Weight has been a big issue for a long time and the media doesn’t help. Honestly, I’m not small in any way, shape, or form. However, I still consider myself very beautiful regardless of that matter and I do intend on working on my weight. Then again, for some people it’s just not the same… It’s a true problem and they’re not confident. For example, there are plenty of skinny women out there who are starting to call themselves ‘thick’. Which in media terms is ‘thin’ instead of ‘FAT’. I’ve seen a lot of skinny chicks trying to gain more weight, instead of being happy with skinny. It almost seems as if many women are going mad with pushing themselves in the opposite direction. Skinny wanting to be ‘thick’ and ‘heavy’ wanting to be ‘skinny’. I hope none of you find the terms I’m using offensive, I’m just using them so that people can relate to what I’m saying. In other words, I have one last example which boggles me: Eastern women, (Asian women specifically) live in a much different culture than Western women. I read up an article one day about what men and women on that side of the world consider ‘FAT’ and it’s much more different than to what we see in ‘America’. Now, I’m not saying that this is FACT, it was more of a survey in state of opinions, so please do not take offense to what I’m about to say. Apparently because of their diets, (which I would agree is much healthier since rice, sea food, and veggies are regularly in their meals) the way they metabolize food is a bit different–according to the article (which if I can find, I’ll add to this question) and if they even gain the slightest weight, it could effect them greatly because of the diets they’re brought up with culturally and that they’re more prone to weight related diseases because of it. Now, don’t quote me on this, but this is just what I read–If I’m not mistaken it was through VICE probably a year ago. Anyway, what I’m trying to get at is this . . . How do you feel about body weight? Be honest.
