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Skinny vs Healthy…
Recently, I have become incredibly disturbed by the obsession with being “skinny.” Earlier in my life, I had the same obsession. Everytime I walked into a room I would rank every woman (including myself) by size. If I wasn’t one of the smallest I would feel depressed the rest of the day. I have definately grown out of that, but I feel sad for everyone who is constantly thinking about their weight. I searched tumblr and followed people who are on fitness and weight-loss journeys. For the most part, everyone seemed to want to lose weight for health and fitness purposes. However, I have come across many girls currently under 100 lbs. that want to lose weight. They post photos of women who look malnourished and have lost the physical essence of a woman. They look more like twelve year old boys than women. It’s hard for me to fathom why anyone would literally kill themselves to look like that. Then I am reminded of the media and pressures placed on women to be thin. I know this isn’t anything new or some great revelation, but I am very disturbed by it and felt I needed to say something. Hopefully, these girls can find the strength and support to overcome the pressure. Anyway, so many girls are trying to look like celebs and obtain their teeny bodies. They look at celebs as the standards for their bodies. I will introduce some of my strong, healthy and fit “thinspirations” through my blog over the next week. I look to successful women athletes for inspiration. Although they may not receive the attention that Angelina Jolie might, I think they are better role models especially when trying to be healthy. We should all strive to be healthy and fit like athletes, not skinny and starving like many celebs.
Rather than “thinspiration” renamed it to “FITSPIRATION”. Felt sad for the masses, though last time I used to be with the masses, nearly killed me.. But I’ve grown to understand how the media playing a big part on this…
PLEASE Eat more, carry more and burn more…
Hell to thinspiration!
