It has been a little while since I've gone on a good rant and let me tell you, this one is long overdue. I'll probably ruffle a few feathers but that's okay.
I wish all of America would adopt Jennifer Lawrence's view on fitness and body image. In an interview with Elle Magazine she said the following about her role as Katniss, the lead character of The Hunger Games trilogy, "I’m never going to starve myself for a part… I don’t want little girls to be like, ‘Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I’m going to skip dinner. That’s something I was really conscious of during training, when you’re trying to get your body to look exactly right. I was trying to get my body to look fit and strong- not thin and underfed." Or perhaps Drew Barrymore when she said, "God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped."
PREACH IT SISTERS! PREACH IT!
Totally not sorry for the outburst.
I have recently noticed a significant increase in the popularity of extreme fitness and dietary regimens amongst the female population. I don't like it one bit! Don't get me wrong, I am all about being fit, eating healthy and exercising......just not to the extreme. As a female, when your body stops functioning the way it should as the result of a low BMI or low percentage of body fat, there's an issue. Having studied psychology quite a bit in my undergrad probably doesn't help my opinion of these lifestyles either. I'm just so tired of society telling women how they should be. Three years ago we were supposed to be anorexic and now we're supposed to be body builders. How do you keep up? You don't. At least this girl doesn't.
I don't flip tires nor do I have the desire to be able to (ouch, my back!)
Exercise does not come before my home or my education, it's a priority but not #1.
I do not deprive myself of anything. Wine can help preserve your memory and Dark Chocolate can help lower your blood pressure so there!
I love being active outdoors, walking my dogs, running, training for races and hiking with my friends/coworkers. I also love experimenting and cooking new healthy foods and snacks. That being said, there are rainy days where I sit inside by the fire watching movies and I don't feel bad about it. I also love the smell of freshly baked cookies and I love eating them more.
Fitness is subjective and this is only my opinion, which really shouldn't mean much. I know someone out there is thinking, "who does this stick think she is talking about body image and fitness." Thank you for letting me rant, now my sister can be spared her daily baragge of text messages on the subject. Happy Wednesday!
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