Although I may process and learn from the “scale incident” for a while, I wanted to share what may be my final thought on the matter, however, I reserve the right to have another final thought at a later time! When it comes to weight, body image and diets, I think scales should be thrown away. Who created those height and weight charts to which we try to conform? Why did those charts become the “gold standard” by which we judge ourselves so harshly? Maybe we should stop focusing on the “number” and focus, instead, on our health status and the way we feel. I think we’d all be happier.
I agree with focusing on what you are feeling and wha tyour body is telling you rather that focusing on scales and measures.
It wasn’t always this way. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Flemish painter Ruben’s glorified plus size women, who were greatly favored over their emaciated counterparts. As recently as the early part of the 20th century, that trend continued. Ther term Rubenesque ws first coined oin 1913. Women worked at being rubenesque. It was very much in vogue. Even today, many cultures and subcultures find larger women more attractive. For the last 75 years, the fashion industry has, in an effort to sell clothing to women, glorified the size-four woman. Fashion conscious women, driven by the advertising with bone-showing women, have bought into it and strive to be that size four woman or as close to it as they can get. Therein lies the genesis of the so called gold standard. Thus women are victimized by the advertising agencies of Fifth Avenue, the Fasjion industry of Seventh Avenue and their willing participation as wannabees. The phenomenon is as bad as the fast food and carbonated beverage movements, laden with trans fats and sugar, but driven by advertising which leads unwitting and demanding kids of parents unwilling or unable to maintain a healthy life style for their children.
It is grossly unfair that that the food and beverage industries have driven children to unhealthy life styles and often obesity on the one hand while the fashion industry has sent a message that only skinny women and men with six-packs are up to par.
It isn’t easy to overcome these stigmas, yet one must do so to achieve self-acceptance and an emotionally healthy life. Remember we love you for who you are, not for what the fashion industry would like you to be. We pray you will reject the so-called gold standard and find a way to love yourself as we love you.
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