{"id":8519,"date":"2010-11-03T12:39:54","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T19:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2010-11-03T12:39:54","modified_gmt":"2010-11-03T19:39:54","slug":"why-wednesday-why-you-make-my-world-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8519","title":{"rendered":"Why Wednesday – Why You Make My World Beautiful"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Glamour magazine isn’t considered a legitimate news source in my book, they came out with a new poll that was shocking (and sad).<\/p>\n

71% of women feel fat. But only 46% percent surveyed were medically considered overweight.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

That brings me to ask, will we ever overcome our body issues<\/a>? Will we ever love ourselves for who we are RIGHT NOW?<\/p>\n

When will I be satisfied with my body?<\/p>\n

When will I stop looking for parts of my body to “improve?” I lost 100 freaking pounds and that’s still not good enough? But good enough for whom?<\/p>\n

Me?<\/p>\n

Men?<\/p>\n

Society?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I want there to be a day when as women we can love ourselves and each other for who we are. Stop comparing ourselves to someone who is skinnier, a faster runner, someone who has awesome abs and wears a size 2. Women especially can be so catty and critical of each other when we should be supporting each other.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>These unattainable goals of waifdom are unrealistic and unhealthy. Somewhere in the timeline our brains got confused. A woman’s beauty was judged on her plumpness. A Rubenesque woman was considered beautiful. Why?<\/p>\n

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Peter Paul Rubens<\/p><\/div>\n

Curvaceous women were considered good breeders, healthy potential mothers, and wealthy. They could afford rich food. They weren’t gaunt and poor.<\/p>\n

Did you know that Marilyn Monroe would be considered “fat” if she was alive today?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>She’s pretty gorgeous for being considered “fat” by today’s standards.<\/p>\n

Start your own revolution. Change your thinking:<\/p>\n