Thinness breeds envy
National Post: "A new Canadian study shows women are more likely to say they want to lose weight if they live in a neighbourhood where women are, on average, thinner. Conversely, they are more likely to be satisfied with their weight if they live in a neighbourhood where women are heavier."
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I admit I was tempted to say, "So what?" to this post, but it's not quite that easy to dismiss. If the greatest influencer of our health level are those around us, should we only associate with those who's health is better than, or equal to our own?
ReplyI can agree with this. I've got a stick-thin friend telling me that I'm all right as I am when I'm still overweight and nowhere near my sensible target weight.
ReplyBeing out of the norm makes you a target for harresment. I work office jobs in Health Care business offices, and many of my coworkers are overweight. I couldn't care less how big or small they are. That is just a stupid way to judge a person, but there are always many women who feel the need to fixate on my body, what I eat, and try to make me feel bad about myself because I'm slim. I'm slim because I was a successful track and cross country runner, who still trains. I eat 2000 to 2200 calories a day because I have a lot of muscle and burn a lot of calories, and yet women always try to tell me that I'm anorexic. They should take the time they put into harassing and fixating on other women and put it into doing something healthy and positive for themselves the world would be a better place.
ReplyDoes 5-feet tall, 110 pounds & a BMI of 21.5 sound okay to you?
ReplyYes, Sami. It's just fine.
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