I wish I could say that I honestly didn't care what people thought about me. For the most part I don't, but there is one thing that I've been pretty self concious about for the past couple years. That, like many other people, is my weight. Now, I know I'm not fat, but for the past couple years, after gaining weight after a very serious head injury, i became very self concious about how much I weighed. In the span of a few weeks I moved froma size 7-9 to about a size 13. I started doing stupid things, like going for a few days at a time without eating. Looking back, it was such a stupid thing to do.
Unfortunately, for that very brief time, I bought into the "must be as thin as possible" mindset that seems to be everywhere nowadays. Although, luckily, I didn't do anything too drastic to try to alter my weight, it sickens me that I bought into what the media seems to be selling as the "perfect body." Let's face it, everywhere you go there seems to be magazines, or tv shows, or ads, featuring beatiful, but stick skinny, models and actresses. Its very tempting to want to try to obtain that look, especially being as it seems to be what is the accepted standard of beauty today.
Now, just recently, I read that Marylin Monroe wore a size 11. Yes, the glamour godess of the past actually wore a double-digit size. Now I'm not sure whether that fact is even correct, but it gives me comfort thinking that it is. In the end, everybdoy has a different body. Although some girls will always be naturally skinny, it jsut won't happen for everyone. I just want to take a second to insist to any girl (or guy even) that reads this, don't try to become skinny. Try to become healthy. That's what's really important, more than any "perfect" body. Nobody is perfect. Everybody, however, can try to be healthy. I know this seems like common sense, but I'm certain that I'm not the only person who's ever felt the pressure to look a certain way.
Lately, I've been doing my best just to eat right and excersize frequently, and although I'm no Marylin Monroe, I'm now very comfortable in my size 11 jeans.
yeah its true marilyn was like an 11-13 but i think it was actually a 13...and i think you should read the blog i just posted cus coincedentally in talks about weight also...and like i said...if your comfortable with wat you look like i thinkg you shouldnt pay any attention to those magazines but if your not happy than you should set a goal for yourself not starve yourself...
Not to rain on your parade, but I'm pretty sure Marilyn Monroe's size 11 wasn't the equivalent of today's size 11. But I'm not positive on that.
But another score for the healthy-looking girls: there are two plus size models (aka normal-sized) on "America's Next Top Model" this season that are undeniably gorgeous.
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The sizes were different back then. One of my neighbors gave me some vintage clothing, and the sizes were incredibly small.
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I think the media does have a lot of influence over people's mindsets. But it hurts when someone actually judges you based on that. When someone says something, or does something because they feel you have to look a certain way. That's when it becomes personal. Not so much when the media encourages super-skinny chicks. At least I think so. It's sad either way.
But I'm glad to hear someone has the self-confidence to defy that. :)
i understand what you're saying, but from the opposite end of the spectrum. when i was younger, i used to be incredibly skinny, like deathly underweight, but it was because of my fast metabolism and i couldnt do anything about it. alot of my self-conscious friends said i was lucky cuz i was naturally as thin as they wished they could be. (when in reality its just really unhealthy, no matter who you are) but what they didnt know was that i, too was made fun of, but in some ways it was worse. instead of being made fun of for being heavy, i was called anorexic (which is the complete opposite of me, i LOVE food and i never skip a meal) and had all sorts of nasty rumors spread about me. even though the media "says" that you're "supposed" to be skinny. ironic?
actually, Marilyn was a size 11. but it goes back to what you said about the standards of beauty. when she was famous, curvy women were more popular. in the 1920's, it was stylish for a girl to look more like a boy, and girls would not only cut their hair but tape their breasts down and wear different types of clothing to disguise their hips.
and now, it's (unfortunately) anorexic-chic. of course, i dont know a single person that looks like that in real life. so maybe its society that needs to change, and not us.