighs and do I look fat in this.

But honestly, what do you think she eats?  I’m not sure she’s having Mexican food every Friday night with a heaping bowl of queso before hand.  I’m not sure that she can eat ice cream whenever she wants without having to worry about each spoonful showing up as a bump on her thighs.  She’s probably not sitting on the couch, blogging and playing on Twitter and working out maybe 45 minutes a day.  She’s probably in the gym 3-4 hours at a shot.  I mean, she is a model.

I want to be comfortable in my skin.  I want to exercise and eat well.  I don’t want to look like the lovely Mrs Brady.  Hell, if I were twice her size, I’d probably be pretty happy.  And pretty normal.  Maybe if I made the kind of money she does and it was my job, I’d look like that.  But I think there’s a point at which you’ve reached that comfort zone.  When you say, “This is me.  This is who I am.  And I wouldn’t change a thing.”  That’s probably what Gisele says anyway.