i’m 5’8”, and no, i’ve never especially LIKED my height. when i was a kid i shot up like a beanstalk, was all elbows and knobby knees and i hated it. one of my most vivid memories is when we lined up for picture day in height order in elementary school and all the other girls were in the front of the line and i was in the very very back with the boys. i have always felt gangly and uncomfortable.

that being said, i am in college now, and 5’8” is not unreasonably tall. sometimes i actually feel quite comfortable walking into a room and being able to look most of the guys in the eye (okay, overstatement. they have grown by the time they get to college. most of them.). and sometimes i even wear 5 inch heels just for kicks. as i’m losing weight, too, i’m feeling better about my height. i used to joke (except sort of believe it) that i was a beach ball with toothpick arms and legs and that NO ONE WANTED TO LOOK AT THAT. hahahaha. but as i get closer to my goal and closer to being comfortable and fit, i start to think of myself not as gangly tall fat girl, but more as a very tall drink of water. :)