The following is my article on body image from January 2008.
It’s another January in another year, but many women will be repeating the same old resolutions. Fit into size 6 jeans. Lose 5 pounds by spring, and 10 pounds by bikini season. Are these goals that you have personally contemplated, or is this what our culture is pushing on you?
Case in point: January magazine covers. Fitness: Get lean in 4 weeks. Health: Lose 15lbs fast. Oxygen: Build a dream body. Women’s Health: 26 ways to lose fat fast.
These resolutions to change your body are as worn out as your favorite lounge pants. What saddens me is that I haven’t heard one woman say: “In 2008, I am going to love myself the way I am.”
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1 comment:
aw. This was a good reminder!
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