This is one of the most mind bogglingly stupid and offensive things I have ever seen.
"Improve your willpower"? How about live life as a horrendously boring robot with no passion or joy? My favourite part is the "top tips" which I will paraphrase here for your hissing and spitting needs:
BAN JUNK FOOD.“If you want to buy sweets for the kids, buy a pack at a time,” says Marisa. “It will keep you and them healthier.”
CURB VARIETY. “The more varied our diet, the more stimulated our taste buds are and the more we crave various foods,” explains Marisa. “Try to stick to three food types in each meal.”
BE PREPARED. “If we feel peckish and have only a vending machine, we’ll be ordering a chocolate in no time,” says Marisa. “Always have a healthy snack to hand for emergencies.”
DON’T FALL FOR FREEBIES.“A free cake may seem irresistible but being overweight is the biggest expense of all,” warns Marisa.
REMEMBER FEELING GORGEOUS. “Think back to a time when you felt at your best,” says Marisa. “Store that feeling and remind yourself of it when you are feeling low or tempted.”
FOOD WILL ALWAYS TASTE GOOD. “You have a lifetime to taste good foods – but only about 30 years of your adult life to look truly sexy,” says Marisa. “Make the most of it now.”
Emphasis mine.
Yes, because what better way to "make the most of now" than living a life of deprivation and self abuse?
I fucking hate Sun Woman. I really, really do.
And of course this has been emailed to the fantastic folks over at Shapely Prose, as hopefully they will eviscerate it far more efficiently and in depth than I ever could.
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On the one hand I share your outrage over yet another attack on women and their body images, worse yet, by one of their own. I'll let those more eloquent and worthy than me proceed with the eviscerating. However. There comes a point where obesity is a health risk/problem, and those steps actually have some merit in regaining good health, and the costs of joining health clubs/diet programs, or even resultant medical treatments can add up quickly. I don't care about "looking sexy" as the motivation, but whatever the body type, there's a healthy range that should be striven for to avoid future complications, where the complications can be that much more devastating/incapacitating (atherosclerosis, stroke, blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, etc). It's always preferable to make positive changes sooner than later, but for heaven's sake, do it for yourself and your well-being, not because some soulless press droid tells you to look like the latest skeletal it girl. I daresay most healthy people don't suffer from deprivation or self-abuse, while those needing to lose weight have likely suffered an abundance of excesses and self-indulgences (and inadequate activity), and could benefit from some (comparative) deprivation (or more objectively, moderation).
Not to harsh your empowered feminist vibe, as I totally agree with the need for good self-esteem, healthy body images, and all that, but living with a nurse means seeing a different side of things that people sometimes write off or dismiss. Not that I think the motives of this piece were pure, but one musn't discard the neonate with the used cleaning solution. I'd hate for an eviscerating of this piece to kill someone's motivation to get better before serious complications set in.
Having cancer certainly has tweaked my view on dieting, food, and body image. First, I eat fairly healthfully-not strict or overly restrictive, and was not overweight. Somehow, that didn't seem manage to dissuade leukemia from creeping up and slapping me in the face.
Secondly, I used to stress about eating treats or desserts or the occasional mess of fries. Now, not so much. I'm just thankful that I can still enjoy food, despite the chemo. Plus, I can't seem to justify denying myself ice cream or a daily cookie when I might not be long for this earth.
The hard part has been accepting the squishiness of my body now that I can't exercise as often. Along with the tubes hanging from my chest and buzz cut 'do, my body image has taken a bit of a pounding as of late. But I am learning to get over myself and focus on what's more important in my life.
For all these women who beat themselves up on a daily basis about a their extra poundage and their snacking, I really want to give them a good smack and say, "Love your life and your body. There's so much more to life than fretting over skinny jeans and looking like someone else."
As gross as this article was, I was more disgusted by what I found on the sidebar: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1551712.ece
It's off-topic, I know, but I'm so angry right now, I needed to share.
But as far as this article goes, this woman is an idiot. I don't know how many guys have told me that the girls they like the most are the ones who are, yes, attractive, but are also quietly confident and relaxed about their appearances. So, yeah, if you just want to look good to get a guy, then there's the tip: don't act like a spaz. Or, novel idea, learn to be happy with yourself for yourself , and all the good extras will follow.
Who's giving out free cakes? Does she mean something small? Even then, I don't run into free baked goods. Her point is moot because I don't know what the hell she's talking about.
“The more varied our diet, the more stimulated our taste buds are and the more we crave various foods,” explains Marisa. “Try to stick to three food types in each meal.”
She says "various" not "more volume" and thus doesn't support the ambiguous point that I think she might be attempting to make. Is there some secret keyboard trick to make the "Not Congruent" sign?
"REMEMBER FEELING GORGEOUS."
Well, certainly not gorgeous, but I've been in my best shape in periods of regular vigorous exercise, like that swimming class in college. Food, again, is a non-issue.
Wow....that was pretty slipshod advice.
Ummm...fuck that. Bitch obviously idolizes the Nicole Ritchie looks and is masquerading sound health advice with model envy. My girlfriend is not a stick...she's pleasantly plump, and is confident and sure about her weight and eats very healthy and knows she looks sexy. Guess what? So do I.
lordhelmet has an excellent point. Eating heathy and staying within a decent weight range is far different from striving for "looking truly sexy". As if appeal and attractiveness is only based on "good looks" and rail-thin bodies. Id be more worried about the health of someone like that than someone with some actual flesh.
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