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Enough Already!
I did not expect so much backlash from encouraging women to ditch the weight loss resolutions.
That post wasn’t encouraging people to be overweight, sit around all day, and give themselves hugs about it.
It was about inspiring women to take control of their lives and say enough is enough!
Enough with the “I’m too fat” when clearly you aren’t.
Enough with the “I need a nose job” when you look just fine.
Enough with the “If only I had…” when you should be thankful for what you do have.
Enough with conditioning women to hate themselves and never feel good enough.
If you have a problem with that, then oh well. I guess it’s easier for you to display hate because then it makes you feel powerful. It makes you feel better about yourself because you aren’t “one of them.”
“Well I watch what I eat and exercise, why can’t you?” Who says women with curves don’t?
As one commenter said:
I’m a very healthy person - I do extremely physical work, and I’ve also been a vegan for 3 years. I still have hella curves, and unless somehow I went on a starvation diet, there’s no way I’d lose that comfortable other ~30 pounds that stick around my hips and thighs.
And don’t give me that “I’m encouraging health” because you aren’t. It’s a cop out, an easy way for you to be hateful while still maintaining a facade of being politically correct.
If you want to hate something, hate that companies feel they have to attack women’s self esteem in order to be profitable. Don’t hate the women (and men) who are just trying to live their lives with the bodies that God gave them.
I think what people forget is that being healthy includes mental health as well. If you’re constantly putting yourself down because you ate to many calories or you didn’t run long enough on the treadmill, then you’re only worsening your self-esteem. Being healthy means treating your body right, but it also means treating yourself right emotionally and that’s what the resolutions are about. Be good to your body, but also be good to the person you are on the inside.