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While doing some posting on a few forums that I am a member of, I
\n was reading posts about people trying to lose weight and some of the
\nladies who were saying they still needed to lose 10-20 pounds look so
\nskinny right now they look like they are skeletons!<\/p>\n
So why is
\nAmerica so obsessed about their weight? Could it be because of all the
\ncommercials, MTV, the skinny stars and sports fanatics who are
\nconstantly bombarding us with their idea of an attractive person? The tv
\n or movie commercials that say if you are not a size 4 you are
\noverweight!<\/p>\n
I was watching The Devil Loves Prada the other night
\nand was so upset when they told the secretary that she was a pig at a
\nsize 4! I couldn’t imagine being in a size 4, let alone being told I
\nneeded to lose weight to be in a size 0 in order to look good! Come on!<\/p>\n
Why are we so obsessed?<\/p>\n
Why can’t we love ourselves for ourselves?<\/p>\n
Below is what I posted in reply to someone asking for diet tips etc:<\/p>\n
I
\n too am doing a “healthy living lifestyle” change…I have found for
\nmyself if I focus on losing weight I want to eat more items that are bad
\n for me. I refuse to tell myself I am losing weight…I don’t need to
\nlose weight I just need to become healthier and tone up, sure there may
\nbe a few pounds I could lose BUT that should not be the main focus,
\nbecoming healthy should be.<\/p>\n
What I have been doing, and this is
\nfor me as it works for me, is eating more raw fruits and vegetables,
\nhave a salad already made up as during the day I reach for something
\nquick and easy to eat since I am working or chasing my 4 yr old around
\nthat I don’t want to take the time to cook for myself.<\/p>\n
I also have added more water to my diet, when I get hungry and its not meal or snack time I reach for the water.<\/p>\n
Another
\n thing I have been doing is finding DVD’s that I enjoy some of you may
\nlaugh at the one I do that I just find so much fun to do and the time
\njust melts away (no pun intended lol) I bought Carmen Electra’s Strip
\nTease aerobics…I know but you know what it is so much fun! I also vary
\n it with Turbo Jam and Yoga Booty Ballet all of them are fun and have
\ngreat music that keeps me going.<\/p>\n
Cutting out the real sugars I
\ncan’t do as far as using items like Splenda etc because I don’t feel
\nthey are safe, so I just cut down on how much real sugar I use in my
\ncoffee which I have also cut back from 2 pots, yep 2 pots a day, to 2
\ncups a day which is a feat in and of itself for me a coffee addict.<\/p>\n