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“My body is 5’2” and 130 pounds. I wish I could get to 125, but that would require
working out and eating right and that, to me, is no fun. I have a ‘muffin top’ — once again, correcting this would require working out and eating right. I used to have a cute, perky butt, but as of lately, it seems not quite as perky anymore. I have ‘jowls’ or whatever you call the droopy skin on my jaw line. The bottoms of my legs are skinny and I have developed wrinkly knees over time. I have very fine hair, so I use tons of hair products to make it seem thicker. Also, when I don’t have time to fix my hair I wear a hair piece that is on a comb. The funny thing is, when I wear my hair piece, that’s when I get the most compliments on ‘my hair’.” “My hair is very fine. According to my hairdresser, I have a lot of it, it is just very, very fine. It was always straight as a board when I was younger, so I would always get horrible spiral perms. Now that I’m older, my hair has become a little curly. For a quick fix in the morning, I put product in my hair, blow dry it, flip my head up, put a little leave-in conditioner on the ends and walk out the front door. I also always have a matching hair piece to slide in my pulled-up hair on days I’m short on time. I love cute hats when my hair won’t do anything at all.” “If I was to speak to younger Cheryl, I would say ‘I know it is hard, but don’t let anyone else tell you to conform into someone else. If you do one thing, always be who you are; don’t try to change into what others think you should be. It is too hard to be something or someone you are not. As long as you are yourself, it will not matter what you look like on the outside. The true beauty on the inside will shine through, and that is what makes someone truly beautiful.” “I have very fine hair, so I use tons of hair products to make it seem thicker.”
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