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Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for January 06, 2010
January 05, 2010
January 07, 2010
Transcript:
Most women own jeans in a variety of sizes. Many expect to temporarily go "up" a size after December. Few are prepared for that other post-holiday horror: Cathy: I have to go up a size in my stretchy waistband sweatpants!
alondra about 15 years ago
Looks like you seriously overate during the Christmas season Cathy.
lightenup Premium Member about 15 years ago
It’s not a good day when that happens. Bigger clothes are not the answer though.
LibrarianInTraining about 15 years ago
lightenup, again, FANTASTIC avatar.
Unfortunately, the theme song will now be stuck in my head ALL day!
pearlandpeach about 15 years ago
mine are always an up-size. but then, i have a pair that are 15 years old and still fit….
kfaatz925 about 15 years ago
I like the “oops” size in the first panel.
masnadies about 15 years ago
LibrarianInTraining, now that song is stuck in MY head too.
Too bad she hasn’t ever been pregnant, nothing like maternity jeans for these temporary ills.
ronaldmundy about 15 years ago
is it time to roll her in flour?
billdi Premium Member about 15 years ago
my problem is that my jeans and sweats keep shrinking…
kab2rb about 15 years ago
So true and horribly funny. Makes a good excuse to buy clothes. Cathy haven’t you learned yet to control your eating. Doesn’t hurt if you get hungry.
BananaSlug about 15 years ago
You know, there’s nothing wrong with how Cathy looks. So she doesn’t live up to society’s exaggerated standards. So what? It’s not a “requirement” that you have to fill so you’ll be pretty. It’s a dumb stereotype that was most likely thought up by an immature teenage boy.
LibrarianInTraining about 15 years ago
Banana Slug, while agree with you about fitting society’s stereotypes, I also have to caution extremism. Being extremely skinny isn’t healthy. To the other extreme, obesity isn’t healthy, either.
People often ask me if I’m anorexic because I only weigh 108 pounds. But I eat practically all day. I have a fast metabolism and a small stomach, and eat rather slowly.
On the other hand, when I tell people my husband weighs 208 pounds, they ask me if he’s fat. But He isn’t. He’s 6’6” and, while he does have a little erm…. “pooch” around his belly, he’s hardly obese.
Find a weight that’s healthy for you, and don’t boil it down to some number on a scale or size on clothing.