Thursday, January 5, 2012

Too Skinny?

Today as I was surfing through my Facebook newsfeed a post caught my eye, it said, "Dear world there's no such thing as "too skinny"...if you say it ur only trying to make urself feel better for the simple fact that you wish you wer that skinny so please lets not say that about ppl no-one is ever too skinny." I was devistated as I read this and thought about the hundreds of girls that would read it as well and how it may drive them even further into their eating disorder. The media and society today have created the idea that there is no such thing as too skinny and that is exactly what is destroying individuals lives today. The actual word skinny is now being used by marketers of all industries as they market skinny jeans, skinny water bottles, Skinny Girl Margarita and many more. There is no limit to skinny anymore and less weight is being portrayed as the ideal for society. How about we start filling our society with thoughts of having a healthy body weight and maintaining a good diet with balanced exercise without being excessive. What if for once, a size six was acceptable and a size zero was simply unattractive? I absolutely disagree with the statement, no-one is ever too skinny, I believe skinny is out of control and everywhere I turn people are in fact way too skinny. If you are reading this today and feel discouraged by society's pressure that you have to be as small as possible, please think again, you are SO much more than your dress size and you deserve to live a happy and healthy life. One of my favorite quotes is, "Why are you trying to hard to fit in when you were born to stand out." Please join with me as I go against the societal norms and stand out as a happy and healthy individual  that is known for much more than my dress size.

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