Did you know that you can be skinny and fat all at the same time? That's right. You can be thin AND have a high percentage of body fat. It's totally possible and happens on a regular basis. That is why it's important for us to realize that our health is not measured by the number on the back of our pants. It's possible to be a size 2 and be considered obese by your percentage of body fat. Being healthy is more than just a number on the scale. It's more than the size of our pants. It's about accepting who we are, changing what we can, and working toward a better you.
I read an interesting article the other day that compared runway models and plus-size models. Did you know that the average plus-size model is a size 6-14? Are you freakin' kidding me??? The average woman today is around a size 12/14 and clothing manufacturers are selling clothes on "plus-size" models who are a size 6??? Not only that, most runway models meet the requirements to be anorexic. I'm not sure about you, but I think it's ridiculous that designers are using these women as human clothes hangers and telling us this is beautiful. No wonder women are so unhappy with themselves. We are trying to achieve a type of perfection that doesn't exist. Not only does it not exist, but those pictures of what makes women so beautiful are touched up to the point that even those women don't look like that in real life.
Add in the trend of using teenage models to promote women's clothing, and it gets even more discouraging. A 16-19 year-old girl does not have the curves that will make them women.
This is just another reason that we need to strive to value ourselves and work on being the healthiest we can be by eating right, excercising, and taking care of ourselves. I will never look like a model, but by eating right, exercising, and getting in shape, I will be more confident in my own skin and will celebrate myself for who I am. I encourage all of you to do the same.
To check out the article, go to: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/01/11/new-magazine-editorial-highlights-shocking-differences-between-plus-size-and/
It is appalling that the fashion industry has set such unreachable standards for women AND young girls. Skinny does not equal healthy just like plus size does not equal unhealthy. Everyone has their own 'healthy' size. If I were a size 2 (NEVER have I been a size 2!) I would not be healthy. I would be a skeleton. I do not have the frame to be that size. I am ok with that.
ReplyDeleteExactly. A lot of women are not built to be a size 2. Skin and bones is not attractive.
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