I was watching Super fat vs. Super skinny, or whatever the heck that program is called, yesterday. In one part of the program they had a clip from LA, and they talked about how if you’re fat you have to go out outside of the city, because fat people just aren’t accepted as part of the LA population. But what was worse, I thought, was that although being pregnant is ok, carrying some baby weight after the pregnancy is not.
Women put themselves through extreme work-out regimes and diets just to get back into their size zero a few months after giving birth, risking their own health as well as their babies’.
What I don’t understand is this: How can adult women be so obsessed with their looks that they’re prepared to do almost anything to remain slim? Why is it so goddamn important to be that skinny, to look picture perfect?
I understand that most women (and men) want to look as good as they can, but seriously, there must be some kind of limit. I would rather not be obese, but I also have no desire to be a walking skeleton.
I like eating, and frankly, I think that there are much more pressing things to worry about in this world than your weight. Being healthy and active is one thing, spending all your time and energy on trying to look good is a whole different matter.
It’s selfish and quite absurd. And very much the opposite of my motto: true perfection has to be imperfect!
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