January 30, 2007
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I know I have another blog totally dedicated to this . . but I feel the need to post this here too.
What is society DOING to people? I mean really? I have been through hundreds of weightloss blogs. "Ana" this and "purging" that . . only eating 400 calories a day, and then going to the gym and beating the crap out of themselves. They are all going to die at the age of 30.
I wish girls would stop worrying about how people think they look . . and EDUCATE themselves. It'd be much more worth their time. Rather than being 150 lbs and thinking you are fat. -=shaking head=- I know, I've spent my fair share of my life whining to myself that I want to be "skinny". But really? I just want to be healthy. Not stupid.
Adipose cells (fat cells) are funky little things. When you grow, they start out as these super skinny things, like so: | . then as you grow and gain weight, they start to look like this () .
Now . . these cells can only multiply when they are in their 'new' state . . or this shape: | . When you lose weight correctly .. those cells shrink down slowly . . and get very close to that original form, but never quite reach it.
*but* . . when you lose weight quickly, or the unhealthy way . . they zip right back down to that original size. And guess what. . . those suckers start to multiply like crazy.
So now, you not only have TWICE the amount of fat cells that you did before . . now those super number of fat cells all start sucking in everything that you put in your body. And *thats* why when you go on a fad diet and lose weight . . you gain MORE weight back. Cause you've now earned yourself a brand new addition to your fat cell family.so girls . . if any of you read this . . STOP starving yourself. don't let society tell you you're fat. You're NOT. You are BEAUTIFUL . . and screw anyone who doesn't think so. They aren't worth your time.
Comments (2)
Amen!
I agree, even though I'm a fossilized relic of a dying phallocentric culture. If we all were Bushmen of the Kalahari, or wherever, living subsistence lives, we'd all be thin and fit. But our culture has made things so easy to do at the same time we've made all these wonderful high-calorie foods available. And the pleasure causes synapses to be formed in the brain that says to us "I want more of this good stuff!". And society puts down in ways obvious and subtle any body type that is not conforming to the announced norm. It's all bullshit! There is no "norm". We are individuals, we are all striving, we are seeking, we are all lonely, we are searching. We just really need to love and be loved. Don't judge others or yourself...there's no way to be impartial. Just enjoy all the different flavors and sights and sounds of life. Now I'll step off of my soapbox and go about my business.
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