http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1iksBk/www.newstatesman.com/health/2011/01/anorexia-press-caro-fashion
Hey ya'll. Do you like food? I LOVE food. And I love eating. And althhough appetites and cravings fluctuate a lot in my daily diet, I will never stop. Not only because food is sooooooo good, but because I like being heathy(ish).
Now, I'm no stranger to the anorexia and bullemia thang going around. I'm a girl growing up in the modern world with highly photoshopped ads and diets galore. I've come accross tons of girls who worry about their weight when they really don't need to. And I, being a whopping 45 pounds in fourth grade, did start to panic when puberty hit in fifth and sixth grade. over one summer i shot up to 75 pounds and i thougt I was fat because what I saw in the mirror while being 45 pounds, I saw a normal sized girl, not knowing that teachers were generally concerned about my weight.
You see, I was never told about sudden growth spurts relating to puberty. I thought I got taller and my feet got bigger and that was about it. So when I started filling out, I was terrified. But everyone was making a huge deal about weight and these eating disorders that I chose to keep this sudden weight gain to myself. I thought that people would take my ho-hos away or judge me for finishing the other girls lunches because they were not only worried about the suspicious seasonings that looked like wood shavings on top of these square generic pizzas, but they were scared of gaining weight. And in the fifth and sixth grade. I was s overwhelmed, but I kept eating and watching me grow in secret.
For a small period of time, I was obsessed and worried over the small bulge in my lower belly, I thought everyone had flat stomachs like the models. And I thought I was sick.
Over time, of course, I grew to realize, hey, I'm normal. I just developed a little later than people. And honestly, I'm glad I did because if I started gaining weight with the other girls in my class, who knows how I may have ended up.
Now, I LOVE food (as stated above). I'm a healthy 125-7 pound freshman who really needs to workout but I'm not really conserned about weight. I learned on my own that I grow. It just happens. I have little curves and cusion here and there but honestly, I think I'm one of the most beautiful girls in the world.... i mean, if i do say so myself. :P
What makes me mad is the lack of this attitude with girls who are perfectly normal because the media tells them they're big or even their parents. I've caught my dad slipping little hints that I'm gaining weight, but I know I'm fine here in my little light weight range.
If any parents are reading this, talk to your daughters. and your sons. Both will grow up in an image obsessed world and its hard when its just them and their minds. And things get dangerous fast. And to my peers, you all are awsomely amazing people in this world. There is only one of you. And if you want to change (healthily of course) keep eating, but stay active and dont drink so much mountain dew. i know, that sucks but you gotta stop. one a week? maybe 3? take a little at a time. Everyone can use some healthy, but the extreme is.... well kinda revolting. Bones arent that great. I mean, honestly, who wants to have sex with a pile of bones? cusion is AWESOME. :D
Ok, im off to ... do stuff. :D
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